Curl of the Burl Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Redvers 

Cover art for Curl of the Burl lyrics by Mastodon

The first line definitely says "I killed a man 'cause he killed my GALL"...not goat or gold. A gall is an infection that causes a wood deformation on plants. They are usually created from wasps laying their eggs in developing fruits. A gall is almost like a small version of a burl and logically fits this song. I hope not too many people have wasted energy trying to interpret the meaning with goat or gold.

The only person here who's wasted energy is you man, you looked in the lyrics book at all?

@Redvers Hahaha! Gall... yes, your absolutely right... he killed a man for killing his gall( place sarcasm here)... I love reading the stupid shit that people put on here.

@Redvers yes, because gall rhymes with throat! It makes perfect sense! ????????