I guess I'm the only one who gets creeped out by this song? Whether it's "Fondle a donkey up" (group bestiality ritual?) or "Fawn lay donkey up" (incest) there is probably something weird going on in this song. Gener is a genius and he twists lyrics and has a mastery of accents and pronunciation. As far as I can tell the correct lyrics have not been brought to light, even among Ween's fanatical fanbase.
So many listeners assume the whole song is gentle. Don't you guys know Ween is often twisted? Why do you think Aaron went and did all those subtly sick McKuen songs? He loves when there is one or two lyrics that unlock a hidden devastating, horrifying, or hilarious meaning.
You could say FONDLE A DONKEY UP is phonetically camouflaged behind FONDLY DON'T GIVE UP.
This song reminds me a bit of "Among His Tribe" from Quebec, a song I somehow assume is about cannibals or at least warring tribesmen. In both songs there seems to be genuine tenderness for the subject throughout, even atop something barbaric happening.
Anyway, I've heard "Lullaby" two ways:
A tale of mother fantasizing and/or having sex with her soldier son. (sleeping in his mother's arms / shield her from the [gun]fire)
Some sort of voodoo ritual donkey-defiling/sacrifice. There are flowers for the rapture. There's a fire, something floating like a ghost. This might also explain the Creole(?) accent of the lyric "f'iends, 'dey are in light, f'iends 'dey are in heart".
I guess I'm the only one who gets creeped out by this song? Whether it's "Fondle a donkey up" (group bestiality ritual?) or "Fawn lay donkey up" (incest) there is probably something weird going on in this song. Gener is a genius and he twists lyrics and has a mastery of accents and pronunciation. As far as I can tell the correct lyrics have not been brought to light, even among Ween's fanatical fanbase.
So many listeners assume the whole song is gentle. Don't you guys know Ween is often twisted? Why do you think Aaron went and did all those subtly sick McKuen songs? He loves when there is one or two lyrics that unlock a hidden devastating, horrifying, or hilarious meaning.
You could say FONDLE A DONKEY UP is phonetically camouflaged behind FONDLY DON'T GIVE UP.
This song reminds me a bit of "Among His Tribe" from Quebec, a song I somehow assume is about cannibals or at least warring tribesmen. In both songs there seems to be genuine tenderness for the subject throughout, even atop something barbaric happening.
Anyway, I've heard "Lullaby" two ways:
I could be completely wrong. My mind is sick.