Lyric discussion by Jojododo 

Cover art for Bedbugs And Ballyhoo lyrics by Echo and the Bunnymen

Drugs innit?

An interviewer asked McCulloch why he used so many animals in his songs and Ian responded that animal names were handy when he couldn't think of a word. Ha. I don't know if Ian says things like that because they're true or he just doesn't want to delve into lyric explanations. I suspect it may be a combo of both.