Lyrics
And I have seen what your children see
Observation of the world through the eyes of someone else's children.
All these nuns are pregnant, dance in kerosene
Imagery of unconventional situations, suggesting a chaotic or unsettling environment.
Stand defiled and dewombed
Being in a state of disgrace and without essential qualities, possibly referring to societal corruption.
Reconciled flooded girls at the back of my window
Describes witnessing compromised and overwhelmed girls from a distant viewpoint.
And I don't sleep
Repetition emphasizing insomnia or a troubled state of mind.
And I don't sleep
-And I don't sleep
-Father sees what baby breeds
Reference to the consequences of parental actions seen by the father.
Through the wind shot windows that torture freely
Windows that distort reality, causing torment.
I can't see what the day light breeds
Difficulty in perceiving the positive aspects of daylight.
All the fattening mothers and their tortured sexing
Depiction of mothers engaged in unhealthy or distressing activities.
And I don't sleep
Reiteration of the inability to sleep, emphasizing a constant state of unrest.
And I don't sleep
-And I don't sleep
-Tied up
Expressing a feeling of being restricted, exhausted, and possibly entangled in a complex situation.
Tied up
-Tired
-I'm tide up
-Don't eat, don't sleep, don't dream in America
Rejecting conventional American ideals, suggesting a refusal to conform to societal expectations.
Don't work, don't walk, don't wake in America
-Don't eat, don't sleep, don't dream in America
-Don't work, don't walk, don't wake in America, no
-Tied up
Reiteration of feeling tied up and tired, reinforcing a sense of constraint and weariness.
Tired
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