Toast
A Toast to Folly and Frolic: Unraveling Bat Music Inc's Mysterious Lyrics
Lyrics
Gather round now people, I'd like to propose a toast
Gathering people for a toast, expressing a desire for a positive occasion.
To fjords and feathers venally reclining at their post
Cheers to fjords and feathers comfortably resting at their designated places.
To dirks and daggers languishing beside their hardened charge
To dirks and daggers beside their committed duty, wishing for efficient and peaceful unloading.
We wish you speed and clamor-free unloading of the barge
Wishing for a quick and hassle-free unloading of a barge.
And though you may not know or care the ripples of your act
Reflecting on the impact of actions, even if unnoticed or indifferent.
Here today we plant the stake and vow this solemn pact
Establishing a commitment or pact with a stake planted today.
In solipsistic servitude, though never one to boast
In a self-centered state of servitude without boasting.
When he arrives we'll make him pay
Anticipation of someone's arrival with a vow to make them pay.
Just wait 'til I catch that ghost
Expressing eagerness to catch a ghost, possibly a metaphorical pursuit.
Gather round now people I'd like to commence the roast
Inviting people to commence a roast, possibly a satirical event.
Tanks and senators be damned let's cheer their folly
Disregarding tanks and senators, encouraging celebration of their folly.
*Prost!*
A toast (*Prost!*) to the picked-on and those facing challenges in the frost.
Of picked on simps and everybody greeping in the frost
Referencing those mistreated or taken advantage of, including charlatans and harlequins.
With charlatans and harlequins and those whose souls are lost
Acknowledging individuals whose souls seem lost.
A pound of makeup melts away to show the seeds are sown
Mentioning the superficial nature of makeup, revealing underlying truths.
Tamp the flesh again so even though this horse has flown
Expressing a need to tamp down emotions, even after a situation has passed.
Laid to rest and paid the beast as if it was your own
Referring to the burial and payment of a beast as if it were one's own.
And watch him clamber out of there
Anticipation of someone climbing out of somewhere.
Just wait'll I catch that ghost
Reiteration of the eagerness to catch a ghost.
Gather round now people I think the punch was dosed
Asking people to gather for a possibly tainted punch, advising composure.
With a mild neurotoxin- try to remain composed
Suggesting the punch might contain a mild neurotoxin.
Air cooled engineer stood (heat exuding, I suppose)
Describing an air-cooled engineer standing with heat emanating.
Cuz them that's got shall have a speckled shoe to crease their toes
Suggesting that those who have shall receive comforts, like a speckled shoe.
Kep thy shep aboove ta pleat so dem recuse da host
Advising to keep one's sheep above to avoid complications and reject the host.
Invoke the spid'ry inference that we're not all alike
Invoking a spidery inference that we are not all the same.
We are but you know me I won't tell you I told ya so
Asserting a unique identity and a refusal to say "I told you so."
And you don't tell me dinner's dry
Reflecting on the reciprocity of communication, even about unpleasant matters.
Just wait 'til I catch that ghost
Reiteration of the eagerness to catch a ghost, possibly tying back to earlier themes.
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