Birds
Wasted Echoes: Unraveling the Depths of Butthole Surfers' 'Birds'
Lyrics
Alright what are we doing here? Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.
Expression of confusion or questioning the purpose of the current situation, followed by laughter.
aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
An intense, non-verbal exclamation or scream.
You're workin and you already stinks like a finger,
Commentary on someone working and emitting an unpleasant odor, likened to the smell of a finger.
Roller Coaster lovely hair
A random reference to a roller coaster and lovely hair, possibly unrelated or symbolic.
You want to pop a bubble out you know it's only trouble
Suggesting caution against making a decision that may lead to trouble, using a bubble-popping metaphor.
cause you think that no one better can care
Expressing a belief that no one else cares better, creating a sense of self-isolation.
Wham bam it's a scam you're the man we're your friends
Describing a situation as a scam, highlighting the speaker and friends as the perpetrators.
We go nothin' better to say
Acknowledging a lack of positive things to say.
So we make our only choices that reminded you of voices
Making choices that remind the individual of certain voices, possibly internal conflicts or influences.
They say that nothin's really better today
Stating that nothing has improved or changed positively today.
Oh what hate, want to be unknown,
Expressing a feeling of hatred and a desire for anonymity.
If I can't decide, I'll get it on my own
Deciding to take action independently if a decision cannot be reached.
Say you got a leak you know the reason I want a bitch
Referencing a leak and a desire for a confrontation or argument.
Said the plais room that are leaving you scared
Referring to a place (plais room) causing fear and discomfort.
You're steady and your eye when you're tryin' seein' double
Describing unsteady vision and the difficulty of recognizing one's own experiences.
And you never know the places you've been
Reflecting on past experiences and the inability to see or understand them clearly.
Can't see it can you hear real trip dine on air
Referencing difficulty in perceiving something, possibly an hallucinogenic experience.
Well something's ready better than they are
Suggesting that something is ready and better than it appears.
We couldn't tell it wanted and it almost broke my heart a situation
Expressing a difficulty in understanding a situation, almost breaking the speaker's heart.
like just a fair
Describing a situation as just and fair, despite the emotional impact.
You can never do anything that's never been done before
Encouraging originality but highlighting the challenge of doing something entirely new.
You can try a different style but you'll end up on the side of
Warning that attempting a different approach may still lead to failure.
the floor, wasted
Expressing a feeling of being wasted or unproductive.
Instead of tryin' East and wide redifinded Thinkin' of
Suggesting a change in direction of thought, considering an alternative perspective.
We got nothin better to say
Reiterating a lack of positive things to say or improvement.
Stand out in the gutter we would call a number time and then get a
Standing out in a negative environment, making a call, and sensing a feeling that fades away.
feelin' go away
Repeating a feeling of being wasted or unproductive.
Oh what hate, want to be unknown,
Reiterating a feeling of hatred and a desire for anonymity.
If I can't decide, I'll get it on my own
Deciding to act independently if a decision cannot be reached.
Tired of my own You know we like your sisters keep it like a movie in Maine
Expressing weariness and mentioning a positive opinion about someone's sisters.
She calls at my gun and she leaves me at the bind the she's runnin'
Describing a situation involving a gun and feeling bound or restricted.
I should clear the way
Deciding to clear the way in a challenging situation.
Wham bam it's a scam you're the man we're your friends
Describing a situation as a scam, emphasizing friendship without substantial communication.
We got nothin' better to say
Acknowledging a lack of positive things to say.
So we make our only choices with our minds and make our voices says
Making choices with the mind and expressing voices that nothing has improved today.
that nothin's really better today
Reiterating that nothing has changed positively today.
You can never do anything that's never been done before
Encouraging originality but highlighting the challenge of doing something entirely new.
You can try, a different style, but you always end up on the floor,
Warning that attempting a different approach may still lead to failure.
wasted
Expressing a feeling of being wasted or unproductive.
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