They Came In
Unveiling the Enigma: They Came In by Butthole Surfers
Lyrics
They came in the clothes that I'm in
Strangers entered wearing the same clothes I have on.
And threw the phone at my wall
They expressed their presence by throwing the phone against my wall.
They were strangers
The intruders were unknown to the speaker.
They drive in the car that I'm in
They arrived in the same car I own.
And you never see their faces at all
The strangers remain unidentified as their faces are never visible.
They were strangers
Reiteration of the unknown nature of the intruders.
They drive in the car that I'm in
Reiteration of the strangers driving the speaker's car.
And you never see their faces at all
Reiteration of the hidden faces of the strangers.
They know my fears and cry in my tears
The intruders are aware of the speaker's fears and share in their sorrows.
Through a face without an eye at all
They convey emotions through a face lacking an eye.
They came in the phone that I'm in
Similar to line 2, emphasizing the intrusion through the phone.
And threw the face on my wall
The phone is used to project a face onto the speaker's wall.
Know my tears and cry in my fears
Repetition of the strangers' understanding of the speaker's emotions.
Through an eye without a face at all
Emotional expression through an eyeless face.
Face at all... face at all...
Repetition for emphasis on the absence of a complete face.
Face at all... face at all...
Continued emphasis on the lack of a complete face.
They came in the phone that I'm in
Recurrence of the intrusion through the phone and the projected face.
And threw the face on my wall
Reiteration of the act of throwing a face on the wall through the phone.
Know my fears and cry in my tears
Confirmation of the strangers' knowledge of the speaker's fears.
Through a face without an eye at all
Expression of emotions through a face lacking an eye.
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