Lyrics
Have you ever felt too far gone to be a sinner
Questioning whether one has ever felt too morally lost to be considered a sinner.
But you know yourself too well to ever be a saint?
Acknowledging self-awareness preventing one from claiming the status of a saint.
Well it's okay 'cause the kids are making models of God out of paper mache
Accepting the creative ways kids construct representations of God out of paper mache.
Why did you ever vow to take the decadent path?
Questioning the choice to follow a decadent path, possibly one of indulgence or excess.
'Cause you smile like a devil and shut up like a trap
Describing a person who appears pleasant but can be deceptive and secretive.
Well it's okay 'cause you fixed your scruff so now you can be properly scragged
Noting approval of fixing one's appearance to be presentable or attractive.
Despair and disease spread on dollar bills
Highlighting the negative impact of despair and disease spreading through currency.
Convenience, well it strips you bare of consciousness
Commenting on how convenience can strip away self-awareness and consciousness.
Have you ever felt a moment of aphasia?
Asking if one has experienced a moment of aphasia, a condition affecting speech or understanding.
Have you ever met your match at the apex?
Pondering whether someone has encountered a formidable opponent at the highest point.
You ever fall down so hard that everything shakes
Describing a profound and impactful fall, shaking everything in its aftermath.
Have you ever been in the corner of the room
Being in a challenging or isolating situation, metaphorically represented as the corner of a room.
And it feels like the farthest corner of the world?
Feeling isolated and distant, as if in the farthest corner of the world.
Did you find it hard just to be so sure?
Experiencing difficulty in being certain or sure about something.
Well there ain't no arrows on the moon
Stating the absence of guidance or direction in unconventional places, like the moon.
And there ain't no wishes on the stars
Emphasizing the lack of fulfillment of wishes, even in traditionally hopeful places like stars.
And there ain't no hero in your world
Denying the presence of a hero in the speaker's world.
We got no reason to feel sure
Expressing a lack of reasons or justifications for feeling certain or sure.
Farmed in a factory gets devoured
Describing the consumption of products produced in a factory setting.
And the manmade machinery gets empowered
Noting the empowerment of manmade machinery in contrast to natural processes.
And if you don't your milk young man
Warning about the consequences of not consuming milk while it's fresh.
You know it will turn sour
Highlighting the souring of milk if not consumed promptly.
And I watch sixty minutes go by hour after hour after hour!
Observing the passage of time with a sense of monotony or repetition.
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