Haunted Head

Journey Through a Haunted Mind: Ezra Furman's Struggle for Truth
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Lyrics

I'm up at six

I wake up early at six in the morning.

I get a slice of bread, I cut a hole in it

I take a slice of bread and create a hole in it, likely for preparation of breakfast.

I crack a little egg into a frying pan

I crack an egg into a frying pan, continuing the breakfast preparation.

And I try to get my mind turned off

I attempt to quiet or calm my thoughts.

I'm naked now

I am undressed or unclothed.

Because it doesn't really matter when the shades are down

My state of undress doesn't matter when the room's shades are drawn, suggesting privacy or seclusion.

I was born this way, I'll die this way

My identity and characteristics have been constant from birth and will remain until death.

I don't know how

I'm unsure how to confront or accept my reality.

I'm ever gonna tell myself the truth

I struggle to acknowledge or accept the truth about myself.

I live alone

I live by myself.

A house without a heart is not a home

A home lacking emotional connection or warmth is not truly a home.

I think I may destroy these things I own

I consider destroying my possessions or belongings.

I'm going back, way back to black and red

I'm reverting back to a darker, distressed emotional state symbolized by black and red colors.

Inside my haunted head

I'm deeply entrenched within my troubled thoughts and emotions.


I get the prayer shawl on

I put on a prayer shawl, referencing a religious garment.

I wrap myself in something that is way beyond

I cover myself with something beyond my rational understanding or control.

Anything my mind can get its dirty fingers on

My mind cannot grasp or comprehend this spiritual or metaphysical concept.

I'm going through the motions like a champ

I mechanically perform actions without genuine emotional engagement.

I take these aimless drives

I take purposeless drives in the early hours of the morning.

From two a.M. To four, I live these secret lives

I lead hidden or secretive lives during these drives, but these identities fade away by morning.

Identities that all die off, not one survives

None of these transient identities persist or survive.

By morning there's nobody at the wheel

By morning, I am directionless or lacking a clear purpose.

I'm out on Lake Street now

I'm on Lake Street, possibly a location or a metaphorical representation of a journey.

I'm coming to a red light but there's no one around

I approach a red light, but there's no one else present.

The law sits on my shoulder and it weighs me down

I feel burdened by the presence of authority or societal norms.

It's talking in a language long since dead

The authority speaks in a language or ideology that has lost its relevance or power.

Inside my haunted head

I'm deeply absorbed within my troubled thoughts and emotions, as if haunted.

Gentlemen


I'm having too much fun

I'm finding pleasure or excitement in an excessive or self-destructive manner.

My arms around the toilet like a long-lost chum

I am in a state of physical distress, likened to embracing a long-lost friend at a toilet.

I'm kneeling at the throne, I'm stricken deaf and dumb

I'm submitting myself to a position of reverence or submission, unable to speak or hear.

I'm learning what it means to really pray

I'm learning the true essence of prayer, likely through hardship or suffering.

Tried to get cute with pain

I attempted to be clever or evade pain, but it didn't work.

I thought I could avoid it, thought I knew the game

I believed I understood the rules of life, but they constantly change, making adaptation challenging.

But just when you get the hang of it, the rules all change

Just when one gets accustomed to life's patterns, they shift, leading to repercussions for nonexistent faults.

And you're doing time for crimes that don't exist

One ends up being punished or suffering consequences for actions that aren't real transgressions.

So I sit and wait

I wait for a moment of clarity or understanding to arrive.

'Til I can finally see the sense it makes

Eventually, I hope to comprehend the sense behind the chaos or difficulties of this world.

I know this sick world's bound to be explained

I anticipate that the inexplicable nature of this troubled world will be explained or resolved.

So I'm hanging on if only by a thread

Despite barely holding on, I remain attached to life, albeit tenuously.

Inside my haunted head

I'm deeply entrenched within my troubled thoughts and emotions, feeling haunted.

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