No Such Thing as Ghosts
Web of Wisdom: Unraveling the Secrets Behind Flycatcher's 'No Such Thing as Ghosts'
Lyrics
I got this spider in my house
I have a spider in my house
cnd I let it live
I allow the spider to live
Neither out of doubt
Not motivated by doubt or a desire to forgive
Or some urge to forgive
Simply curious about the spider's actions
I just wanted to
Expressing a desire to observe and understand
See how it would go
Letting the spider spin its web to see what happens
Let it spin its web
Observing the spider's natural behavior
Like somehow it knows
The spider's actions seem purposeful
Then one day kind of quick it kills a ladybug
Suddenly, the spider kills a ladybug
So of course, I snap a pic can't believe my luck
Takes a photo in disbelief
The flash is on and straight into kaleidoscopic eyes
Flash reveals the ladybug's kaleidoscopic eyes
What must I be telling you as your victim dies?
Reflecting on the act of capturing the moment of death
Spider in my house
Reiterating the presence of the spider in the house
Killing for a prize
Spider is killing for a reward
Murder then reward
Describing the spider's predatory nature
Predatory mind
Linking murder to a subsequent reward
Can I condition you
Wondering if conditioning is possible through light
With my flashing light?
Comparing conditioning to dogs and bells
Like with dogs and bells
Reference to Pavlovian conditioning
Saliva Russian guy
Mention of a Russian guy and saliva, unclear meaning
Much to my surprise the spider did not learn to spell
Spider doesn't learn to spell, surprise at its actions
But instead it pried the ladybug's guts from the shell
Spider removes ladybug's guts
So, I took another pic and what did I find?
Takes another photo and discovers a special shine
The matte black bug inside had taken on a special shine
Matte black bug shines with a magical color
c magical new color with the cleanliness of chrome
Describing the new color as clean and chrome-like
The poppy tint of springtime and the friendly hues of home
Colors reminiscent of spring and home
cnd only for a second in the spotlight of my phone
Visible only for a second in the phone's spotlight
The pink ecstatic luster of a pent-up pheromone
Describing the luster as a pent-up pheromone
I got this spider in my house
Reiteration of having a spider in the house
Speaking through these deaths
Spider communicates through the deaths of other bugs
That's your medium
Medium of communication is death
Other bugs last breaths
Reference to other bugs' last breaths
The spider spoke to me through its lethal art
The spider's lethal art speaks to the narrator
Spoke to higher beings
Spider is portrayed as intelligent and speaking to higher beings
Just by being smart
The spider's intelligence is attributed to being smart
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