Exxus
Eerie Tales Unveiled: Exxus by Glass Animals
Lyrics
When you see him
Directs the listener to observe a male figure
Look him in the eye, look him in the eye
Emphasizes making eye contact with the mentioned person
And he won't dare to follow
Suggests that maintaining eye contact will prevent him from following
If you need to
Offers a strategy to engage and control the person if necessary
Hook him with your eye, hook him with your eye
Reiterates the importance of eye contact for influence
'Til he wiggles and wallows
Describes a reaction where the person wiggles and wallows
Sleeps atop a bag of raven's legs
Portrays a bizarre scene of the person's surroundings and actions
Curled up rats napping by his head
-Takes his eye out with a ball-point pen
-Makes nunchaku with his torn off legs
-Wake up with a hatchet over your head
Suggests a threatening or ominous awakening with a hatchet
You wake up with a hatchet over your head
-I can see you running
Expresses the ability to perceive someone running, disappearing quickly
I can see you running
-Gone in the blink of my eye
-Gone, gone, gone in the blink of my eye
-I can see you running
Repeats the theme of someone running and vanishing rapidly
I can see you running
-Gone in the blink of my eye
-Gone, gone, gone in the blink of my, blink of my eye
-Open your eyes, choking on his breath
Describes a situation of discomfort or danger involving breath and cigarettes
Choking on his breath, then grimace and smile
-Take a toke of his wet cigarette
-He picks your brains, you stub it on his chest
-Slit his tongue with one fast hand
Depicts violent actions, including cutting the tongue and tying with hair
And stuff his mouth with salty sand
-Tie his arms with hair from his head
-Roll him 'round like a rusty can
-Wake up with a hatchet over your head
Repeats the imagery of waking up with a threatening hatchet
You wake up with a hatchet over your head
-I can see you running
Reiterates the ability to see someone running and disappearing suddenly
I can see you running
-Gone in the blink of my eye
-Gone, gone, gone in the blink of my eye
-I can see you running
Repeats the theme of someone running and vanishing, emphasizing speed
I can see you running
-Gone in the blink of my eye
-Gone, gone, gone in the blink of my, blink of my, blink of my eye
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