The Call of Ixodes
The Call of Ixodes: Unraveling Fear in a Symphony of Chaos
Lyrics
Tick tack
Reference to the ticking of clocks.
These clocks won’t crack
The clocks are resilient and won't break.
They chime and drum for yet another hack
The clocks sound for another hacking or attack.
The time has come
Indicates the arrival of a recurring pest or plague.
The annual pest and plague is back
Describes the return of an annual pest.
The tick attack
Refers to a massive attack of ticks.
in massive characters all lacquered black
The attack is emphasized in bold characters.
A made-up massacre
Suggests a fictitious massacre or violent event.
A cul-de-sac
Describes a dead-end or hopeless situation.
Tactics
Refers to strategic maneuvers or plans.
Strategic tricks
Describes clever tricks among neglected individuals.
amongst the verminated derelicts
Suggests a group of vermin or diseased individuals.
Whose tongues determine
Their words determine something within 666 ticks.
within 666 ixodic licks
Describes the counting of ixodic licks (related to ticks).
they can tack the ticks
Suggests attaching ticks to something.
To reaffirm misguided fear ethics
To reinforce misguided fear-based ethics.
and be a Hermes to the heretics
To be a guide or messenger for heretics.
Heed the call of Ixodes
Encourages responding to the call of Ixodes (tick genus).
They feed off the fears that crawl
They thrive on the fears that creep.
Heed the call of Ixodes
Reiteration of heeding the call of Ixodes.
So read, weep or tear it all apart
Encourages reading, crying, or tearing things apart.
Knock knock
Introduces another knocking sound.
Who’s there to rock?
Rhetorical question about who is there to cause chaos.
To wreak havoc and fuck a phantom flock
To create havoc and disturb an imaginary group.
To break the clock that’s stuck at shock
To break a stagnant or shocking situation.
in a chronic dead-end lock
Describes a chronic, dead-end lock or dilemma.
like tick tack tock
Repetition of tick-tock imagery.
Huh, let’s cock the fickle hammer
Suggests a playful or defiant act with a hammer.
Smack unlock
To forcefully unlock or open something.
Yeah, we stock a sickle
Confirmation of possessing a sharp tool.
damned to crack the clock
Doomed to break the clock.
Heed the call of Ixodes
Reiteration of responding to the call of Ixodes.
They feed off the fears that crawl
Reiteration of feeding off crawling fears.
Heed the call of Ixodes
Reiteration of heeding the call of Ixodes.
So read, weep or tear it all apart
Encourages reacting emotionally or destructively.
Rear your righteous heart
Encourages nurturing a just and moral heart.
Tear it all apart
Repetition of tearing things apart.
And start to clear your treacherous chart
Encourages starting anew and clearing a treacherous path.
Tear it all apart
Repetition of tearing things apart.
And heed the call of Ixodes
Final call to heed the call of Ixodes.
Yes. Heed the call...
A firm repetition of heeding the call of Ixodes.
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