Lyrics
Showing up and throwing out
Expressing the act of appearing and discarding waste
The trash we stack on stolen ground
Referring to trash accumulated on stolen land
We build em up and knock em down
Describing the pattern of building up and tearing down
Picture now the perfect view
Imagining an ideal scene in Mountain Home with an oversized truck
in Mountain Home with a swollen truck
Highlighting the disparity between the perfect view and environmental impact
Planted grass that never grew
Noting the irony of planted grass that never thrived
That water can wasn't enough
Commenting on insufficient conservation efforts represented by the water can
If no man's land is no one's land,
Raising questions about ownership and responsibility in no man's land
Then what's the plan to clean it up?
Pondering the plan for environmental cleanup
Or was that dirt what always was?
Reflecting on whether the dirt was always a part of the landscape
The carpet pile's wearing down and now the cat is throwing up
Connecting the wearing down of carpet pile with a cat's discomfort
Lay em down in the lawn
Repetition for emphasis, possibly symbolizing laying things down in the lawn
Lay em down in the lawn
-Lay em down in the lawn
-Lay em down in the lawn
-I could see as you were leaving
Observing something unusual as someone departs
something's crawling on the ceiling
Describing a sense of unease with something crawling on the ceiling
The swatter flies and knocks em down
Using a swatter to eliminate crawling insects
Still and lifeless on the rug
Depicting an insect's lifeless state on the rug
A hampered heartbeat on that bug
Symbolizing a compromised heartbeat associated with the insect
Thoughts and prayers now soon to follow
Referring to the customary offering of thoughts and prayers
I check my heart it's cold and hollow
Expressing a cold and hollow feeling within the speaker
If all this violence leads to silence
Questioning the outcome of violence leading to silence
Then what's that sound that's turning up?
Exploring the contradiction of violence generating an unexpected sound
Or was that buzzing in my ear?
Reflecting on the possibility of a buzzing sound in the ear
The errant drum is slowing down and now the crowd is showing up
Linking a slowing drumbeat with the gathering of a crowd
Lay em down in the lawn
Repetition for emphasis, reiterating the act of laying things down in the lawn
Lay em down in the lawn
-Lay em down in the lawn
-Lay em down in the lawn
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