Unwelcome Company
Intruders in Dreams: Henry Wagons' Unwelcome Company
Lyrics
As my head hit the pillow with a gentle blow
Introduction to the speaker lying down and beginning to dream.
As the room smoothly turns, into dreams I flow
Transition into a dream state as the room transforms.
The gentle patter of angels toes
Imagery of gentle angels represented by the sound of their footsteps.
Circle round my bedside and brush against my nose
Angels surround the speaker's bedside, creating a surreal atmosphere.
I rose from my slumber to investigate the sound
Speaker wakes up to investigate a strange noise.
To find of my clothes had been thrown all around
Discovering chaos, possibly caused by the angels with malicious intent.
It seems these angels have malicious intent
Confirmation of the angels' mischievous nature.
A glutton's appetite and a putrid scent
Angels depicted with negative qualities - gluttony and a foul smell.
Something wasn't right
Speaker senses that something is wrong.
Shocked in the glow of torchlight
Feeling shocked in the light of a torch, indicating a sudden revelation.
Was a moving sea of mice
Speaker sees a large number of mice in motion.
Everywhere I go they follow
Repetition of mice following the speaker everywhere, symbolizing unwanted company.
Everywhere I go they follow
-Everywhere I go they follow
-Unwelcome company
Introduction of the theme: "Unwelcome Company."
I turned and I twisted till half past eight
Speaker struggles to sleep, twisting and turning.
I couldn't wait to place the ripest rat bait
Desire to eliminate the mice by setting rat bait.
Until they all lay dead on the basement floor
Wishing for the mice to be dead so the speaker can find peace.
And once again I could sleep once more
Hope for a return to normalcy and rest.
The maggots ate their bones
Graphic imagery of decay and infestation.
The angel's howl and groan
Angelic figures respond with a howl and groan, possibly in anguish.
It was a moving sea of rats
Another description of the overwhelming presence of rats.
Everywhere I go they follow
Repetition of the theme: unwanted company following the speaker everywhere.
Everywhere I go they follow me
-Everywhere I go they follow me
-Unwelcome company
Reiteration of the theme, concluding the narrative.
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