Charlie Babbitt
Unveiling the Struggle: Reflections on Manipulation and Self-Realization
Lyrics
While I sit I'm mindful of your military stare
Observing your intense military gaze while I sit
And I think that it's appalling, as I trip through the Lord's Prayer
Expressing disapproval as I go through the Lord's Prayer
Oh you're textbook-perfect, never-ending laugh has no hint of shame
Describing your flawless, unending laughter devoid of shame
Oh your parents told you to forget, oh can you share the blame
Referencing advice from your parents to forget, questioning if you can share the blame
Share the blame
Emphasizing the need to share responsibility or culpability
But now I know, I'm not easily led
Realization of not being easily influenced or controlled
You're not a faith, you're a spider's web
Characterizing the person as a spider's web, not a source of faith
My ears are burnt, and my eyes are raw
Expressing discomfort with burned ears and raw eyes
Tired of being ground down into the floor
Feeling worn down and tired of being oppressed or defeated
But now I know, I'm not easily led
Reiteration of not being easily led
You're not a faith, you're a spider's web
Reaffirming the comparison of the person to a spider's web
My ears are burnt, and my eyes are raw
Continuing the description of discomfort with burnt ears and raw eyes
Tired of being ground down into the floor
Repeating the feeling of being ground down into the floor
Abignale called to say that you had lost your mind
Mention of someone named Abignale reporting that you've lost your mind
Throw the sailor suits away and try to act like humankind
Suggesting discarding pretenses and behaving more humanely
I feel like it's been more than twenty years since you last woke
Expressing a sense that a significant amount of time has passed since you were last awake
I really miss that time when Charlie Babbitt made a joke
Nostalgia for a time when Charlie Babbitt, possibly a reference to humor, made a joke
But now I know, I'm not easily led
Reiterating the resistance to being easily influenced or led
But now I know, I'm not easily led
Continued assertion of not being easily led
You're not a faith, you're a spider's web
Repeating the comparison of the person to a spider's web
My ears are burnt, and my eyes are raw
Restating discomfort with burnt ears and raw eyes
Tired of being ground down into the floor
Reemphasizing the weariness of being ground down into the floor
But now I know, I'm not easily led
Reiteration of not being easily led
You're not a faith, you're a spider's web
Reaffirming the characterization of the person as a spider's web
My ears are burnt, and my eyes are raw
Restating discomfort with burnt ears and raw eyes
Tired of being ground down into the floor
Reiterating the fatigue of being ground down into the floor
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