Lyrics
The boys walk through the corridor
The boys are walking down a hallway.
So white with hollow eyes
They appear very pale and have sunken eyes.
So thin that I can see their skeleton
They are so thin that their skeletal structure is visible.
I wonder what diet they're on
The singer wonders about the diet the boys might be following.
The boys walk through the corridor
Repetition of lines 1-4.
So white with hollow eyes
-So thin that I can see their skeleton
-I wonder what diet they're on
-The boys wake up, come out at night
The boys emerge at night.
Make conversation silent
They engage in quiet conversations.
Why you sweat, can't spill your guts, keep quiet
They avoid revealing personal issues or secrets.
I bet a diet consisting nothing
The singer assumes they eat almost nothing and smoke cigarettes.
And a cigarette
Reference to a minimal diet and smoking.
Wonder what diet they're on
Repetition of wondering about their diet while expressing a sense of love lost.
Oh-aaah, love is gone
-Wonder what diet they're on
-Oh-aaah, love is gone
-Wonder woman's waking up and
Shift to "Wonder Woman" waking up.
Opens up her third eye
She becomes aware, possibly gaining insight.
It's a camera
Her awareness is compared to a camera observing everything.
Everywhere it watches
She watches everything around her.
Ghost, poets, priests,
Reference to various figures (ghosts, poets, priests).
Wonder if they ever eat
Wondering if these figures ever eat.
The boys wake up, come out at night
Descriptions of the boys' nocturnal activities, possibly involving harmful behavior and repeating destructive patterns.
Go chasing the white rabbit
-Sucking blood like it's a habit
-Drinking up what you ain't having
-Too bad, I stay bad at it
-Make-believes of greater moments
-Only making greater damage
-Latching onto those repeating
-Same old nihilistic patterns
-Keep 'em close for what it's worth, as long as someone's staying sane
Suggests keeping those who maintain sanity close, even if their behavior may be damaging.
But the blood that floats is thicker still is thicker
Metaphorically comparing the value of relationships (blood relations) to champagne.
Still it's thicker than champagne
-Wonder what diet they're on
Repetition of wondering about their diet with a sense of love lost.
Oh-aaah, love is gone
-Wonder what diet they're on
-Oh-aaah, love is gone
-Wonder what diet they're on
-Oh-aaah, love is gone
-Wonder what diet they're on
Reiteration of curiosity about their diet.
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