Amphibian Days
Navigating the Maze of Amphibian Days: Unveiling the Essence of Of Montreal's Poetic Odyssey
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In the pen with the mastiffs bred to fight rats in the bowels of the arena
In a place with aggressive dogs bred for rat fights, deep within the arena
I received a kiss with a promise that produced deformities of happiness
Received a kiss with a promise leading to twisted forms of happiness
The laughter there is viscous it leaves a residue down the legs of the chairs
Laughter is thick, leaving a residue on chairs' legs
Since you lost the will to hear they get your attention grabbing fistfuls of your hair
Attention-grabbing gestures due to the loss of will to hear
These amphibian days they will not heel to you
These days won't submit to you like amphibians refusing to heel
You can't defy the defining flaw of your generation
Unable to escape the defining flaw of your generation
The heavens vomited the dawn upon us as we learned how to occupy photographs
Heavens bring dawn as we learn to occupy photographs
She descended a stairway composed of silk and flicked her cigarette
A woman descends silk stairs, flicking her cigarette
As I sweat through my black hex I saw you two climax in spasms through a frosted window
Witnessing a climax through a frosted window, in the midst of personal struggles
You both came in electronics and anthemic bursts of unsanitary flames
Intense moments of climax in electronic and anthemic bursts, perhaps metaphorical
These amphibian days they will not heel to you
Amphibian days resist submission, similar to earlier mentioned
You can't defy the defining flaw of your generation
Continued struggle against the defining flaw of the current generation
If this is Tartarus, which of us is Echidna which one Arakiel?
Questioning the nature of their existence in a difficult place, referencing Echidna and Arakiel
This bastard conveyance of extinct emotions that we know only in our cells
Expressing emotions on the brink of extinction, known only within themselves
I labor to tempt you out of your cage and into my patrol
Attempting to lure someone out of their confined space and into their influence
Until this vessel lands I have decided to ignore all impulse control
Choosing to disregard impulse control until a certain event occurs
These amphibian days they will not heel to you
Resistance persists in these amphibian days, echoing the earlier sentiment
You can't defy the defining flaw of your generation
The struggle against the defining flaw remains inescapable for this generation
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