Picture Of Health
Canvas of Life: Parquet Courts' Portrait in 'Picture Of Health'
Lyrics
My last guilt-themed solicitation
Expressing the most recent guilt-related request or appeal.
Delivered slowly in hesitation
Conveyed slowly with hesitation.
It could not soothe me, could not seduce me
Unable to comfort or entice, failed to influence.
Into repainting these strokes so loosely
Failed to motivate me to redo these loosely executed actions.
How I remember my ex-blue t-shirt
Recollection of a former blue t-shirt.
Where the hole in it fell
Describing a hole in the blue t-shirt.
Plain-dressed, wilting and wired
Describing someone dressed plainly, wilting, and feeling wired (anxious).
You were the picture of health
Referring to the person as the epitome of good health despite appearances.
Wine glass drowning, postponed narration
Depicting a wine glass drowning and the postponement of a narrative.
Make every new drag no mere frustration
Every new drag on a cigarette is not just a frustration but something more.
I fell in debt to those country crooners
Acknowledging a debt to country music singers and their emotional songs.
Mourning lost love like Spanish funerals
Mourning lost love with a reference to Spanish funerals, known for their intense emotions.
Dye the grey hair you grew in secret
Advising to dye the secretly grown grey hair to a natural color.
To a root-colored shell
Turning grey hair into a color that matches the roots, possibly implying authenticity.
Frozen mid-sentenced smile
Describing a frozen, mid-sentence smile.
You were the picture of health
Reiterating that despite appearances, the person is the picture of health.
No prognosis implied
Clarifying that no prognosis or prediction is implied.
You were the picture of health
Repeating that the person is the picture of health.
Plain-dressed, wilting and wired
Reiterating the plain, wilting, and wired description of the person.
You were the picture of health
Affirming again that the person is the picture of health.
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