Lyrics
Once again I'm in trouble with my only friend
Expressing a recurrent problem with the speaker's sole companion.
She is papering the window panes
Describing the friend covering the windows, possibly seeking privacy.
She is putting on a smile
Noting the friend putting on a facade, pretending to be happy.
Living in a glass house
Metaphorically living in a vulnerable and exposed state, like a glass house.
Once again packed like frozen food and battery hens
Comparing the crowded living conditions to frozen food and battery hens.
Think of all the starving millions
Reflecting on global poverty and hunger amidst the speaker's personal struggles.
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones
Advising against discussing politics and avoiding causing harm.
Your royal highness's
Sarcastically addressing someone of high status.
Well of course I'd like to sit around and chat
Expressing a desire to socialize but feeling restrained or monitored.
Well of course I'd like to stay and chew the fat
-Well of course I'd like to sit around and chat
-But someone's listening in
-Once again we are hungry for a lynching
Describing a collective desire for retribution or punishment.
That's a strange mistake to make
Acknowledging a peculiar error that may lead to conflict.
You should turn the other cheek
Suggesting a peaceful response, turning the other cheek instead of revenge.
Living in a glass house
Reiterating the vulnerability of living in a glass house.
Well of course I'd like to sit around and chat
Repeating the desire to chat, with emphasis on being monitored or limited.
Well of course I'd like to stay and chew the fat
-Well of course I'd like to sit around and chat
-Only only only only only only only only only only
-There's someone listening in
Highlighting the awareness that someone is eavesdropping or listening in.
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