Lyrics
Beneath your thick skin, there must have been a creature
Beneath your thick skin, there must have been a controlling influence or force.
Controlling you like a marionette robot.
Someone or something was manipulating you like a marionette robot.
Or else how could you have said those things?
Questioning how you could have uttered certain things, suggesting surprise or disbelief.
Or else how could I have stopped your heart?
Reflecting on the speaker's role in stopping the person's heart, potentially metaphorical for ending a relationship.
I did the autopsy with my scalpel
The speaker conducted an autopsy using a scalpel, possibly metaphorical for dissecting and analyzing the situation.
And found that, yes, my brand new theory was true.
Confirming a new theory, indicating a realization or discovery.
And the creature was a nasty bugger
Describing the discovered influence as a troublesome entity.
And she bit my arm clear right through,
The creature's aggressive behavior, symbolized by biting the speaker's arm.
But now I know that wasn't really you, Girl Number Two.
Realizing that the negative actions were not genuinely representative of "Girl Number Two."
But now I know that wasn't really you.
Reiterating the realization about the true nature of "Girl Number Two."
"The death of Girl Number Two," read the first line,
Introducing a text titled "The death of Girl Number Two" and setting the stage for a story.
Written by a fond paper columnist,
Identifying the author of the story as a fond paper columnist.
"Actually happened in the 20's
Providing a historical context for the story, suggesting it happened in the 20's.
And since she's been inhabited by an oddly whimsical creature.
Indicating that "Girl Number Two" is now inhabited by a peculiar and whimsical creature.
She was a marionette to its hand."
Describing the girl as a marionette controlled by the whimsical creature's hand.
Full Stop. And then the whole story.
Introducing a full stop, signaling a pause or shift in the narrative.
And everyone sighed when it ran.
Expressing the reaction of everyone when the story was published.
But now I know that wasn't really you, Girl Number Two.
Reiterating the realization that the negative aspects were not genuinely reflective of "Girl Number Two."
But now I know that wasn't really you.
Concluding the song with a repetition of the realization about the true nature of "Girl Number Two."
Comment