Spiral Twist
Spiral Twist: Navigating Life's Contradictions with Siouxsie and the Banshees
Lyrics
Home is where the rain is soft and soothing
Home is depicted as a place where rain provides a soft and soothing atmosphere.
Home is where the comfort is confusing
Home is described as a place where comfort is perplexing or contradictory.
Chased and cored like burning bridges
The speaker compares their experiences to burning bridges, suggesting destructive actions or relationships.
Swallowing the tracks across my head
The speaker expresses the idea of overcoming challenges, symbolized by "swallowing the tracks across my head."
Always moving in the wrong direction
The speaker feels a sense of continuous movement in a direction that is perceived as incorrect.
Animated statue eyes are blinking
Statue eyes are described as animated, possibly suggesting lifelessness or a lack of genuine emotion.
Reflex of asphyxiated thinking
Reflexes are likened to asphyxiated thinking, implying a constrained or suffocating mental state.
Suspended, so much badly destracted
The speaker feels suspended and greatly distracted, indicating a state of emotional and mental disarray.
Out of touch I'm out of reach
The speaker expresses a feeling of being out of touch and unreachable.
Struck by a car
A metaphorical reference to being struck by a car, possibly representing unexpected and forceful life events.
Crushed by a tree
A vivid image of being crushed by a tree, suggesting overwhelming pressures or burdens.
Fork in my tongue
A fork in the tongue symbolizes communication difficulties or words causing pain.
Glass in my sleeve
Glass in the sleeve may represent vulnerability or emotional wounds.
I snap the rope snap the wrist
The speaker describes snapping a rope and wrist, possibly symbolizing a breaking point or liberation.
Here in my inner spiral twist
The speaker reflects on an internal struggle or turmoil, visualized as an "inner spiral twist."
This is the time when our minds begin stocking
A reflection on a period when minds are preoccupied or obsessing over something.
Jammering on when our lips have stopped talking
Communication breakdown is suggested by lips stopping talking, while thoughts continue ("jammering on").
Simple people, simple needs
Reference to people with simple needs and the lingering of fingers, possibly hinting at uncomplicated desires.
Fingers linger endlessly
Fingers lingering endlessly may symbolize a persistent or never-ending aspect of desire or need.
Trolling benediction bells
Describes a ritualistic or repetitive act with "trolling benediction bells."
Here encircling spirals twist
The presence of encircling spirals suggests a cyclical or repetitive nature in the speaker's life.
Always moving in the wrong direction
Reiteration of the feeling of continuous movement in a direction perceived as wrong.
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