Modern Hieroglyphics
Modern Hieroglyphics: Defying Mathematical Norms
Lyrics
Fixate on modern hieroglyphics
Expressing a fixation on contemporary symbols or signs that convey specific meanings.
With a meaning so specific
The symbols have a precise significance, but the speaker finds them personally irrelevant.
That they'll never mean a single thing to me
The symbols hold no personal meaning for the speaker, emphasizing their detachment.
And I know this is insufficient
Acknowledging that the fixation on symbols is inadequate for the complex world.
For this world that we all live in
Reflecting on the insufficiency of symbols for the collective human experience.
But I'd rather sit at home and twist my knees
Preferring solitude and self-contemplation over engaging with the complex world.
When I was born
Reflecting on the speaker's early struggles and challenges, especially in education.
The doctors almost made me circle back
-Because I had no brains for math
-And when I was born
-I couldn't tell a seven from a four
-So I went out the back door and planted roots
-One-two-three-four
Expressing a lack of proficiency in counting and mathematics, emphasizing a personal limitation.
Build me up or break me down
-And I'll probably feel the same about it
-'Cause I never fucking learned how to count
-So say the words, and I'll spit 'em back
-'Cause I never had much brains for math
-Yeah I never fucking learned how to count
-The concerning part is
Contemplating contentment with life's uncertainties and a lack of concern about its end.
That I'm perfectly content
-To die just where I stand
-(Maybe that should concern you)
-And I'd love to fucking care about my life or where it ends
-But if I never mattered, then why would it matter
-'Cause I never fucking learned how to count
-So we're sentenced to horrid lives
Commenting on societal struggles, poverty, crime, and the inevitability of a mundane death.
That we'll live out poor or turn to crime
-And when we'll die, we'll die parallel nothings
-But we don't wanna live our lives
-Predicated on the fact we never learned our fives
-But otherwise, we'd all die just like he did
-(I mean good soldiers follow orders, am I right?)
-I never fucking learned how to count
Reiterating the speaker's lack of ability to count, possibly symbolizing a broader societal ignorance.
Yeah no, I never fucking learned how to count
-And I never fucking learned how to count
-Yeah we never fucking learned how to count
-Those words are homonyms
Discussing the ambiguity of words and their meanings, suggesting a deeper layer to understanding.
But they might not be homonyms
-'Cause if you never learned how to count
-Then you'll never really matter anyway
Suggesting that without the ability to count, one's significance or impact is diminished.
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