Kings Tongue

Dancing with Fire: Unveiling the Enigmatic Story Behind Smog's 'Kings Tongue'
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Lyrics

Palm ? broker? got all my clothes on

The singer is with a broker, possibly someone who deals in goods or services, and has all their clothes on.

And he's looking pretty mean

The broker appears fierce or intimidating.

I bought a kings tongue with the money

The singer purchased a metaphorical 'kings tongue' with the money.

Preserved in fire water

The 'kings tongue' is preserved in fire water, possibly symbolizing something valuable.

And I'm feeling pretty mean

The singer feels tough or aggressive.

Oh I want to dance

Expresses a desire to dance.

With you buckles between my teeth

The singer wants to dance intimately, with 'buckles between my teeth,' which could symbolize a desire to connect intimately or passionately.

Oh I wanna pull flying birds eggs

Expresses a desire to engage in a destructive or disruptive act, metaphorically represented by pulling flying bird's eggs out of a nest.

Out of your nest

The singer wants to take something valuable or cherished from someone else (metaphorically represented by stealing stars).

I'll steal your stars

Describes a form of illness (tuberculosis), possibly relating to the consequences of the singer's actions.

Spit comes in ? tuberculent? wakes

Implies an unconventional situation or occurrence happening on Mars, indicating an unusual or outlandish circumstance.

On planet mars

Reiterates the singer's feeling of being tough or aggressive.

(pretty mean)

Reinforces the previous sentiment of feeling tough or aggressive.

Palm ? brokers? looking

The broker is observed again, appearing fierce or intimidating.

Palm ? brokers? looking

Repeats the observation of the broker's intimidating demeanor.

Pretty mean

Reiterates the singer's feelings of toughness or aggression.

Your past out past by the fire (? black coal? )

Describes someone in a state of unconsciousness near a fire or coal.

Doused in fire water

The unconscious person is covered in fire water, possibly indicating a connection to the earlier 'kings tongue' preserved in fire water.

Surprised you're not a mother

Expresses surprise that the unconscious person isn't a mother, possibly implying a state of vulnerability or fragility.

The shape that in you're in

Comments on the condition or situation of someone, possibly indicating distress or a difficult circumstance.

Yeah I'm feeling, feeling pretty mean

Reiterates the singer's feelings of being tough or aggressive.

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