Secret Girl
Unveiling the Invisible Pleasures: Sonic Youth's 'Secret Girl' Revelations
Lyrics
My mother used to say
Refers to a childhood memory where the speaker's mother made a statement.
You're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
Identifies the speaker as someone who can find enjoyment in being unnoticed or unseen.
I'm the boy that can enjoy invisibility
Reiterates the ability of the speaker to find pleasure in invisibility.
Close your eyes make a wish
Instructs to close one's eyes and make a wish, implying a ritual or an act of desire.
Cross yourself
Suggests a religious gesture of protection or seeking blessings.
See yourself
Encourages introspection or self-reflection.
Feel yourself
Urges to be aware of one's own sensations or emotions.
Scream once more
Commands to express oneself vocally, possibly indicating frustration or release of emotions.
Move yourself
Encourages physical movement, possibly a suggestion for change or action.
Across the floor
Implies movement across a space, potentially symbolizing progress or transition.
Burn inside
Suggests internal turmoil or intense emotional distress.
Between two walls
Describes being in a confined space, possibly symbolizing feeling trapped or limited.
The advertisements say
Refers to advertisements promising enduring pleasure or satisfaction.
The pleasure's ever lasting
Reinforces the idea of everlasting pleasure as portrayed in advertisements.
Come an' touch me
Invites or entices someone to touch the speaker, echoing the advertisement's promise of pleasure.
The advertisements say
Repeats the advertisement's claim of lasting pleasure upon physical contact.
The pleasure's ever lasting
Reiterates the idea of eternal pleasure suggested by the advertisements.
Must be dead and gone to heaven
Suggests a feeling of intense pleasure, possibly implying a state of euphoria or fulfillment.
Come and touch me here
Further invites touch in a specific location, reinforcing the pleasure-seeking aspect.
So I know
Expresses a desire for confirmation or validation of existence or presence.
That I'm
Suggests a state of disorientation or confusion about one's own existence or reality.
Not there
Asserts a lack of presence or feeling of absence, possibly a detachment from reality.
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