New Pants And Shirt
Swine's Tale: From Muck to Mettle
Lyrics
Enter the 49 gates of uncleanliness, said she hoisting up her skirt
Entering a morally unclean space symbolized by "49 gates," with a woman lifting her skirt, suggesting a provocative or challenging situation.
I held my breath against her fetidness
The speaker reacts negatively to the woman's unpleasant odor, using the term "fetidness."
As I gazed upon a swinish flirt
Observing a flirtatious or promiscuous behavior represented by the term "swinish flirt."
I worked like a mule down the pit
Describing hard work, possibly in a difficult or undesirable environment, comparing it to the labor of a mule.
For seven long days and seven lonely nights
Expressing a period of labor lasting seven days and nights, emphasizing the speaker's dedication or struggle.
It makes one week exactly for those of you
Highlighting the passage of exactly one week, possibly addressing those who struggle with basic arithmetic skills.
Who lack the skills to add things up right
A sarcastic remark suggesting that the speaker is addressing those who have difficulty with simple calculations.
Born in this pig sty in my new pants and shirt
The speaker was born in a metaphorical "pig sty" but wears new clothes, implying a paradoxical or conflicted identity.
But I leaped on the fence and I fell in the dirt
The speaker, despite wearing new clothes, falls into the dirt after leaping on a fence, indicating a fall from grace or failure.
Great Mr. Peanuts Andels said
Reference to "Mr. Peanuts Andels," unclear who or what this represents, possibly a figure of authority or wisdom.
Battle brained animal with a teethless grin
Describing someone with a toothless grin as a "battle-brained animal," suggesting a paradoxical or contradictory nature.
I fled rather than- let myself
The speaker chooses to flee rather than commit an unforgivable sin, implying a moral dilemma or internal conflict.
Be bathed in the unforgiveable sin
Referring to a sin as "unforgivable," indicating a strong sense of guilt or the gravity of the contemplated action.
I went straight home where I was met
The speaker returns home, encountering their mother with a revealing posture, possibly adding to the overall sense of discomfort or unease.
By my mother with a skirt up over her head
Describing a confusing or disorienting situation where the mother has her skirt over her head, adding to the surreal imagery.
Sometimes I wonder just why the
The speaker expresses existential questioning, wondering why they bother getting out of bed.
Hell
The term "Hell" is used for emphasis, emphasizing the speaker's frustration or dissatisfaction with life.
I ever bother to get out of bed
Reflecting on the paradox of the speaker's existence, born in a metaphorical pig sty but questioning the purpose of getting out of bed.
Born in this pig sty- in my new pants and shirt
Reiterating the speaker's birth in a challenging environment, juxtaposed with the irony of wearing new clothes.
But I leaped on the fence and I fell in the dirt
Despite wearing new clothes, the speaker falls into the dirt again after leaping on a fence, emphasizing a recurring cycle of failure or struggle.
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