Rotten Egg
Rotten Egg Symphony: A Surreal Tale of Neglect and Decay
Lyrics
There's no reason to be alarmed,
Expressing reassurance, suggesting no need for alarm.
it's only a low grade panic
Describing a mild panic or anxiety, emphasizing its low intensity.
attack - passing out with the oven on
Reference to a panic attack and losing consciousness with the oven and candles on.
and candles burning
Describing a risky situation with candles near foam insulation.
inches from foam insulation in the attic above my room
Specific details about the location in the attic and living arrangement with friends and strangers.
in a single family home where i live with two friends,
Elaborating on the living situation in a single-family home.
twelve strangers and several stray
Highlighting the chaotic cohabitation with cats, friends, and strangers.
cats, no one washes dishes, takes out trash
Describing the neglectful environment with unwashed dishes and trash.
animals piss all over the
Depicting a dirty and unsanitary living space with animals.
place is falling down from neglect.
Expressing the deterioration of the place due to negligence.
Smelling like a year old tuna can, rum bottles displaced around the
Describing the unpleasant smell in the house with specific details.
fireplace sprinkled in cigarette ash, leaking out onto a pubic-carpet
Depicting a messy and dirty environment with scattered rum bottles and cigarette ash.
so dense with fleas they look like stockings
Describing the density of fleas on the carpet, likening them to stockings.
crawling up your arms and legs with diseases in a syringe,
Imagery of fleas carrying diseases, possibly metaphorical.
full bottles of piss left by a
Highlighting the unhygienic conditions with bottles of urine left by a deceased person.
dead man, rotten egg
Repetition of "dead man, rotten egg" possibly symbolizing decay and unpleasantness.
dead man, rotten egg
-Lights just went off someone mustuv' forgot to pay
Indicating a power outage due to an unpaid electric bill.
the electric bill again...
Blank line, possibly for emphasis or transition.
clice sleeps on the sofa with a slew of men all born from incest
Introducing a character "clice" and their unconventional sleeping arrangement.
who drag their muddy boots around the house, tearing up the lawn
Describing destructive behavior by individuals born from incest.
with pick-em-up trucks, dripping antifreeze
Depicting damage to the lawn caused by trucks leaking antifreeze.
one cat laps it up and goes to sleep
Detailing a cat drinking antifreeze and experiencing rigor mortis.
rigor mortis in the kitchen,
Introducing death imagery in the kitchen.
eyes full of maggots,
More vivid imagery of decay and death, repeating "dead man, rotten egg."
he's a dead man, rotten egg
-dead man, rotten egg
Continuation of the repetition for emphasis.
dead man, rotten egg
-dead man, rotten egg
-If you're trying to sound like Trent Reznor
Critique or suggestion to stop imitating Trent Reznor.
will you switch to headphones past midnight?
Request to use headphones after midnight to avoid disturbance.
Because
Introducing a reason for the disturbance related to the house shaking.
this house is shaking down.
Reinforcing the impact of the disturbance, quoting a neighbor's complaint.
"Your sub just knocked my picture frames straight off the wall"
Blank line, possibly for emphasis or transition.
This house is rockin' down
Emphasizing the intensity of the disturbance with the house "rockin' down."
"my bed-frame vibrates through the floor,
Quoting another neighbor complaining about the disturbance affecting sleep before work.
I have work in five hours."
-Call me crazy, I'm a psycho,
Self-aware acknowledgment of possible insanity or eccentricity.
I can hear you from the driveway
Claiming the ability to hear others from a distance, possibly hyperbole.
it's Halloween and there's a full moon lighting uneven roads.
Setting the scene on Halloween with a full moon and challenging roads.
I'll drive myself-to-sleep singing warm-ups with a toy piano
Describing an unconventional way of calming oneself, singing with a toy piano.
while my next house and the next
Expressing a fatalistic view, suggesting a pattern of burning down houses in sleep.
burn down in my sleep.
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