Lyrics
Everybody likes me
Everybody likes the speaker.
They think I'm crazy
Perception that the speaker is eccentric or unpredictable.
Pull my string and I do my thing.
Speaker is easily influenced or controlled by others.
Two steps back
Expressing a setback or regression.
I don't need the acid factories
Rejecting artificial or manufactured experiences.
I've got mushrooms in the fields
Favoring natural, psychedelic experiences.
Julian said "how was the gear?"
Reference to someone asking about the quality of drugs.
They don't sell things to you over there
Difficulty obtaining substances in a particular place.
A cigarette goes out when you put it down.
Symbolizing the transient nature of enjoyment.
Two steps back
Reiterating a setback or regression.
Had a look at the free festivals
Observation of free-spirited events lacking substance.
They're like cinemas with no films
Comparison of festivals to cinemas without content.
You could make a fire with the seats
Suggesting the potential for destruction or chaos.
You could boil up some cigar dimps
Resourcefulness with discarded cigar remains.
Or get into the sound
Encouraging engagement with music or the environment.
Wait for the ice cream to come around.
Waiting for something enjoyable but unpredictable.
Two steps back
Reiteration of a setback or regression.
Two doors down
Reference to a nearby location or situation.
I meet my old friends there
Meeting old acquaintances in a familiar place.
They queue up for cash there
People waiting in line for money.
They are part Irish
Highlighting the cultural background of the speaker's friends.
They have no conscience
Suggesting a lack of moral or ethical awareness.
They get threatened by the cracker factory.
Feeling threatened by a symbolic entity, possibly societal expectations.
Two steps back
Reiteration of a setback or regression.
Cracker factory:
Definition of "Cracker factory" as a place of routine work.
A place where you get into the working routine again.
Describing rehabilitation for those with no optimism.
Rehabs for no hopes
Reference to prefab structures for unemployed individuals.
Prefab for jobless dopes.
Further commentary on jobless individuals in a derogatory manner.
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