Horse
Dark Betrayal: Unraveling Deceit in The Jesus Lizard's 'Horse'
Lyrics
They got him drunk as hell
They intoxicated him heavily.
They caught him way off balance
He was caught in a vulnerable position.
He could not walk or stand
He was unable to walk or stand.
So they thought they could take him
They believed they could overpower him.
They had a plan to trip him
They had a plan to trip him.
As he stumbled by and kick him
They intended to kick him as he stumbled by.
Their tiny brains were bubbling
They were operating with limited intelligence.
His filthy mouth was mumbling
His speech was incoherent and vulgar.
Get
Expresses the command to leave the speaker's horse.
Get
-Get off my horse
-He's in the trunk and still now
He is now in the trunk, unconscious, and bleeding.
Unconscious and he's bleeding
Describes the severity of his injuries.
They cut him wide open
They inflicted further harm by cutting him open.
Several times they stabbed him
They stabbed him multiple times.
He had burned his brothers
He betrayed or harmed his own brothers.
As if they were not of his family
He treated them as if they were not family.
Dug deep enough for covering
They dug a deep hole for burial.
The hole where they'd be lowering
Refers to preparing a grave for lowering the body.
Get
Reiterates the command to leave the horse.
Get
-Get off my horse
-After they sunk his body
After burying him, they concealed their actions.
And covered up their tracks
They covered up any evidence of the crime.
They thought of ways or means
They considered ways to deceive others about their actions.
To lie about what they had done
They planned to lie about what they had done.
They told their pa
They informed their father falsely.
The he had gone off into the woods
Claimed he went into the woods alone.
By himself
Implying that he went off by himself.
The got old ma to worrying
They made their mother worry but not about a burial.
But not about some burying
Suggesting the mother's concern was misplaced.
Get
Reiterates the command to leave the horse.
Get
-Get off my horse
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