Hideous Strength
Jungle's Whimsy: Leo's Odyssey of Transformation
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Swamp juice drifted up the stairs as
Swamp juice drifting upstairs sets the scene.
Leo washed his hair in soap
Leo washes his hair with soap, initiating a transformation.
And turned into a lion - well
Leo transforms into a lion as suggested by the mirror.
It's what the mirror told him
The mirror reinforces Leo's self-perception as a lion.
Liked his burgers raw, and makeup red
Leo prefers raw burgers and red makeup, revealing peculiar tastes.
He shakes his head
Leo shakes his head, and his mane of hair falls down.
The hair just tumbles down
Leo, now in a jungle, hungers for an arm to chew on.
He's in the jungle now and hungry
Leo, the transformed lion, is hungry in the jungle.
Looking for an arm to chew on
He searches for prey, perhaps metaphorically seeking fulfillment.
Tarzan shouting from a poster on the wall
A poster of Tarzan encourages Leo to take on the world.
"Here's the rope take the world on"
Tarzan's words inspire Leo to venture boldly.
So he tiptoed to the balcony and he
Leo tiptoes to the balcony, preparing for adventure.
Swung across the street as buses dodged
Leo swings across the street, evoking a daring escape.
And shoppers watched and though he
Bystanders watch as Leo crashes into a window.
Plowed into a window, leo's shouting
Leo, now on a rooftop, proudly declares himself king.
From a rooftop, "I'm King
Leo is confident in his self-proclaimed jungle royalty.
King of all the Jungle!" But they bundled him
He is captured and taken away by an unknown force.
Away away away
Leo's journey takes an unexpected turn as he is removed.
Now he spends his days talking to
Leo now resides in a padded cell, spending days talking to the wall.
The wall of his cell it's padded
The cell has an ether smell, and the nurse's smile is sweet.
Smells of ether nurse's smile is sweeter
Leo finds comfort in the padded cell environment.
Than a can of jungle juice
The nurse's smile is compared to the sweetness of jungle juice.
They pat him on his mane, and
They pat Leo on his mane, and he responds with purring.
He purrs, how he purrs, how he purrs
Leo expresses contentment through rhythmic purring.
Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow!
Repetition of "Meow!" emphasizes Leo's feline nature.
(How he purrs, how he purrs, meow)
The repetition continues, underlining Leo's transformed state.
One two three four five six seven:
Numerical repetition reinforces the idea that good kittens go to heaven.
All good kittens go to heaven
-One two three four five six seven:
-All good kittens go to heaven
-One two three four five six seven:
-All good kittens go to heaven
-One two three four five six seven:
-All good kittens go to heaven
-One two three four five six seven:
-All good kittens go to heaven
-One two three four five six seven:
-All good kittens go to heaven!
-One two three four five six seven:
-All good kittens go to heaven
-One two three four five six seven
-Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow!
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