Goddess of the Suburbs
Unveiling Suburban DeitiesLyrics
Seen the girl with the smile on her face
Observing a girl with a smiling face
Telling me to count my blessings like I count my age
She advises to appreciate blessings like counting age
She'd help herself, said she got nothing to lose
She claims to have nothing to lose and is self-sufficient
She fed me the line and I delivered the news
She provided a statement, and the speaker shared the news
Though when I went home I could see nothing was new
Returning home reveals nothing has changed
Yellow grass around a white trim house like a zoo
Describing a suburban scene with yellow grass and a white-trimmed house
And every day, I'd put a hole in the cage
Every day, the speaker damages the metaphorical cage
She fed me the line and put me back in my place
She repeats the statement, reasserting control
Been having dreams where the girls line up side to side
Experiencing dreams where girls affirm positivity
Wearing signs saying "Everything Will Be Alright"
Girls display signs proclaiming "Everything Will Be Alright"
And I don't believe everything that I read
The speaker is skeptical about everything they read
But free advice never looked so good to me
Despite skepticism, free advice seems appealing
Yeah I been having twisted visions of a thing divine
Having unusual visions of a divine nature
Trapped inside another person waiting for a sign
Feeling trapped in another person, awaiting a sign
A windowpane into a different machine
Reference to a windowpane into a different existence
With the clean clean glass far as you can see
Describing a clear view through a clean glass
I'm thinking about the goddess in the suburbs
Contemplating a goddess figure in the suburbs
And all the things she's gonna say
Anticipating the things she might say
When she comes knocking at my door
Expecting her arrival at the speaker's door
Now, back in Boston, I was known as the Trusted Kid
In Boston, the speaker was known as the Trusted Kid
Though no one ever seemed to know exactly what I did
Despite the reputation, people were unsure about the speaker's actions
Now I return to see a hole in the cage
Returning to find a metaphorical cage with a hole
She fed me the line and put me back in my place
She repeats the statement, reaffirming control
I been practicin' all different types of alchemy
Engaging in various forms of alchemy as a practice
Hoping one day to make one that might look just like me
Hoping to create something resembling the speaker
Yeah, and the girl I see she's smilin still
Observing a smiling girl in visions
She feeds me the line 'cause I'm the one who will
She repeats the statement, emphasizing the speaker's role
I been drinkin all the...crystal cola
Consuming crystal cola, possibly as a metaphor for experiences
All the things I couldn't say
Expressing things previously unsaid
When I came knocking at her door
Recalling a past interaction at her door
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