Queer
Exploring Enigmatic Tales: Thompson Twins' Queer
Lyrics
Is the story of the depravity of the beat generation true?
Questioning the truth of the beat generation's depravity story.
Daisy and Lily, lazy and silly
Describing characters Daisy and Lily as lazy and silly.
Walk by the shore of the warm, grassy sea
Depicting a walk by the shore of a warm, grassy sea.
Talking once more neath a swan-bosomed tree
Conversation under a swan-bosomed tree.
Rose castles fourelles, those bustles where swells
Referring to rose castles and bustles of swells.
Each foam bell of ermine they roam and determine
Describing the determination of fashion by foam bells of ermine.
What fashions have been and what fashions will be
Reflecting on past and future fashion trends.
What tartan leaves born what crinolines worn
Mentioning tartan leaves and crinolines.
Yeah
Repetition of the word "Queer."
Queer, Queer
-Queer, Queer
-By green (thefis) pelisses or farlahine blue
Describing pelisses and farlahine blue color.
Like the thin plaided leaves that castle crags grew
Comparing thin plaided leaves to castle crags.
Or velours d'afrande on the water gods' land
Referring to velours d'afrande on the water gods' land.
Her hair seemed gold trees on the honey cell sand
Describing hair resembling gold trees on honey cell sand.
When the thickest gold spangles on
Gold spangles on deep water resembling musical instruments.
Deep water seen were like twanging guitar
-And like cold mandoline and the nymphs of great caves
Describing nymphs with gold waves of Venus and fine attire.
With hair like gold waves of Venus wore (Farta) fine
-Yeah
Repetition of the word "Queer."
Queer, Queer
-Queer, Queer
-Wild fire passion and impossible temper
Portraying wild fire passion and impossible temper.
The nymph tagliongrisi the ondine wear
Mentioning nymph tagliongrisi and ondine wearing.
Plaided Victoria and thin clementine
Referring to plaided Victoria and thin clementine.
Like the crinolined waterfalls nymphs wear beneath shawls
Comparing crinolined waterfalls nymphs wear beneath shawls.
Elegant parasols floating are seen
Mentioning elegant parasols floating.
The amazons wear balzarine blue
Describing amazons wearing balzarine blue.
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