Lyrics
it smelled like dead rats in the Basel Airport
Describing an unpleasant smell reminiscent of dead rats in Basel Airport.
the poison they laid must be doing its work
Suggesting the presence of poison in the airport and its impact on rats.
I sat and I played with my hat on the floor
Narrator sitting and playing with their hat on the airport floor.
and everyone gave just a smile nothing more
Others reacting to the narrator's actions with just smiles, not more.
but I was content through the smell of the rot
Narrator content despite the rot smell because no one forces them to stop.
‘cause in the Basel Airport, no one forced me to stop
Expressing freedom in Basel Airport, where there's no compulsion to stop.
thank you Basel Airport for letting things slide
Gratitude to Basel Airport for being lenient and allowing certain activities.
you let me play my music where little corpses lie
Playing music near deceased bodies with acceptance from the airport.
I know its against the law to play music at the mall
Acknowledging the illegality of playing music at the mall but doing so regardless.
so when I started strumming, I felt relieved to be ignored
Feeling relieved to be ignored while playing music at the Basel Airport mall.
at the Basel Airport mall, I felt relieved to be ignored
Reiterating the relief felt when ignored at Basel Airport mall.
(are you relieved too?)
Prompting the listener to consider their own sense of relief.
just beyond the edges, just behind the wall
Describing hidden and obscured realities beyond ordinary perception.
just outside your vision, there’s a genocidal cull
Suggesting a hidden genocidal activity just out of sight.
just above the ceiling, ten inches from your skin
Highlighting the proximity of unsettling things just above and around.
just around the corner, the rotting corpses of a million beings
Emphasizing the presence of numerous rotting corpses not easily visible.
who died so we must not see what abundance really is
Explaining the purpose of hiding the grim reality from public awareness.
but they let me play my music as they passed me with their guns
Continuing to play music amid the disturbing scene at Basel Airport.
the authorities at Basel Airport aren’t afraid of a little fun
Commending the airport authorities for not being afraid of unconventional enjoyment.
you know what they do? they make it work slow
Describing a slow, deliberate process to deceive rats about harmful food.
so the rats don’t know what's killing them is the food
Explaining the strategy to ensure rats remain unaware of the danger.
it’s killing them, it taste good but what it do
Detailing the taste and effects of the harmful food on the rats.
inside their brains, inside their blood
Highlighting the impact of the poison on rats' brains and blood.
it makes it so it cannot clot
Describing the anti-clotting effect of the poison on rat blood.
it makes it so a little blood becomes a lot
Explaining how a small amount of blood becomes a significant issue for rats.
and they get low they feel worse day by day
Describing the worsening condition of the rats over time.
and they go to a place where the light doesn’t shine
Suggesting the rats seek refuge in a dark place when feeling low.
they go to a place inside the wall and they crawl up
Describing the rats' retreat into a hidden space within the wall.
into a little ball and they wait to die
Depicting the rats' anticipation of death as they curl up and wait.
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