Lyrics
People wear the strangest skins
Observation of people adopting peculiar identities.
Faces made of plasticine
Describing faces with a malleable, artificial quality.
Living life inside machines
Commentary on a life immersed in technological existence.
This one naked as a child
Portrayal of vulnerability, likening an individual to a naked child.
Golden haired and running wild
Depiction of a carefree and untamed personality with golden hair.
Playing with his guns awhile
Reference to engaging in potentially dangerous activities, perhaps metaphorical.
Living in a flatland
Repetition of various activities, emphasizing the routine nature of life in a 'flatland.'
Drinking in a flatland
-Walking in a flatland
-Thinking in a flatland
-Fighting in a flatland
-Dying in a flatland
-People do the oddest things
Noting unconventional behaviors exhibited by people.
Faces for the family
Mention of creating different personas for different purposes, especially within a family context.
Faces for the well to do
Highlighting the practice of maintaining specific appearances for social class distinctions.
This one cuts off tiny bits
Illustrating a person engaging in self-harm or self-destructive behavior.
Hides them underneath his bed
Describing the act of hiding evidence of self-destructive tendencies.
They may find them when he's dead
Suggesting the possibility of the hidden actions being discovered posthumously.
Living in a flatland
Repetition of routine actions, emphasizing the monotony and inevitability of life in a 'flatland.'
Drinking in a flatland
-Walking in a flatland
-Thinking in a flatland
-Fighting in a flatland
-Dying in a flatland
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