Mobile Home
Trailer Court Dreams: Turbonegro's Polyester Paradox
Lyrics
I think I'm an all around Norwegian -
The speaker identifies with being a well-rounded Norwegian.
On my eighteenth birthday -
On the speaker's eighteenth birthday, they received a gun as a gift from their father.
My daddy gave me a gun -
The speaker's father gave them a gun as a coming-of-age present.
And I am what you'd call -
The speaker describes themselves as a good sport.
A real good sport -
The speaker is characterized as someone who handles challenges well.
And I was born and raised -
The speaker was born and raised in a trailer court.
In a trailor court -
The speaker's upbringing occurred in a community of mobile homes.
Mobile Home -
The phrase "Mobile Home" introduces the theme of living in a mobile home.
Filled with foam -
The mobile home is described as being filled with foam.
Polyester catacomb -
Reference to a polyester catacomb, possibly suggesting a confined or artificial environment.
Mobile Home -
Reiteration of the mobile home theme.
My neighborhood's got the distinction -
The speaker's neighborhood is characterized by uniformity.
Of being all the same -
Everyone in the neighborhood is portrayed as being the same.
There are rows and rows -
Description of rows of divorced individuals living in metal-framed homes.
Of divorcees in a metal frame -
Highlighting the prevalence of divorcees in the community.
My life goes on - It's my last resort -
The speaker's life is depicted as a last resort, possibly indicating a challenging or undesirable situation.
And I'm gonna die - In a trailor court -
The speaker anticipates dying in a trailer court.
Mobile Home -
Repetition of the "Mobile Home" theme.
Filled with foam -
Reiteration of the mobile home being filled with foam.
Polyester catacomb -
Repetition of the polyester catacomb imagery.
Mobile Home -
Reiteration of the mobile home theme.
OH NO! -
An exclamation indicating a shift in tone or emotion.
Mobile Home -
Repetition of the "Mobile Home" theme.
Filled with foam -
Reiteration of the mobile home being filled with foam.
Polyester catacomb -
Repetition of the polyester catacomb imagery.
Mobile Home -
Reiteration of the mobile home theme.
Now do you see just a little bit of a paradox -
Possibly questioning the listener's perception with a paradox.
Your living or dead -
Contemplation of whether one is living or dead, possibly reflecting on the monotony of life.
Your stuck in a box -
Metaphorically stuck in a box, suggesting confinement or lack of freedom.
Your life goes on - It's your last resort -
Reiteration of life being a last resort.
On a dead end road - In a trailor court -
Anticipation of a dead-end road in a trailer court.
Mobile Home -
Repetition of the "Mobile Home" theme.
Filled with foam -
Reiteration of the mobile home being filled with foam.
Polyester catacomb -
Repetition of the polyester catacomb imagery.
Mobile Home -
Reiteration of the mobile home theme.
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