Onion Soup
A Curious Lifestyle's Reflection
Lyrics
Thin and unshaved, drunk and mysterious ooh,
Describing a person as thin, unshaved, drunk, and mysterious.
I must say lifestyle is curious with
Expressing curiosity about the person's lifestyle.
A little touch of the sniffles and filthy socks gnawed,
Noting physical discomfort with sniffles and dirty socks.
Crumbled fingernails never doing tomahawk chops
Observing neglected fingernails, not engaged in tomahawk chops.
A flaky head dandruff is distinguished lacquer is red vain
Describing a head with dandruff, emphasizing lacquer and red veins.
Is the varnish what is at the root of this, she'll say,
Questioning if the varnish (superficial appearance) is the root cause.
Whatcha got what participle do you possess
Asking about the possessions or qualities using a grammatical term.
She'll say, which I have not
Responding negatively to the inquiry about possessions.
One blustery day we rode out to the meadow lands we saw
Recalling a journey to meadow lands on a blustery day.
And were amazed then hauled it back into town again
Expressing amazement and returning to town.
Mississippi is a mess sometimes and not only when it rain show come
Describing Mississippi as messy, not only when it rains.
You went back to that malaria island cause our friendship is strained
Referring to a strained friendship and a return to a malaria island.
Those were the days when you were so cosmopolitan these are the days,
Contrasting cosmopolitan past with the current, possibly less sophisticated days.
My letters they're so maudlin I wrote you an eloquent postcard once
Characterizing letters as sentimental and maudlin.
About this most exquisite onion soup but of course I never mailed though
Remembering an unsent postcard about exquisite onion soup.
Cause it was your turn in the loop
Not sending the postcard due to a pre-existing arrangement or situation.
Those were the days when you were so cosmopolitan
Reiterating the contrast between past cosmopolitan days and current maudlin letters.
These are the days, my letters they're increasingly maudlin
Highlighting the continuing trend of increasingly sentimental letters.
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