Lyrics
Janey came back from the stand
Janey returns from a place (the stand) with a happy demeanor.
Smiling
She's smiling.
With the writing of Kafka in hand
Janey has a writing by Kafka in her hand, suggesting intellectual or complex thoughts.
And a bunny in a can
She also has a bunny in a can, possibly a metaphor for something unexpected or whimsical.
Slipping and sliding
Describes a slippery and sliding sensation, perhaps conveying uncertainty or instability.
You feel yourself asking her
The narrator questions Janey about why she wants them to try something.
Why would you want me to try?
Questioning Janey's motives and intentions.
Squeezing your wrist and she's pulling you closer
Janey is physically close, holding the narrator's wrist and pulling them closer.
Down where the devils are dying with laughter
Reference to a location where negative forces (devils) are experiencing amusement.
Then led to a place where there's no form of pleasure
They are led to a place devoid of pleasure.
She blows you a kiss from her lips
Janey blows a kiss to the narrator.
She's your baby
Repetition emphasizing that Janey is significant to the narrator.
Those below us can not be renounced
Those beneath (in status or understanding) cannot be rejected.
Cause they're talking
Others are talking, creating noise or interference.
And for once I wish they'd shut up their mouths
The narrator wishes for others to be quiet.
Lock their doors and stay in the house
Suggests isolation by locking doors and staying inside.
And while you're inside there
While inside, the narrator advises self-reflection.
You might want to question the fact
Suggesting a realization that the narrator is different.
That you're not quite the same
The narrator observes a quiet room where Janey is present.
And look to the room where she's keeping so quiet
Describes layers of accumulated experiences or emotions.
A million layers of crust and deposit
Janey is silent amidst various layers of emotions or experiences.
Blanket the seasons and bury the reasons
Seasons and reasons are buried under layers.
You told her that this was for good
The narrator communicated that the separation is permanent.
She's your baby
Repetition emphasizing that Janey is significant to the narrator.
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