DELIA
Delia's Cryptic Tapestry: A Melodic Odyssey Through Life's Shadows
Lyrics
Delia brings death on a special blue plate
Delia symbolizes death, presented in a distinctive and significant manner.
Buzzard says “No, thanks, I already ate”
The buzzard rejects death, implying a refusal or resistance to accepting the inevitable.
She’s a getaway car with a vanity plate
Delia is compared to a getaway car with a vanity plate, suggesting an escape or avoidance of consequences.
Marching powder circling the drain
Reference to drug use ("marching powder") leading to a downward spiral or destructive path.
Let me lace up this thing ‘fore the dream eats the bar
A plea to take precaution before succumbing to a dream or desire, possibly associated with a bar.
Let me be your piano stool fool
Offering oneself as a companion or supporter, playing the role of a piano stool fool.
Oh, bleary eyed wartime vultures
Describing war-related exhaustion or weariness among vultures, possibly reflecting a harsh reality.
And Delia The Keeper of Jewels
Delia is portrayed as the keeper of jewels, perhaps suggesting hidden or valuable secrets.
She said “Aren’t you Theodore, a friend of my son?
A woman named Delia inquires about Theodore, creating a sense of familiarity but uncertainty about the relationship.
I know your face well but I don’t know where from”
Recognition of Theodore's face, yet a lack of clarity regarding where they know each other from.
With that virus mask on she will never get well
Delia wearing a virus mask may represent protection or concealment, but it won't lead to true wellness.
As her handsomest devils curse heaven with hell
Beautiful devils curse heaven with hell, suggesting a paradoxical and destructive nature.
Let me clean up this mess 'fore the sun rips the sky
Addressing the need to clean up a mess before the consequences become apparent.
Let me be your piano stool fool
Reiterating the offer to be a supporter or companion, this time as a piano stool fool.
The payroll clerk with a vendetta
Introduction of a character with a vendetta, possibly hinting at a grudge or personal motive.
And Delia The Keeper of Jewels
Reaffirming Delia's role as the keeper of jewels, emphasizing her connection to secrets or precious things.
Let me get to the point 'fore the masters catch on
Expressing urgency to get to the point before those in power become aware and take action.
And summon their obedient ghouls
Warning about those who obediently follow authority figures, portrayed as ghouls.
There’s a place in our hearts for all evil
An acknowledgment that there is room in people's hearts for evil, possibly reflecting on human nature.
And Delia The Keeper of Jewels
Reiteration of Delia's role as the keeper of jewels, emphasizing her association with valuable or hidden things.
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