This song is about somebody having a flashback while in school. It's
about a typical high school kid who has a job after school or something
a.k.a. the usual American kid. Let's look at it line by line.
Come stumble my mirth beaten worker-The kid has a job and busts his
butt.
I'm Jezmund the family berzerker-The kid (Jezmund) drives his family
nuts.
I'm bought for the price of a flaggon of rice-His addiction to acid a
rather inexpensive drug.
The wind buffs the cabin and you speak of your life-Tripping in a cabin
with a friend and discussing life.
Or more willingly locust the lurker-Another old friend of theirs.
Confuse what you can of the ending-In a hallucenegenic trance things are
often confused.
And revise your despise so impending-Too much acid could probably be a
bad thing and Jezmund is having second thoughts of doing it again.
Cause I soak on the wrath that you didn't quite mask-Thinking of
something said or done to him (Jezmund) is pondering this in an ever
confusing acid induced experience.
I'm getting it clearly through alternate paths or mixed in with the
signal your sending-LSD has the effect of reconecting neural sensory
pathways and thus sensations often are confused and mixed up.
But who can unlearn all the facts that I've learned-Despite imminent
neural damage Jez still has some knowledge.
As I sat in their chairs and my synapses burned-pretty self-explanatory.
And the torture of chalk dust collects on my tongue-same.
Thoughts follow my vision and dance in the sun-same.
All my vasoconstrictors come slowly undone-LSD is a stimulant and thus
could possibly have the side effect of raising blood pressure due to the
inhibition of vasoconstricting units.
Can't this wait till I'm old?-A flashback.
Can't I live while I'm young?-Can Jez live as an irresponsible teen and
not suffer the reprecussions of his actions as an elder.
But no peace for Jezmund tonight-Not gonna sleep too well on a
flashback.
I plug the distress tube uptight-Jez is trying real hard not to freak
out.
And watch what I say as it flutters away-self explanatory.
To where all this emotion is kept harmless at bay-His drug experience is
not fueled by his emotions?
Not to educate somebody's fright-If he keeps his flashback secret then
he won't be warning his friends of the danger that they are in.
I am only basing judgement on these lyrics from my second-hand
observations of those whom I know who have experienced hallucenigenic
drugs and from what I have read. Therefore I realize that my knowledge
is limited and this interpretation is based on that limited knowledge.
I neither condone nor disaprove of mind alternating substances but
rather support the research of such compounds and their possible
applications of medicinal use. Thanks, see you guys on tour!!!
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