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One Inch Rock
T. Rex Lyrics
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She's got luggage eyes and a roman nose
Her body is slung from side to side
Need a lift she said much obliged
I'm riding piggy-back
Then I came to her shack
We go inside the place it's a mess
She said my name's the liquid poetess
She unties her mouth
And her buckskin dress
She drinks from a bottle
Labelled tenderness
I'm in one hand in the other's a can
She puts me in the can
And smiles through the wall
I got the horror's 'cause I'm one inch tall
Next thing I know's a girl by my side
Dressed in a bayleaf she's trying to hide
I asked her name she said Germaine
Do the rock do the one inch rock.
The lyrics to T. Rex's song "One Inch Rock" describe a surreal encounter with a woman who is described as a "liquid poetess" with "luggage eyes and a roman nose." The singer is taken to her "shack" where she unties her mouth and her "buckskin dress" and drinks from a bottle labeled "tenderness." The singer finds himself shrinking to one inch in size and encounters a girl dressed in a bayleaf who introduces herself as Germaine. The song ends with the invitation to "do the rock do the one inch rock."
The lyrics are full of cryptic and surreal imagery, and it can be difficult to discern a clear narrative or meaning. However, some have suggested that the song is a metaphor for the creative process, with the "liquid poetess" representing inspiration and the shrinking narrator representing the vulnerability one feels when creating something new.
Line by Line Meaning
Met a woman she's spouting prose
I encountered a lady who speaks in the form of literary compositions
She's got luggage eyes and a roman nose
She possesses baggy eyes and a prominent nose
Her body is slung from side to side
Her physique sways from one side to another
Need a lift she said much obliged
She requested a ride with gratitude
I'm riding piggy-back
I am on her back like a piggy ride
Then I came to her shack
After that, I arrived at her humble abode
We go inside the place it's a mess
We entered a cluttered living space
She said my name's the liquid poetess
She introduced herself as the fluid writer
She unties her mouth
She loosens her lips
And her buckskin dress
And her leather garment
She drinks from a bottle
She sips from a container
Labelled tenderness
Marked as 'gentleness'
I'm in one hand in the other's a can
She carries me with one hand and a container with the other
She puts me in the can
She places me in the container
And smiles through the wall
She grins behind the partition
I got the horror's 'cause I'm one inch tall
I feel terror because I am tiny
Next thing I know's a girl by my side
Suddenly, there's a lady next to me
Dressed in a bayleaf she's trying to hide
Clad in bay leaves to conceal herself
I asked her name she said Germaine
I inquired about her name, and she responded with Germaine
Do the rock do the one inch rock.
Dance to the rock music, specifically the one inch rock.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MARC BOLAN
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