Keep Off The Lawn
Aesop Rock Lyrics

Most copious
The superabundance of phantoms

Brain soaked the opiates
The ghosts are obsessed with their own story and continue to roam in delusion

Notice to the phobias
These ghosts feed off of fear and prey upon the anxieties of people who are afraid of them

Appropriately procreate
The ghosts are multiplying and propagating in a way that is natural or expected

Woke up with a ghost farm
A sudden realization of the number of ghosts inhabiting the area

Focused on his groceries
The singer is focused on what he needs to do, despite the ghosts around him

When they aren't telling stories they are multiplying grossly on the lawn
When the ghosts aren't focused on telling their stories, they are reproducing in large numbers

Let 'em loiter never let 'em spawn
Allow the ghosts to remain in the area, but prevent them from reproducing

The abhorritions have been drinkin' this water for too long
The ghosts have been around for a long time, and their presence is starting to become overwhelming

So when they gather by the birdbath in the morning you can tell em
The artist is warning the ghosts that they are no longer welcome

I mean no disrespect but you have all outstayed your welcome
The ghosts have been around for too long and it's time for them to leave

Interesting in a sense
The artist is intrigued by the ghosts and their story

Interrupt commiserating phantoms on your picket fence
Stop the ghosts from gathering and sharing their stories

How quickly they will lift their heads
The ghosts will react quickly when provoked

And breathe an ultimatum like the dead don't argue
The ghosts will make a final statement, even though they're not alive

Said you're living by the bayonet but how alive are you
The artist is questioning the life of the person he's speaking to

Shit
A signal of a new point in the narrative or a new idea the artist has had

Haggis old juice and bad etiquette
The singer is describing poor living conditions and habits

Elbows on the table lobster bib on and on the ready set he said
The singer is describing someone who is ready to dine

But how alive
The artist is still questioning the life of the person he's speaking to

I dunno homie you decide
The artist is leaving the final word to the other person

Fine
The artist is accepting the other person's final word

And one by one around the yard til each one felt communal pride
The ghosts start leaving, one by one

Like they had done their little part in cleaning up the public
The ghosts feel like they've contributed to the cleaning of the area

With a steaming plate of justice for them east baker stomachs
The ghosts feel like they've received some form of satisfaction or justice

(say what?)
A response to something that was said

We the legends at home with the unremembered
The singer and the ghosts he's describing are now a part of history that no one remembers

Geriatric lurin' the clutch of the budding censored
The artist is describing the ghosts as old and unwelcome, but they have managed to avoid being removed

Snuck around the art police and all related governments to infiltrate a human lung and hike up off his tongue and lip
The artist and the ghosts have made their way around the restrictions to share their story and be heard

Ahh, money's in the market for a mothership
The value of money is so high that people are willing to do anything to attain it, even if it means betraying their own race

Double as a vessel to drag its legacy under it
Money becomes a tool to take down the memories and histories of people

And who am I to hang 'em out to dry by the heap, when if rehydrating fails we're all dumber because of me
The artist is admitting that he is responsible for the ghosts and if he fails to take care of them, they will ultimately fail too, and people will suffer because of it

Zombies of the antiquated nation chatter quietly
The ghosts are remnants of the past and they talk amongst each other

The too alive channel from the livarian (alternate: live aryan (alternate alternate: library of) rivalry
As the ghosts talk amongst each other, they describe a rivalry or a power struggle between themselves and the living

And summers in the mud
The ghosts reminisce, sometimes happily and sometimes not, about their past lives or the summer seasons they've seen

Winters by the tracks
The ghosts remember their time on the train tracks during winter

No story goes untold, aes is back
The singer promises to tell the story of the ghosts

I got a handful rockin' the same poker face
The singer is describing a group of ghosts, all with the same expression on their face

Gonna dance around the table like they own the place.
Despite not being alive, the ghosts still feel like they own the territory

I got the whole world thinkin' it's a holiday
Despite the ghosts' presence, people still find reason to celebrate as if it were a holiday

'cause they can smell the chum in the water from miles away.
Despite the ghosts' efforts to hide their story, people are still attracted to it and will come from far away to learn about it

You
The singer is addressing the listener

You
The singer is addressing the listener

You
The artist is addressing the listener

You
The artist is addressing the listener

You
The artist is addressing the listener

You
The singer is addressing the listener

You look like you've seen a ghost.
The artist is saying that the listener looks surprised or scared by something that they have seen or heard

How alive? too alive.
The singer is still asking how alive someone is, and the answer is that they are too alive

How alive? too alive.
The singer is still asking how alive someone is, and the answer is that they are too alive

How alive? too alive.
The singer is still asking how alive someone is, and the answer is that they are too alive

How alive? too alive.
The artist is still asking how alive someone is, and the answer is that they are too alive

How alive? too alive.
The artist is still asking how alive someone is, and the answer is that they are too alive

How alive? too alive.
The singer is still asking how alive someone is, and the answer is that they are too alive

How alive? too alive.
The singer is still asking how alive someone is, and the answer is that they are too alive

How alive? too alive.
The artist is still asking how alive someone is, and the answer is that they are too alive