Lichen
Aphex Twin Lyrics
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From head to toe
Your house is infested with mice
And you pick your nose
In-grown nails you lost your hair
Your brand new shirt is ripped and tared
How dare!
Your broke you dont have a job
Thats why there after you
All you do is drink damn booze
You smell bad i hate you!
Why dose life have to be this way
I wish i were dead or died another day
Pass the sharedani
Hope you have a nice stay
Just go away!
End
(((SU SERVIDOR GAFFONER)))
The lyrics of Aphex Twin's song Lichen depict a person who seems to be struggling with multiple issues in their life. The song describes this person as having a range of physical and financial problems, such as being infested with mice, having ingrown nails and losing their hair. They are also depicted as wearing ripped clothing and not having a job, resorting to taking money from the mob. The singer seems to express frustration and dislike towards this person, perhaps due to their unpleasant smell and habit of drinking.
The lyrics also reveal that the person is feeling hopeless and dissatisfied with their life, even wishing for death as a way out. It is unclear who the singer is talking to, but it is suggested that they are asking this person to leave and go away.
Line by Line Meaning
You have
You possess something, unspecified by the lyrics
From head to toe
Referring to the entirety of the subject being discussed
Your house is infested with mice
Vermin are occupying the dwelling you inhabit
And you pick your nose
You extract mucus from your nostrils using your finger
In-grown nails you lost your hair
Your nails have grown into the skin around them, and you no longer have hair
Your brand new shirt is ripped and tared
Your recently purchased clothing article is now torn and frayed
How dare!
An expression of outrage or indignation
Your broke you dont have a job
You are without funds and currently unemployed
So thats why you got money from the mob
You received funding from a criminal organization as a result of your financial predicament
Thats why there after you
The criminal organization is pursuing you for some reason
All you do is drink damn booze
You regularly consume alcoholic beverages to excess
You smell bad i hate you!
Your body odor is unpleasant, and the artist feels a strong aversion towards you
Why dose life have to be this way
A rhetorical question expressing frustration towards the current state of existence
I wish i were dead or died another day
The singer desires to no longer be alive, or to have died at some point in the past
Pass the sharedani
A request to hand over a shared food or drink item
Hope you have a nice stay
A farewell wish for the subject to have an enjoyable remaining time in their current location
Just go away!
An imperative command for the subject to leave the artist's vicinity
End
The conclusion or termination of the spoken word performance or recording
Writer(s): Richard D. James Copyright: Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Contributed by Elliot F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jonasgreylindley2002
What a world we live in. What a disastrous, beautiful, heart-breaking, incredible world we live in. Richard must've had a wonderful childhood. I'm so happy for him.
I was born in 2002 with autism, and my social and emotional abilities are certainly lacking, but few things have ever brought me closer to crying than Richard's incredible music. It reminds of my Grandmother, who died of Diabetes in 2014.
She was obese and never really took care of herself, but was more incomparably loving to me than anyone I've ever met. She was a true beacon of happiness and hope.
I remember when I was five, and I found a tent in the backyard of her house. It was a very hot and sunny day. I asked if I could camp in the backyard. My Uncle Aaron set up a small T.V. and I watched the movie Godzilla: Final Wars in the blinding, boiling sun, surrounded by insects and covered in sweat.
I remember Christmas, 2011, when I was given most of my Godzilla toys and movies (I am a big Godzilla fan) as I sat next to a table with miniature, porcelain, Christmas-themed buildings.
I remember the last Christmas I had with her. At the hospital. She had just had her leg amputated. It was my grandmother, my grandfather, my sister, my Uncle Aaron and I. We ate Pizza Hut together and opened our gifts. I received even more Godzilla stuff.
Coincidentally, I was eating Pizza Hut when I first listened to an Aphex Twin song.
I have only eaten Pizza Hut on these two occasions.
@pickleneck526
ambient music is like an empty canvas and your memories are the paint.
@MisterLex
Beautifully summarized.
@noahbodner3755
OMG THATS THE MOST REAL THING IVE READ
@dormaettu302
Pickle Neck good description
@OscarPoblete
wows in Owen Wilson's tone
@felixvandenberghe8920
wow
@MrMetalforever5
My favorite part about Aphex Twin fans is whenever they refer to him as “Richard” as if they were on a first name basis with the guy.
@soupisgoodfood923
Bro that tattoo goes hard
@jwmartnet
"You've got so many machines Richard" - RIchard's Mum.
@MrMetalforever5
@@soupisgoodfood923
Ty ty