Little Hospitals
Biffy Clyro Lyrics

I'll turn your baby into lemonade
I have the power to take something sweet, innocent, and precious, like your baby, and turn it into something sour, cheap, and worthless, like lemonade, without giving it a second thought.

Suckle lemons and trade, trade, trade
You will feel the sourness and bitterness of life, like sucking on lemons, and you'll try to cope by making superficial transactions and deals with others.

Play along in your silver dress
You will conform to society's expectations and perform your role, like an actress in a silver dress, without questioning the absurdity and artificiality of it all.

We'll save souls and we'll break bread
We'll pretend to be compassionate and generous, like saving souls and breaking bread, but in reality, we'll be manipulating and exploiting others for our own gain.

All cows shit and angels too
Everyone, regardless of their status or reputation, is flawed, imperfect, and vulnerable, just like cows that poop, and angels that can fall from grace.

Look around it's the bestest view
Instead of denying or avoiding the unpleasant and ugly aspects of reality, like the view of manure or decay, embrace them as part of the bigger picture and the beauty of imperfection.

Did you think before you spoke aloud?
Don't just mindlessly and impulsively say whatever comes to your mind, but rather reflect and analyze whether your words have meaning, depth, and impact.

Your fucking tongue it will do you proud
Your language and communication skills, whether crude or eloquent, are a reflection of your identity and character, and can provoke admiration or contempt from others.

You seek my cover
You seek my protection, guidance, or approval, as I have a power over you that makes you feel vulnerable or inferior.

Where you go I'll follow on
I'll be your shadow, your mirror, your echo, just to feel connected, heard, and seen, even if it means losing my own identity and autonomy.

You never can get enough
You are always hungry, thirsty, or restless, and no matter how much you consume, achieve, or explore, you'll never feel truly satisfied or complete.

We just need to survive
We are not living, but merely surviving, trying to avoid pain, danger, or death, and neglecting the joy, beauty, or meaning of life.

If we're ever gonna dream again
If we're ever gonna reconnect with our imagination, creativity, and hope, and dream big, bold, and beautiful dreams, that transcend the limits of our mundane reality.

We are individuals in our little rituals
We have our own unique, personal, and private habits, traditions, and routines, that define us and make us feel safe, comfortable, and familiar.

Hospitals, memorials, smaller than disease
Even the biggest and most symbolic institutions, like hospitals and memorials, are powerless and insignificant, compared to the magnitude and devastation of diseases that afflict us physically and mentally.

Rituals and burials are distant used memories
The customs and practices of the past, like rituals and burials, have lost their relevance, meaning, and emotional significance, as we have become disconnected from our history and heritage.

When you leave I doubt I'll remember you
Even though you may have been important or significant to me at some point, once you're gone, you'll become just a distant, fading memory, that may or may not affect me anymore.