Spitshine
Carfax Abbey Lyrics

The song "Spitshine" by Carfax Abbey seems to be a defiant and rebellious statement by the singer against someone trying to mold or change their identity. They reject the expectations and pressure put on them by this person to conform to their ideals, saying that they don't care about their "cradled views" or their "broken prayer." The repetition of the phrase "I'm not your spitshine" suggests that the person is trying to control and polish the singer's image, but the singer refuses to be a puppet or object for someone else's desires. They reject being viewed as a "masterpiece" or a "reward," and assert that they won't let themselves be manipulated or remade by anyone else's standards.

The singer challenges the other person to see them for who they really are, rather than projecting their own image onto the singer. They resist being idealized or put on a pedestal, saying "Not some sculpture you can mold out of clay." Instead, the singer asserts their independence and individuality, proclaiming "Not a fucking thing wrong with me." The final lines of the song take on a more confrontational and aggressive tone, with the singer declaring themselves as "cancer's Christ" and threatening to "rape" the other person to make them "pure." The overall message of the song seems to be a rejection of control and manipulation, and a claim to freedom and self-definition.