Retard Girl
Hole Lyrics

Retard girl makes us sick
The subject of the song is viewed in a negative light and elicits feelings of disgust and disdain.

Retard, poke her with a stick
The subject is treated cruelly and inhumanely, as if she were some sort of animal or object.

Well, she walks funny Kind of like a pig
The subject's gait is described in a way that is unflattering and demeaning, further emphasizing her otherness.

God, I hate that retard girl
The singer's hatred for the subject is made explicit and unambiguous.

See the retard girl walking in the schoolyard In the same dress from fourth grade See the retard girl cross-eyed in the schoolyard Looking for the friend she made
The subject is depicted as hopeless and pathetic, with no friends, no sense of social etiquette or propriety, and a lack of developmental progression.

Yeah, don't forget her face
The singer implores the listener to remember the subject's face, as if to remind them of her otherness and undesirability.

As shines the moon among the lesser fires She is sucking dick out in the yard Well, she walks funny Kind of like a pig God, I hate that retard girl Hey, the retard girls all walk funny
The singer suggests that the subject is a sexual deviant or promiscuous, and her supposed aberrant behavior further supports the idea that she is inferior or undeserving of basic respect and dignity.

She don't think like the others do See the retard girl squirming in the mud Throw her in the trash can See what she does
The subject is presented as aberrant and lacking in cognitive functioning, perhaps even to the point of being subhuman, and her behavior is viewed as undeserving of empathy or understanding.

I asked her mother, "Why'd you implode?" Well, her head's so big It just might explode And she walks funny Kind of like a pig God, I hate that retard girl Hit her
The singer further reinforces the idea that the subject is burdened with some sort of intellectual disability or condition that renders her different, unattractive, and objectionable; that even extends to physical characteristics such as the size of her head.

See that retard girl staring at the sun What does she see? See the retard girl stare at everyone I hope she doesn't see me
The subject's behavior is depicted as strange, unusual, and even disturbing -- activities such as staring at the sun, which could cause damage to the eyes -- but also indicates that she is tolerated or even justified in being mocked, as long as she does not cause harm or distress to the singer or others.

Retard girl, the retard girl The retard girl Yeah, don't forget her face Retard girl The retard girl The retard girl Don't throw her away
The song ends with a repetition of the titular phrase, but now with an additional plea to not discard or dismiss the subject out of hand, as if to offer some sort of redemption or awareness of the cruelty and narrow-mindedness expressed throughout the lyrics.