Breathe Deep
Lambchop Lyrics
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when the man returned home he took the glade from the worthless little plastic sack. he placed one on the rug, one on the end table, one on the window sill, one under the TV, and one on the air conditioner. this might seem unusual except for the fact that his entire apartment was just filled with them. every room on every surface. he figured he had about sixty of them in all--each one's nozzle poised at the ready. he sighed and opened a beer. he started to push down the lock and hold buttons on the canisters, slowly filling the room, working his way from the dining room into the den. each room filling with a multiscented fog: desert bloom, evergreen, misty rose, fresh lemon, regular and unscented, pot porrouri, wild oak, petulia, ocean mist, musk, hazel wood, irish nights, sandal wood, rain forest, country kitchen, natural prevention?, orange blossom, indian summer, and holiday candle. calmly he sat on the couch, spilt his beer, and closed his eyes.
Lambchop's song "Breathe Deep" tells a story of a man who seems to be struggling with something. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of an unusual man who visits a grocery store, buys several cans of a deodorizer called "Glade Lock and Hold Room Freshener," and returns home to place them in every conceivable spot in his apartment. The singer seems to be deeply troubled, using scent to create a cocoon of protection, which allows him to escape from the world, hoping that the fragrance can block out any bad smell from his surroundings. For him, the scent appears to be a means to escape the reality of life, a way to control his environment, and make it pleasant, even if only for a fleeting moment. The lyrics seem to be a metaphor for the way we all live our lives - trying to create a perfect world, trying to block out any harsh reality, trying to escape from responsibility.
The lyrics' storytelling in "Breathe Deep" is subtle, and the words are open to interpretation. The man's motivations are unclear, as is his psychology, and we are left to guess what might be going on in his mind. The story is full of little details that suggest the man is fixated on creating a perfect environment in the world around him, but he is really withdrawing from society, trying to avoid his problems. The fact that he uses sixty cans of the deodorizer suggests something more than mere obsession. Perhaps he is trying to create an illusion of control, trying to hide from himself or the harsh realities of the world.
Line by Line Meaning
The clerk smiled as she saw the same nut pick up a personal size grocery basket and head down aisle two.
The cashier was aware of the strange man who always took a small basket and went to the second aisle.
She smiled because periodically this guy would return with a basket full of glade lock and hold room freshener and deodorizer.
She was happy because the strange man would often come back with a basket filled with air freshener cans.
It's a deodorizer that works on the same principle as a bug bomb.
The air freshener works similar to a bug killer spray.
Simply push down on the button and it fills the room with a scented fog.
To use the air freshener, one only needs to press the button and it will release a fragrant mist.
The man would buy only about five or six cans at a time.
The strange man would purchase only a few cans of air freshener with each visit.
He'd been coming in for about five weeks now. Sometimes he would come in twice a week.
The cashier had noticed the odd man visiting the store for around five weeks, once or twice a week.
He seemed like a normal guy. He was kind of balding in his mid-thirties wearing a black leather jacket. And he was always so damn dusty. Something soft about his features. It looked like it was makeup, but it was just dust. He paid with a twenty and said thank you and left.
The strange man appeared normal, middle-aged with a black leather jacket, though very dusty. His facial features seemed soft, but it was just dust. He paid and left.
When the man returned home he took the glade from the worthless little plastic sack.
Upon arriving home, the strange man took out the air freshener cans from a cheap plastic bag.
He placed one on the rug, one on the end table, one on the windowsill, one under the TV, and one on the air conditioner.
He strategically placed one can of air freshener on different surfaces like the rug, end table, windowsill, TV, and air conditioner.
This might seem unusual except for the fact that his entire apartment was just filled with them. Every room on every surface.
This behavior may be strange, but every surface in the man's apartment was covered with cans of air freshener.
He figured he had about sixty of them in all--each one's nozzle poised at the ready.
The strange man estimated that he had sixty cans of air freshener, each one ready to use at any moment.
He sighed and opened a beer. He started to push down the lock and hold buttons on the canisters, slowly filling the room, working his way from the dining room into the den.
The man relaxed with a beer and then began to spray the air freshener, slowly filling each room, starting from the dining room, and then moving to the den.
Each room filling with a multiscented fog: desert bloom, evergreen, misty rose, fresh lemon, regular and unscented, potpourri, wild oak, petunia, ocean mist, musk, hazelwood, irish nights, sandalwood, rainforest, country kitchen, natural prevention, orange blossom, indian summer, and holiday candle.
The scented fog had a mix of fragrances: desert bloom, evergreen, misty rose, fresh lemon, regular and unscented, potpourri, wild oak, petunia, ocean mist, musk, hazelwood, Irish nights, sandalwood, rainforest, country kitchen, natural prevention, orange blossom, Indian summer, and holiday candle.
Calmly he sat on the couch, spilt his beer, and closed his eyes.
The man sat on the couch with a sense of serenity, accidentally spilling his beer, and then closing his eyes.
Lyrics © SCHUBERT MUSIC PUBLISHING INC.
Written by: KURT WAGNER
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