Harper Lee
Little Green Cars Lyrics

Like a crash I wait for the impact
I anticipate something big happening, like a collision.

And like a train I wait for the smoke
I expect something disastrous to occur, similar to the smoke that billows from a train wreck.

Like a storm I wait for the silence
I am anxious for the calm after a chaotic or tumultuous event, similar to the stillness that follows a storm.

And like a bluff I wait till you fold
I am counting on your vulnerability or weakness and will wait until you give up in order to take advantage of you.

Oooh there’s a gun in the attic let me go grab it
I have a potentially dangerous tool at my disposal and am considering using it.

Oooh I’d blow holes in my soul just so you can look past it
I am willing to cause self-harm in order to make you overlook my faults or problems.

Oooh ye there’s glass on the floor there’s a hole in the roof
My world is broken or damaged in some way, with the broken glass and hole in the roof as symbols of that damage.

Oooh ye the chandelier fell now the rains falling through
Something significant has come crashing down and now there is chaos raining down.

Like a dog I wait for my owner
I am obediently waiting for direction or guidance, much like a dog waits for its owner.

And Harper Lee I’ll kill me a bird
I am willing to take matters into my own hands and do something drastic, like killing a bird, in order to solve a problem.

And I sit back and I just watch it happen
I am passive and not taking action or responsibility for what is happening.

And just like you I won’t say a word
I am keeping quiet and not speaking up or taking a stance, much like someone else who is also silent.

Oooh I put mice in the kitchen to see if you’d kill them
I have deliberately created a situation in order to test your character, by putting mice where you might be expected to kill them.

Oooh oh no you let them live now there’s twelve thousand kids
You did not respond in the way I thought you would, and now there are unexpected consequences.

Oooh oh ye you let them breed now I’ve got mouths to feed
Your actions have created other problems for me, like having to take care of even more living things.

Oooh oh ye you let them stay now they have taken my place
Allowing the mice to stay has consequences, and they have taken over or usurped my position or role.

Oooh ye you left them alone now they’re eating our home
Your lack of action has led to our shared space being destroyed or consumed, likely by the mice or their kin.