Chickens
Orion Rigel Dommisse Lyrics

Daddy's got twenty-seven cars
The singer's father owns 27 cars that are parked around a trailer on his property.

Surrounding a trailer on his land
The collection of cars is located near a trailer that is also on the father's land.

In each car he keeps a chicken
The father stores chickens in every car in his collection.

He's been gathering the eggs by hand
The father collects the eggs laid by the chickens and does it manually.

He says
The father speaks to his daughter in the next line.

"Daughter, I need some help
The father is asking his daughter to help him fetch the eggs.

I can't get all these eggs by myself."
He can't retrieve all the eggs without assistance.

My sister says
The artist's sister is speaking in this line.

"Don't help him"
The artist's sister advises against helping their father.

But I hear his blood in me
Despite her sister's suggestion, the artist feels an instinctual pull to help her father.

The blood says
The singer's inner voice speaks to her again, expressing a sense of urgency.

"Get some pliers;
The voice is instructing her to retrieve a tool to help with the situation at hand.

There are bugs in your teeth."
She envisions a repulsive scenario to make her feel disgusted and motivated enough to act.

Daddy, I need some help
The singer finally speaks directly to her father, acknowledging his request for assistance.

I can't pull these teeth out by myself
The task at hand is beyond her ability to handle alone.

My mother says
The artist's mother interrupts the interaction between the father and daughter.

"Don't help him"
The mother also advises against helping the father.

As she pulls out her stitches
The mother is multitasking and tending to her own needs while speaking to her daughter.

He killed her favorite goat
The father committed a cruel act by killing the mother's favorite goat.

And surreptitiously fed us with him
The father prepared and served the goat to the family without disclosing the origin of the meal.

Pieces of flesh in my hands
The artist is holding chunks of flesh from the goat meat that was consumed.

Keep them warm so I can reattach them
She's attempting to preserve the remains in hopes of fixing or incorporating them back into the goat's body.

I unhitched his trailer
The singer has taken action against her father.

Pushed it towards a cave
She has moved her father's trailer towards a cave.

It rolled down the hillside
The trailer picked up momentum and began to roll down a hill.

Killing raccoons in its way
The trailer struck and killed raccoons in its path.

Raccoons
The singer speaks to the raccoons, asking for their help.

I need some help
The artist needs assistance to slow down the trailer before her father is hurt or killed.

I can't slow down this trailer by myself
The artist is incapable of stopping the trailer alone.

Before he dies
The singer is running out of time to talk to her father before something catastrophic happens.

I have little time
The situation is urgent and time is of the essence.

To speak to him and be kind
The artist wants to use the last opportunity to converse with her father and make amends, if possible.

Be kind
The artist wants to approach the situation with compassion and empathy.