Aborigine
Pulp Lyrics

Starts so slowly, just a place to stay
The singer's life started in a nonchalant manner aiming to find a place to settle.

Somewhere warm where they can spend their days
He wanted to find a warm place that could provide a comfortable shelter for him and his family.

Air is stagnant and he feels unclean
The environment is unclean and unhygienic, making him feel uncomfortable.

Hair hangs greasy and he smells obscene
The artist has not maintained proper hygiene that has resulted in greasy hair and bad body odor.

Something's happened and it's not so good
The artist's life takes a turn for the worse, and he faces negative experiences.

Broken bottles in the face of love
The singer is subjected to brutal physical violence in the name of love.

Mottled flesh under the harsh strip-light
Under harsh, bright light, the singer's blemished and spotted skin is visible.

Nylon sheets to keep them warm at night
The artist has very basic living arrangements, with nylon sheets as bedding, for warmth at night.

Once it's started it can never stop
Once a chain of events begins, it continues without stopping.

Fills his head with a dark damp fog
Negative experiences take a toll on the artist's mental state, leading to a foggy and desolate mindset.

In the distance is a constant cry
A sound of distress is heard in the distance, continually present in the environment.

Growing louder as the years go by
The cry gradually grows louder in volume and more unignorable over time.

Days get longer and he starts to drink
As the days become lengthier, the singer increasingly resorts to drinking.

Spews his stomach in the kitchen sink
The singer vomits in the sink due to excessive drinking.

Tells his children they should have respect
The singer exhibits hypocritical behavior and demands respect from his children despite treating them poorly.

Tells his wife that she's a nervous wreck
The artist blames his wife for her nervousness and projects onto her instead of taking responsibility for his own behavior.

Can't be bothered when it's all the same
The artist feels apathetic, indifferent to everything because it always ends up being the same.

Leave it long enough, it goes away
He believes any problem can be avoided and resolved with enough time without taking real steps to resolve it.

In the meantime stomach turns to fat
As he procrastinates, his belly fat increases due to poor health habits.

She tries to tell him but he can't have that
His wife attempts to communicate with him, but he refuses to listen or consider her perspective.

She's only jealous and she's telling lies
The artist gaslights his wife and dismisses her concerns as lies from a jealous person.

Standing naked in his flesh disguise
The artist stands naked in a disguise of his physical appearance, hiding his true character behind it.

It took him months to get her into bed
The singer spends a lot of time pursuing his wife before finally sleeping with her.

Now he's got her he just wants her dead
After attaining what he wanted, the artist desires his wife's death, indicating his insatiable nature.

She wants excitement and she needs romance
The wife yearns for romance and thrills in her life.

All she gets are dirty underpants
Instead of romance, the singer only offers her dirty, unclean underwear as a testament to his neglect and disregard for her feelings.

Stupid animal that can't know why
The singer views his wife as a useless creature that cannot comprehend why he treats her poorly.

Something's wrong so someone has to die
The artist believes something terrible needs to occur because of a perceived problem, indicating his violent nature.

The wind is blowing and the rain falls down
There is a storm outside, darkening the environment and atmosphere.

Sends his family on a trip down town
The singer sends his family out, unaware it will be the last time he sees them.

Sees them die in a burning wreck
The singer witnesses his family die in a car crash.

Sees them burn, smokes a cigarette
He smokes a cigarette as he watches his family burn alive in the accident, indicating his complete disregard for human life.

He knows he's finished but he can't stop now
The artist knows that his life is ruined, but he cannot turn back or change the course of events.

And he wants to end it but he can't see how
He desires to end his life due to guilt and misery but is unsure how to do so.

And it's all in pieces, thrown it all away
The singer's life is in shambles and chaos due to his self-destructive behavior.

Oh, but he's not ugly, he just looks that way
He blames his deteriorated looks on external factors despite his toxic personality playing a vital role.

And he wants some quiet and he needs it now
The singer wants a moment of peace and quietude desperately.

But the scream he's started's getting far too loud
The internal cry for help and anguish has spiraled into a too-loud, uncontrollable scream for the singer.

And he still pretends he does it just for now
He deceives himself into believing his behavior is temporary and that he will stop soon.

His day will come he'll lose it all somehow
The artist's arrogance will culminate in a day where he loses everything he has, yet he remains oblivious to the impending fate.

Killing time until his ship arrives
The artist is merely passing the time until a hopeful, imminent arrival of something notable.

Been dead ten years but he's still alive
Emotionally, the singer has been lifeless for the past decade, despite still breathing.

And the time is wasted and the ship has sunk
The singer has wasted time and effort waiting for something that never arrived, culminating in disaster.

But he hasn't noticed and he comes home drunk
The artist remains unaware of the tragedy that occurred and returns home, intoxicated and desensitized.

And he's just dead weight, he'll never leave the ground
The artist is hopeless and unable to do anything to change his situation, akin to inanimate, dead weight.

He tries to stand but he keeps falling down
He attempts to improve his situation, but he repeatedly falls short, making no progress.

And it's hard to know he doesn't count for much
The singer is insignificant and unable to make a significant impact.

He's not a has-been, just a never-was
The artist never had the potential to succeed, and he wallows in his own self-pity, causing his downfall.

Oh he hates his wife and he hates them all
The singer possesses hatred towards his wife and everyone around him, incapable of proper romantic bonds or social relationships.

He hates his wife and he hates them all
He reiterates his loathing before the song ends, solidifying the fact that he is a toxic and vile person.

Hates his wife
The singer hates his spouse for reasons beyond her control.

Hates them all.
He hates essentially everyone around him and exhibits destructive behavior without regard for human life or their feelings.