Rescue
The Blood Brothers Lyrics
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my bathroom mirror is cluttered with colonial faces.
it's a fright, it's a sight, powdered chalky white.
You've got to rescue me
they're stalking me, hiding in mirrors like flesh jack-o-lanterns.
It's a tease, it's a shock, they shriek,
"The Redcoats are coming!" like a choir of boiling lobsters.
The lyrics to The Blood Brothers' song Rescue paint a vivid and haunting picture of paranoia and delusion. The line "They're fucking after us" sets a tense and fearful tone, immediately making the listener feel on edge. The image of colonial faces cluttering the bathroom mirror suggests a sense of being trapped in the past, unable to escape the ghosts of the past that haunt us. The powdered chalky white complexion of the faces adds a sense of eeriness and detachment, further adding to the unsettling atmosphere.
The repetition of "It's a fright, it's a sight" emphasizes the fear and horror of the situation, while the plea "You've got to rescue me" adds a sense of desperation and hopelessness. The line "hiding in mirrors like flesh jack-o-lanterns" again plays on the theme of being trapped and unable to escape, while the imagery of boiling lobsters adds a sense of chaos and madness. Throughout the song, there is a sense of being hunted and pursued, with the threat of danger always lurking just around the corner.
Line by Line Meaning
They're fucking after us,
We are being pursued relentlessly and with malicious intent.
my bathroom mirror is cluttered with colonial faces.
I am haunted by the ghosts of Britain's colonial past which seem to stare back at me from my bathroom mirror.
it's a fright, it's a sight, powdered chalky white.
The sight of these ghostly faces is both terrifying and disorienting, they appear as if covered in a powdery, chalky substance.
You've got to rescue me
I am in desperate need of help and cannot face these terrifying apparitions alone.
they're stalking me, hiding in mirrors like flesh jack-o-lanterns.
These ghostly figures seem to be following me wherever I go, lurking in my mirrors like grotesque pumpkin carvings made of flesh.
It's a tease, it's a shock, they shriek,
Their appearances and actions are both enticing and startling, they let out a piercing shriek.
"The Redcoats are coming!" like a choir of boiling lobsters.
Their haunting cries are reminiscent of warnings during the American Revolutionary War- signaling a coming danger. The comparison to boiling lobsters creates a sense of imminent danger and the hysteria that is often present in a moment of crisis.
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