The Jesus Lizard is an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Aus… Read Full Bio ↴The Jesus Lizard is an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas, United States. They are "a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground…(who) turned out a series of independent records filled with scathing, disembowelling, guitar-driven pseudo-industrial noise, all of which received positive reviews in underground music publications and heavy college-radio play."

After a brief run as a recording-only project based in Austin, founding vocalist David Yow, bassist David Wm. Sims and guitarist Duane Denison relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 1989, finding kindred spirits in recording engineer Steve Albini and the Touch and Go Records imprint. With the addition of drummer Mac McNeilly, they began operating as a live band, expanding their following beyond Chicago's alternative scene into an international audience. Drummer Jim Kimball replaced McNeilly late in 1996, and was himself replaced by Brendan Murphy two years later.

Despite releasing a split single with leading alt-rockers Nirvana and signing to Capitol Records, the band failed to find commercial success amid the alternative rock explosion of the 1990s, and disbanded in 1999. Their reunion from 2008 to 2010 and following tour enjoyed positive responses from audiences and critics.

In October 2013, The Jesus Lizard were set to play at the All Tomorrow's Parties event Release the Bats in Melbourne, Australia. They cancelled this show due to "unforeseen circumstances."

Members:

David Yow - vocals;
Duane Denison - guitars;
David Wm. Sims - bass;
Mac McNeilly - drums.

Former members:

Jim Kimball - drums;
Brendan Murphy - drums.

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Eyesore
The Jesus Lizard Lyrics

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I knew I knew a man, a man with five daughters, he could never hear himself at all
They lived out under the airport, the hood he wore was not worn to keep him warm
I had a particular role to fill, he told me, "Go make a new enemy."
If I did I'd get a clear outlook
If I did I'd get a clear outlook
I think I know enough, I'm sure I know enough
Not to put people in a sack who live their whole lives in a hole
If I could, I'd go out to the airport and make love to all five of his daughters

Fertilize them young in their purity, teach them to make their father their enemy
I'd make love to all five of his daughters, If I did, he'd get a clear outlook
I think I know enough, I'm sure I know enough
Not to put people in a sack who live their whole lives in a hole
If I could I'd go out to the airport, if I could I'd go out to the airport
And make love to all five of his daughters, I'd make love to all five of his daughters

Fertilize them young in their purity, fertilize them young in their purity
Teach them to make their father their enemy, teach them to make their father their enemy

Overall Meaning

The Jesus Lizard's song "Eyesore" is a disturbing, unsettling meditation on power, control, and sexual desire. The song's protagonist is a man who knows another man with five daughters, who lives under the airport and wears a hood that is not meant to keep him warm. The singer is given a task by the hooded man: go make a new enemy. If he succeeds, he will get a clear outlook.

The lyrics suggest a power dynamic at play, with the hooded man manipulating the singer and possibly the daughters as well. The singer's desire to make love to all five of the daughters and fertilize them young in their purity is deeply disturbing and reveals his own twisted desires for control and domination. He wants to teach the daughters to make their father their enemy, further perpetuating the cycle of power and control.

Line by Line Meaning

I knew I knew a man, a man with five daughters, he could never hear himself at all
I was acquainted with a man who had five daughters and was completely unaware of himself.

They lived out under the airport, the hood he wore was not worn to keep him warm
This man and his daughters lived near the airport and his hood was for some other purpose instead of keeping him warm.

I had a particular role to fill, he told me, "Go make a new enemy."
The man instructed me to make a new enemy because it was my duty to do so.

If I did I'd get a clear outlook
Making a new enemy would bring about a clear outlook for me.

I think I know enough, I'm sure I know enough
I believe that I am knowledgeable enough to not confine people who are already living in misery.

Not to put people in a sack who live their whole lives in a hole
I understand the cruelty of imprisoning the ones who are already imprisoned by their living conditions.

If I could, I'd go out to the airport and make love to all five of his daughters
If given the chance, I would have sexual relations with all of his daughters.

Fertilize them young in their purity, teach them to make their father their enemy
I would impregnate the daughters while they are still young and innocent and train them to resent their father.

I'd make love to all five of his daughters, If I did, he'd get a clear outlook
Having intercourse with all five daughters would make the man understand himself better.

I think I know enough, I'm sure I know enough
I believe that I am knowledgeable enough to not confine people who are already living in misery.

Not to put people in a sack who live their whole lives in a hole
I understand the cruelty of imprisoning the ones who are already imprisoned by their living conditions.

If I could I'd go out to the airport, if I could I'd go out to the airport
If I had the opportunity, I would go to the airport.

And make love to all five of his daughters, I'd make love to all five of his daughters
I would have sexual relations with all five of his daughters.

Fertilize them young in their purity, fertilize them young in their purity
I would impregnate them while they are still innocent and pure.

Teach them to make their father their enemy, teach them to make their father their enemy
I would train them to resent their own father.

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