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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Lady Shoes
The Jesus Lizard Lyrics

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There's a girl, playing her piano, there's a little girl, playing her big piano
While her mother gives her an enema, while her mother
While her mother gives her an enema, while her mother
And then the daddy comes in and jacks off on the piano, and jacks off on the piano

And jacks off on the piano, and jacks off on the piano
Meanwhile, the local maternity ward, nurse comes in with a great big sledgehammer
She kills all the little babies, destroys the monitoring system

Says she got some time to stick around

She calls the doctor, said look what I've done
She calls the doctor, said look what I've done
She calls the doctor, said look what I've done
Doctor comes in, pops a boner and jacks off in her cap

And then the motel manager comes by
And takes a little shit in his hand, and then he takes a little shit in his hand

And then he takes a little shit in his hand
And the he puts it on like lipstick, lipstick, he puts it on like lipstick, lipstick

Overall Meaning

The Jesus Lizard's song Lady Shoes is a controversial and disturbing piece of music. The lyrics tell the story of multiple twisted and horrifying events, all while being narrated by a detached and unemotional voice. The first verse introduces a little girl playing the piano while her mother gives her an enema. The inclusion of this detail creates an eerie sense of discomfort for listeners, and it immediately sets the tone for the bizarre and unsettling nature of the rest of the song. As if the enema detail wasn't enough, the lyrics go on to describe the father coming in and masturbating on the piano. This disturbing image is accompanied by the unchanging repetition of "and jacks off on the piano."

The second verse continues with an even more grotesque and senseless description of a nurse entering a maternity ward and killing all the newborns with a sledgehammer. The lack of explanation or motive for this act adds to the feeling of unease created by the song. The nurse then calls a doctor to confess her actions, and he responds by coming to the scene and masturbating on her cap. Finally, the song concludes with a motel manager picking up feces and using it as lipstick, resulting in the final line repeated twice: "and he puts it on like lipstick, lipstick."

Line by Line Meaning

There's a girl, playing her piano, there's a little girl, playing her big piano
A girl is playing the piano, despite the piano being too big for her.

While her mother gives her an enema, while her mother
The girl's mother is giving her an enema while she plays the piano.

And then the daddy comes in and jacks off on the piano, and jacks off on the piano
The girl's father enters and ejaculates on the piano.

Meanwhile, the local maternity ward, nurse comes in with a great big sledgehammer
In another location, a nurse enters a maternity ward with a sledgehammer.

She kills all the little babies, destroys the monitoring system
The nurse kills all the babies and destroys the monitoring system.

Says she got some time to stick around
The nurse has some time to stay at the maternity ward.

She calls the doctor, said look what I've done
The nurse calls the doctor to show him what she has done.

Doctor comes in, pops a boner and jacks off in her cap
The doctor enters and gets an erection, then ejaculates into the nurse's hat.

And then the motel manager comes by
Later on, the motel manager arrives.

And takes a little shit in his hand, and then he takes a little shit in his hand
The motel manager defecates into his hand.

And then he takes a little shit in his hand
The motel manager continues to hold his feces in his hand.

And he puts it on like lipstick, lipstick, he puts it on like lipstick, lipstick
The motel manager applies his feces to his lips like lipstick.

Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: CAREY F MCNEILLY, DAVID L YOW, DAVID WILLIAM SIMS, DUANE DENISON

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