Blue
Thought Industry Lyrics


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[I) Eating Shit As An Occupation]

Dennis Hurley, guns and coffee. Lucky strikes.
Suede shoes. Polyester slacks cramped posture.
Staleman, frail hands. Shake caffeine palsy. Lame
Veteran korea grips breasts. Wife's breasts. Gorge
Bruised nipples. Welted glazed thighs. Half-gallon
Bourbon. Slit my intentions. Boil.

Octopus lentils, leeks, lamb cabbage, spinach, squash
Pie, prunes, and eggplant, curdled goat's blood milk,
Head cheese, rye roast. Peel shrimp fetus cold aborted
Daughter. Mormon. Right wing. House wives swallow
Dennis' love zanex. Wet sleep dead man. Slit my
Aspirations. Boil.

Me be itsy silly fluffy boy. Golly folly. Skippy
Trippie pixie slippy toy. Lolly polly. Shoot me.

Rat squeal secrets. Desade roleplay. Whipped skin
Hot back. Sidhartha cancer. Tock murders the lorax.
Shower head. Crammed fist. Launch crying children
Sprint deceptive off chin. Priss grin. Wipe cream crust
On the red white blue. L. B.J. kiss me. Slit my
Occupation. Boil.

[II) Burning Kalamazoo To The Ground With Zippo fluid]

Clear filthy water. Dung campus housing. Slumlord
Rule. Raise my rent. Pure cutesy water. Strappy vein
Bulging tight lamp cord. God of love. Don't travel to
Belfast, Ian. Arms poked bony skin. Plum badge of
Honor.

War hero. Suck. Stick. Right. Pregnant womb K'zoo.
Mud scene pie easy stroking farce. I'm not loyal.

"Step down Mr. and Mrs. Politically Correct. It's so
Easy to be "punk" and "aware" living at home. You
Can't change shit, you're too self-righteous; you're the
Bigots you flount to loathe."

Cappuccino, Darvans with vodka. Pente'. Zig Zag.
Courvoisier. Nitrous. Karaoke. Cornbread Patrick.
Albert Hoffman dreams a wind chime. Buck shot.
Limbau swill rot champagne. Swill granola holy. Meth
Sneeze blood hurl. Slit my education. Boil light.





Shoot me boy. Love's a prescription love feast.
Let's go sailing Mr. Hurley.

Overall Meaning

The song "Blue" by Thought Industry is a dark and twisted portrayal of society and the human experience. The lyrics are comprised of two different sections, "Eating Shit As An Occupation" and "Burning Kalamazoo To The Ground With Zippo fluid", which each touch on different themes and issues.


The first section speaks to the depravity and corruption of society, painting pictures of characters who are disillusioned and degraded. The lines "Dennis Hurley, guns and coffee. Lucky strikes. Suede shoes. Polyester slacks cramped posture" describe a man who is hardened by life and numbed by vices. The lyrics go on to describe other characters, such as a veteran gripped by trauma and housewives who use drugs to escape their mundane lives.


The second section of the song deals with inequality and social issues. The lyrics "Clear filthy water. Dung campus housing. Slumlord rule. Raise my rent" call attention to the plight of those who are economically disadvantaged and oppressed by those in power. The lyrics also criticize those who claim to be activists and aware but are actually self-righteous and ineffective.


Overall, the song "Blue" is an intense and uncomfortable depiction of the darker aspects of society and the human experience.


Line by Line Meaning

Dennis Hurley, guns and coffee. Lucky strikes.
Dennis Hurley is a person who drinks coffee and smokes Lucky Strike cigarettes while also owning guns.


Suede shoes. Polyester slacks cramped posture.
The singer is wearing uncomfortable clothing, which is causing them to feel cramped.


Staleman, frail hands. Shake caffeine palsy. Lame Veteran korea grips breasts. Wife's breasts. Gorge Bruised nipples. Welted glazed thighs. Half-gallon Bourbon. Slit my intentions. Boil.
These lines describe the physical and mental trauma suffered by a veteran of the Korean War. The singer wishes to escape the memories this veteran is reliving.


Octopus lentils, leeks, lamb cabbage, spinach, squash Pie, prunes, and eggplant, curdled goat's blood milk, Head cheese, rye roast. Peel shrimp fetus cold aborted Daughter. Mormon. Right wing. House wives swallow Dennis' love zanex. Wet sleep dead man. Slit my Aspirations. Boil.
These lines describe a disturbing meal consisting of various foods including goat's blood milk and a shrimp fetus. The artist mentions someone named Dennis who supplies love Zanex to housewives. The artist's aspirations have been destroyed.


Me be itsy silly fluffy boy. Golly folly. Skippy Trippie pixie slippy toy. Lolly polly. Shoot me.
The artist is mocking a child's speech and suggests killing themselves as a way out of the absurdity of life.


Rat squeal secrets. Desade roleplay. Whipped skin Hot back. Sidhartha cancer. Tock murders the lorax. Shower head. Crammed fist. Launch crying children Sprint deceptive off chin. Priss grin. Wipe cream crust On the red white blue. L. B.J. kiss me. Slit my Occupation. Boil.
These lines are a stream-of-consciousness list of disturbing and violent images, including murder and child abuse. The singer seems to be overwhelmed with negative feelings.


Clear filthy water. Dung campus housing. Slumlord Rule. Raise my rent. Pure cutesy water. Strappy vein Bulging tight lamp cord. God of love. Don't travel to Belfast, Ian. Arms poked bony skin. Plum badge of Honor.
These lines describe poor living conditions and the fear of violence. The singer is also making a sarcastic comment on the idea of a 'god of love'.


War hero. Suck. Stick. Right. Pregnant womb K'zoo. Mud scene pie easy stroking farce. I'm not loyal.
The artist seems to be critical of the concept of being a war hero and expresses their disillusionment with loyalty.


"Step down Mr. and Mrs. Politically Correct. It's so Easy to be "punk" and "aware" living at home. You Can't change shit, you're too self-righteous; you're the Bigots you flount to loathe."
These lines are a condemnation of people who consider themselves 'politically correct' or 'punk' but are not actually making an effort to change the world for the better. The artist also accuses them of being hypocrites.


Cappuccino, Darvans with vodka. Pente'. Zig Zag. Courvoisier. Nitrous. Karaoke. Cornbread Patrick. Albert Hoffman dreams a wind chime. Buck shot. Limbau swill rot champagne. Swill granola holy. Meth Sneeze blood hurl. Slit my education. Boil light.
These lines describe drug and alcohol abuse, and again mention someone named Patrick. The artist's education has been destroyed and they feel hopeless.


Shoot me boy. Love's a prescription love feast. Let's go sailing Mr. Hurley.
The singer is once again expressing their desire for death as a way to escape the pain of life. They also mention Dennis Hurley again, but it is unclear if he is a real person or a figment of their imagination.




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