Slender Fungus
Tones on Tail Lyrics

Love and hope and sex and dreams
The singer is listing things that are desirable and worth striving for.

Pride and joy, fast cars, ice cream
The singer is continuing their list of desirable things, which now includes material possessions and pleasures.

Jet black hair, soft socks and shoes
The singer is listing specific aesthetic preferences.

Let's fish around, free air again
The artist is suggesting going outside to enjoy nature and freedom.

Golden madness, feed off dead meat
The artist is describing a state of frenzy or mania, possibly fueled by something dark or unhealthy.

Time not lost, but sold white teeth
The singer is suggesting that they have not wasted time, but have instead achieved something that has brought them success or prosperity.

We want victory, we want truth
The singer is expressing a desire for success and honesty.

A million stars move into view
The artist is describing a beautiful sight of stars becoming visible.

Slender fungus was a disc of shiny concrete
The artist is introducing the title object as a disc-shaped and shiny material.

Slender fungus was a disc, a shiny ball of meat
A repetition of the line above, adding that the object is also made of meat.

Slender fungus sucks the toes that linger round your feet
The singer is describing the object as being potentially harmful to those around it or draining them of their energy or life force.

Slender fungus eats in bed before he goes to sleep
The artist is continuing to describe the object as having an insatiable and possibly grotesque appetite.

Feeling good here in the rain
The singer is describing a positive emotional state despite being in a potentially unpleasant environment.

Worms dancing, dancing in our veins
The singer is using a metaphor to describe their own physical or emotional state as tumultuous or chaotic.

I am you, but you're not me
The singer is suggesting that while they feel a sense of connectedness or kinship with someone, they also acknowledge their individuality and differences.

Bitter dolls, these always free
The artist is describing something or someone as being paradoxically unhappy or conflicted despite having freedom or autonomy.

Dance 'til it hurts, in a midnight glow
The artist is suggesting engaging in an activity to the point of excess, with a sense of enjoyment or intensity.

Truth is simple, can't ever say no
The singer is suggesting the importance and simplicity of being truthful or honest.

Flames fly higher, look up the moon
The singer is describing a scene of beauty or intensity.

Watching demons again, neither are you
The artist is suggesting that they are either literally or metaphorically observing something they find troubling or difficult, and that the listener is also involved or implicated in some way.

But we play all the things we are
The artist is suggesting that they embody a variety of identities or roles, and that they enjoy performing and expressing them.

Bomb song, swan song, red hot jazz
The artist is listing different genres or styles of music or art.

Burn ourselves out, just to please
The singer is describing a potentially harmful pattern of behavior in which they push themselves to exhaustion in order to satisfy others or meet expectations.

Back to a car, get on your knees
The artist is using a phrase that could be interpreted as sexual or submissive, but it is unclear what they are referring to specifically.

Big, big bomb song, gets burnt out
The singer is describing a song or something else as being intense and potentially destructive in its power.

Light your fire, move into view
The singer is encouraging someone to find or pursue their passion or ambition.

You can do better [Repeat: x1]
The singer is offering encouragement or advice, suggesting that the listener has the potential to achieve more.

Slender fungus was a disc of shiny concrete
Repetition of a previous line, perhaps signifying the object's continued presence or influence in the artist's mind.

Slender fungus was a disc, a shiny ball of meat
Repetition of a previous line, now taking on greater significance or emphasis.

Slender fungus sucks the toes that linger round your feet
Repetition of a previous line, reinforcing the object's potential threat or harm to others.

Slender fungus eats in bed before he goes to sleep
Repetition of a previous line, perhaps indicating the inescapability or inevitability of the object and its effects.