[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Like a needle in a haystack
Provoking all my allergies
The genie's out of the bottle
[Chorus]
In the shadow of the spectre
Under the Sword of Damocles
Well, I have but one regret
That I have not killed you yet
[Verse 2]
Those burnholes in the mattress
Bring back such sweet memories
It's nature versus nurture
The princess and the pea
[Refrain]
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Oh, who will be the first to fall?
I'm gonna solve all of your problems
With a lingering embrace
The center of the universe
Is a very crowded place
[Chorus]
In the shadow of the spectre
Under the Sword of Damocles
Well, I have but one regret
That I have not killed you yet
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Verse 3]
The repulsive and the ignorant
Are gonna meet their maker yet
With the kindness of a blindfold
And one last cigarette
Grand high exalted ruler
My kingdom for a horse
[Refrain]
Mirror, mirror on my back
Oh, who will be the first to crack?
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Oh, who will be the first to fall?
I'm gonna solve all of your problems
With a lingering embrace
The center of the universe
Is a very crowded place
[Chorus]
In the shadow of the spectre
Under the Sword of Damocles
Well, I have but one regret
That I have not killed you yet
[Verse 4]
Underneath the shattered dome
A prisoner in my own home
Everything you know is wrong
The throbbing of testosterone
Erupture rising in my craw
The sound is too loud to ignore
You went and threw it all away
[Verse 5]
It's nature versus nurture
The princess and the pea
The genie's out of the bottle
This day will live in infamy
[Refrain]
I'm gonna solve all of your problems
With a lingering embrace
The center of the universe
Is a very crowded place
[Chorus]
In the shadow of the spectre
Under the Sword of Damocles
Well, I have but one regret
That I have not killed you yet, uh!
A Mexican divorce is much quicker and easier than an American one. Thirlwell’s character is saying that he knows a “quicker way” – that is, ending the relationship by killing off their partner.
Zappa’s “Trouble Every Day”
From the 1941 ‘Day of Infamy’ speech by Franklin D Roosevelt, after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.