I struggled to grasp the meaning of the lyrics at first, but after searching on the internet I finally gathered some sort of understanding of them;
""dreaming that the antidote is orgasm" - many believe that when a person drowns, they experience a euphoric sensation at the moment of death, comparable to an intense orgasm. I believe maybe the lake had a reputation- the teenagers would go there to party, and dare eachother to hold their breath a long time underwater, hoping to achieve the fabled orgasm while still surviving to tell about it. Instead, many drowned- but this did not keep the kids from going back. They were foolish. Perhaps they joked that those young men who died had ejaculated in those waters... inspiring the humor in the consistency of the lake itself. The townspeople obviously did not find it appropriate to talk about what went down at the lake."The neighbours were trying to keep it quiet//But I swear that I could hear the laughter//So they joke, and they nicknamed it the porridge//Cause over night that lake had turned as thick as butter"now the geek "genius" thought he'd try the theory out himself, without anyone knowing- he thought he was smarter than the drunk boys and would be sober enough to save himself, but he drowned alone in the lake, still hoping to acheive his orgasm, not realizing that there was no "antidote" to save him from death." - juliaspaperbags from songmeanings.net
This is the interpretation that summed it up best.
I admire how Regina writes such wonderful lyrics.. what would inspire her to write a tale like this, adapt the words into a poem and then create a beautiful melody to go with it..? I simply had to write a blog about it.
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