LYRIC DICTIONARY

All Or Nothing

  • in like flynn : the phrase's first meaning was "in favour, assured of success, in an enviable position"; but the phrase was popularized with reference to Hollywood actor Errol Flynn, whose amorous exploits gave it a second meaning: "being a quick seducer".
  • hairline : a tiny line or crack on a surface.
  • reptile house : a venue in Michigan that Human Waste Project played at; also an album by The Sisters of Mercy.
  • blue baby : infant born with a heart defect that causes a bluish coloration of the skin.

    A Thousand Years

  • retrograde : to go back.

    Big Shot

  • pundits : ones who give opinions in an authoritative manner.

    Dead End Queen

  • lady luck : a metaphor used to describe one's fortune of chance.
  • charlatan : a fraud; faker.
  • telepathy : communication from one mind to another by extrasensory means.

    Death Via Satellite

  • elective surgery : beneficial to the patient but not essential for survival.

    Dirty Lion

  • speaking in tongues : to speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy.

    Life Is Sweet

  • saccharine : of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar.
  • Father Flanagan : Roman Catholic priest. Guided by the belief that "there is no such thing as a bad boy," he founded Boy's Town, a shelter for homeless boys, in 1917.

    Nemesis

  • golden touch : ability to perfect anything attempted on premiere try; relating to the Greek myth of Midas.

    You, Me, And A Knife

  • blood rite : any kind of ceremony involving blood.