Three Sheets to Kishkiyya · Track 25 · middle
Squiffy
VOLUME I — being gloriously, world-tilting DRUNK (the night at full tilt). The idiom and the song's title hook: "Squiffy". Its true history: UK — slightly askew, charmingly only-just tipsy; the gentle leading edge of the night. Render this beat of the night as the band's affectionate, funny, celebratory tribute — the idiom itself is the chorus hook.
Lyrics
[Intro] The glass is sweating in my hand The floorboards feel like shifting sand [Verse 1] In 1883 they knew the word Before the London gaslights truly blurred A gentleman whose hat was worn Just slightly off from the uniform It hasn't hit the heavy phase I just feel music in the haze The edges of the room are soft And gravity is holding off [Chorus] Oh, I'm just a little squiffy The universe is leaning to the right I'm feeling warm and squiffy The golden leading edge of the night Everything is brilliant, nothing hurts I'm tangled in the fabric of the words [Verse 2] I haven't spilled a single drop I totally know when to stop Or so I tell the mirror by the door Which feels a little further than before The conversation has a lovely hum I am a tethered, hovering balloon I love you all, I love this velvet seat I love the sudden lightness in my knees [Chorus] 'Cause I'm a little squiffy The universe is leaning to the right I'm feeling warm and squiffy The golden leading edge of the night Everything is brilliant, nothing hurts I'm tangled in the fabric of the words [Bridge] I know the storm is waiting in the deep I know tomorrow I will want to sleep But here upon the precipice of grand I hold the entire evening in my hand [Outro] Just a degree askew Just a fraction out of line It's 1883 and I am doing absolutely fine Yeah, I'm fine Just wonderfully, delightfully Squiffy... And the floor is slanted.