Three Sheets to Kishkiyya · Track 93 · middle
Mouth Like a Fur Boot
VOLUME IV — the HUNGOVER morning after. The idiom and the song's title hook: "Mouth Like a Fur Boot". Its true history: Ireland — the dry, coated, carpeted tongue; deadpan. Render this beat of the night as the band's affectionate, funny, celebratory tribute — the idiom itself is the chorus hook.
Lyrics
[Intro] It is 8 in the morning. I am currently upholstering my teeth. [Verse 1] The sun is an absolute menace today I blink and my eyelids are heavy with clay But the primary crisis is south of the nose Where a very particular emptiness grows Swallowing is just a theory right now I’m producing less spit than a porcelain cow There is a thick pelt growing right on my tongue A vintage garment heavily wrung [Chorus] I've got a mouth like a fur boot Straight from the Irish drinking root Thick as the wool on a Galway sheep Woven in secret while I was asleep It’s a textile factory in my jaw The driest texture the island saw Mouth like a fur boot, walking on plush Don't ask me to speak, everything is hush [Verse 2] Let’s talk etymology for a beat To wear the boot is a biological feat In the damp green hills of the Emerald Isle They learned to suffer with deadpan style It’s not just a coating, it’s winter gear Spun from the ghosts of yesterday's beer I could knit a sweater from what’s on my gums This is the carpet when the morning comes [Chorus] I've got a mouth like a fur boot Straight from the Irish drinking root Thick as the wool on a Galway sheep Woven in secret while I was asleep It’s a textile factory in my jaw The driest texture the island saw Mouth like a fur boot, walking on plush Don't ask me to speak, everything is hush [Bridge] I am taking a stroll in a suede-lined room Every consonant gets caught in the loom If I find a glass of tap water soon I will guard it like a precious stone Yes, I know that doesn't rhyme. I am too dehydrated to care. [Outro] Just point me to the sink. I need to soak the footwear. Mouth like a fur boot. Honestly it’s more of a winter moccasin at this stage. Leave the cold tap running.