"Mutilated Lips" is a song by American
rock band
Ween. It was released as the lead single from their sixth studio album, ''
The Mollusk
''The Mollusk'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Ween, released by Elektra Records on June 24, 1997. It is a multi-genre concept album with a dark nautical theme, with most songs incorporating elements from psychedelia and/or sea ...
'' (1997), on June 24, 1997.
Composition
The song lyrics refer to being under the influence of psychedelic drugs. It explains that
while under the influence of psychedelics, the distorted perception of sight while looking at
an unattractive girl appearing to have mutilated lips.
The song's inclusion of acoustic guitar,
bongos,
synths
A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and f ...
, and keyboards were said to give the song a "psych-folk trippiness."
The lyrics also make reference to the
Ethiopian emperor
Haile Selassie I.
In other media
The lyrics "Mutilated lips give a kiss on the wrist of the worm like tips of tentacles expanding" was directly referenced in
the novel ''The Procession of Mollusks'' (2009) by Eric E. Olson.
The girl from "Mutilated Lips" was also a character in the novel.
Track list
#"Mutilated Lips – 3:49
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Ocean Man
"Ocean Man" is a song by American rock band Ween, the thirteenth track on their sixth studio album, ''The Mollusk'' (1997). It was released as a promotional CD single through Elektra Records in 1997. It was also released as the B-side to the earli ...
" – 2:07
References
Songs about drugs
1997 singles
Ween songs
1997 songs
Elektra Records singles
Songs written by Gene Ween
Songs written by Dean Ween
Songs about Haile Selassie
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