Dirty Creature come my way from the bottom of a big black lake
Shuffles up to my window making sure I'm awake
S'probably gonna pick my brain
Got me in a vice-like grip
He said one slip, your dead. Ha.
Dirty Creature of habit, Little horror here to stay
Anyone in his right mind would tell it to go away
But the river of dread runs deep, full of unspeakable things
The creature don't mess around
I don't wanna mess with him
I don't wanna sail, I don't wanna sail
I don't wanna, I don't wanna sail tonight
Dirty Creature's got me at a disadvantage from the inside.
Tentacles on the brain keep me from falling asleep
I'm rooted to the spot, The beast don't know when to stop
Sneaking up from behind, Binds and gags my wits
Dirty Creature got my head exactly where he wants it
I don't wanna sail, I don't wanna sail,
I don't wanna, I don't wanna sail tonight,
Taniwha is waiting for me just below the surface so bright
(Yeah-eah-eah-eah)
Even as we speak the Dirty Creature springs a nasty surprise.
Dirty Creature knows my type found it in a magazine
He's seen the look of fear before splattered all over the screen
The animal magnet thug draws me out of myself
I need a dragon-slayer who can save me from myself
I don't wanna sail, I don't wanna sail,
I don't wanna set sail for the middle of nowhere tonight
Dirty Creature's got me at a disadvantage from the inside
(Yeah-eah-eah-eah-eah)
I don't wanna sail upon the waters of invention tonight [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/split_enz/dirty_creature.html ]
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by Unregistered on Feb 7th 2012 6:53 am
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The meaning is what you said at beinging of statement but was massive depression. He did not right this on a bus with no deeper meaning but a very true and life paralizing illness where years after struggling with this dirty creature hidden under the surface and writting this song his only song he ever wrote about himself he hung himself in a park while walking his dog just like any other normal day he encountered no one suspected a thing.l
by Unregistered on Dec 30th 2011 10:27 am
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To me it sounds as though the writer is struggling with his own depravity and would like to vanquish his own dark side. The taniwa is a sea serpent or water monster that the writer relates to his own inner demons (hence hidden in water). But, it could just be a poem the fellow wrote while on a bus with no deeper meaning.