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All my hands are covered with earth
This may reference several things: The hands could be covered with earth after burying someone or many. They could also be covered with earth because they were digging for something, searching. The earth could also symbolize the act of laboring and building something, maybe even farming. All in all, the symbolism does seem to be very archaic, hinting at how something very basically human is being influenced. The thing speaking in these lyrics seems to be saying that it is an elemental part of the human condition.
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All of my children that gnash with their teeth
The gnashing of teeth is an animalistic gesture, intended to communicate the intention of violence and to intimidate. The being that is referring to itself in these lyrics talks about its children. A child can be born physically or metaphorically, through heavy influence or mind control. Seeing how the rest of the lyrics are very symbolic, this line seems to talk about how fear influences the minds of many. They become violent and animalistic because of fear, they loose their humanity.
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Are paperback novels and dogs scratching fleas
While the rest of the lyrics seem to talk about fear as an almighty being, this line seems oddly out of place in terms of it's symbolism. Paperback novels and dogs scratching fleas can be interpreted as everyday things we do not pay special attention to. Applying this metaphor to the rest of the lyrics, they seem to imply that, although fear is an almighty thing that twists the mind of many people, it is also in it's own way mundane. It can be very powerful, but also ignored.
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