The Breeders – Off You Lyrics

Personally, I am hearing "of all of my mistakes/ I think I'll let you lay/now every serpent sent seems to come my way/"I visualize St. Patrick driving off snakes from the island of Ireland when I hear this. You've invaded a person, an island, with your snakey-vices while in your attempt to have a relationship, and now you're being banished.

Funnily enough this is the only site I could find that even included that line. Personally I hear "of all of my mistakes, I think I lent you late. Now every sad person seemed to come my way"But I've also heard "I think I met you late" and "every set percent" so no one really knows.I guess it really depends on the context of the song. If it's about a (ex) lover then "I think I lent you late" fits because the word "lent" could mean their relationship was on borrowed time.But I've also read that the song is about a beach house in Nantucket that Kim lived in (with her friends?) and the context of the lyrics are that she is missing said friends. But then "I even sent in friends" doesn't make much sense. And "I am the makeup on your eyes" doesn't make much sense for a lover (No one really knows Kim Deal's preferences but im relatively sure she and Black Francis from the Pixies were a thing at some point. Probably not the inspiration for this song but it makes that line confusing to me)Bottom line, you can hear whatever you want to hear because no one will ever confirm the lyrics, unfortunately. I believe in the open ended nature of musical interpretation, but sometimes it just feels better to know what was going through the writer's head.