Fog

The lyrics create an uneasy, dreamlike scene rather than telling a clear story. A child runs around a house but never leaves, while strange images appear outside. The mood shifts from eerie curiosity to a more troubled, questioning feeling, especially when the speaker asks whether someone “went bad.”

The fog rising from the sewers and glowing in the dark makes something hidden or unpleasant seem strangely beautiful and visible. Baby alligators growing up underground may suggest that dangers or difficult feelings develop out of sight. The line “Some things will never wash away” sounds like an idiom: certain actions, memories, or stains cannot simply be removed.

It is not clear who the child is, who is being questioned, or what “bad” means here. The child could represent a memory or a part of the speaker that remains present, but that is only one possible reading. The repeated questions may express blame, fear, or confusion, while “Anything you want, it can be done” sounds encouraging on its own but uneasy in this context. The lyrics leave these tensions unresolved.