Shake Dog Shake

[word_on_a_wing]

Ok, for fear of sounding very silly I am willing to ask something I've been wondering for a while... can anyone explain to me the meaning of Shake Dog Shake?

I find these lyrics perhaps some of the most perplexing and challenging, and my mind spins in disturbing directions trying to decipher it.

Thanks for any insights 🙏🏼

[Ulrich]

Well, what I can tell is very little and it comes from the book "Ten Imaginary Years", where the song was described as:
aggressive and brooding "about me during the Banshees tour"
(the quote is from Robert, of course).

[MeltingMan]

Found additional quotes by Robert in The Cure - Ultimate Music Guide, p. 57

The thing is, I never change at all after taking LSD,
no matter how many times I take it. It hasn't changed or altered
my perception of the world at all, which is what it does to some
people. In that sense, I've always had a very distorted view of
reality, my sense of values has always been the same. When I tripped
for the first time, I realized that it was just like I was anyway.
I stopped taking it in the end because I just felt sick and got a
headache.

I don't take a lot of drugs, although The Top was pretty
drug-orientated, but only 'cos it was fun.

[BiscuityBoyle]

Always seen it as a great anthem for self-loathing.