"Sharpen this fool / Redder than a wrestler / I am not the reckoner / Brother I'm the reckon collector".

: The track includes a recording of a drumline from a high school in Kensington, Pennsylvania , located across from the former home of band members Eve Alpert and Kasra Kurt.

: The lyrics include surreal and abstract imagery, such as:

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: The song prominently features steelpan, timpani , and MIDI guitar , the latter being a hallmark of the band's earlier work on Rock Island .

: Lead vocals are handled by Kasra Kurt, utilizing "Animal Collective-style" vocal layers over a rhythmically complex backing. Composition and Context

: According to drummer Hugo Stanley, "Parable Lickers" is one of the band's older pieces; they performed live versions of it for years before finalized it just before entering the studio.