"The essence of nature is bent on expressing itself; a new world of symbols is required, firstly the symbolism of the entire body, not just of the mouth, the face, the word, but the full gesture of dance with its rhythmical movement of every limb" (Birth of Tragedy 21). The symbolism of a hot girl is represented in this song by the onomatopoeia "Boom, swagger swagger" which works well to convey the raw carnality of desire without being overly explicit. Nature must express itself and we as animals ourselves know precisely what Spencer means when he says he saw the girl "walking like a cat." This line immediately conjures the image of a feline with its tail raised for all to view its inner workings; in other words an animal is always ready, open for the opportunity to perpetuate its existence. The Apolline work of civilizing the body through the mind's ability to reason is circumvented by a song that forces one's body into motion. The denial of this innate knowledge seems to be the object of every project towards civilizing humankind as though by exhuming our sexuality we will somehow elevate ourselves from the animal world for good. I think this song does well in producing a visceral bodily reaction through words used merely as sounds and musical instruments used to convey seductive movements.
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