Skunk Hour Madness Quotes

This doesn't exactly scream, "my mind's not right!" but it's the first major sign of our speaker projecting his mental illness on the state of the town.

The speaker is going into the dark, dreary place in his memory.

Here's the hard evidence. He admits to feeling off.

Again, the speaker admits to being ill – his spirit is crying. He seems to be jumping out of his skin with sadness.

This is an image of self-destruction. If we break it down, we see it's as if his hand is at his own soul's throat – it's a figurative image, but a pretty disturbing one nonetheless.

Such a sad line! He thinks the worst fate he can encounter is being himself.