[ The man approaching the van doesn't ordinarily get anywhere near it, partly because the mural does in fact give precisely that impression and it repels his general Disapproving Buzzkill Dad energy like a magnet, and even now, he's just passing by--but he's still stopped to listen, his expression mingled wariness and curiosity and his lupine ears pricking up of their own accord.

(He pretends this is not happening. Having ears that look anything other than human is a new and embarrassing development for him.) ]

Well, the lyrics are certainly...evocative. I'm not clear on why the singer finds it necessary to shout, but I will give it points for poetic merit.