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A kitten on fire, a baby in a blender.
Both sound as sweet as a night of surrender.
I know it ain't easy, but you do what you can.
If your livin gets weezy, you can follow this plan:
Put in more than you could ever get out.
I'm tired of the talking, I know what you're about.
Now open your mouth, here comes the spoon.
You're gonna eat what I give ya, and you're gonna like it real good.
A riddle: I went over the river, and into the woods, where did I go?
Where a wood buring stream flows up through the trees,
Like the soul of the hottest kind of lover I've ever seen
One who lives to choose another fool's dream.
A good showerhead and my right hand,
The two best lovers that I ever had.
Now if you find you agree with what I just said,
You'd better find a new love
And let 'em into your head
Both sound as sweet as a night of surrender.
I know it ain't easy, but you do what you can.
If your livin gets weezy, you can follow this plan:
Put in more than you could ever get out.
I'm tired of the talking, I know what you're about.
Now open your mouth, here comes the spoon.
You're gonna eat what I give ya, and you're gonna like it real good.
A riddle: I went over the river, and into the woods, where did I go?
Where a wood buring stream flows up through the trees,
Like the soul of the hottest kind of lover I've ever seen
One who lives to choose another fool's dream.
A good showerhead and my right hand,
The two best lovers that I ever had.
Now if you find you agree with what I just said,
You'd better find a new love
And let 'em into your head
Lyrics submitted by Imperialist
Track duration: 05:22
"Into the Woods" as written by Jim James
Lyrics © CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP
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"A kitten on fire, a baby in a blender.
Both sound as sweet as a night of surrender.
I know it ain't easy, but you do what you can.
If your livin gets weezy, you can follow this plan:"
The first two lines are pretty clearly about not giving up, going for what you want to achieve. Its not easy to do or to get the mindset, but everyone has to do things they fear. Kittens on fire and babies in blenders suck, but they're nothing compared the suckiness of giving up. The last line sets up the next verse:
"Put in more than you could ever get out.
I'm tired of the talking, I know what you're about.
Now open your mouth, here comes the spoon.
You're gonna eat what I give ya, and you're gonna like it real good."
The first line here is just pure awesome. Good ol' Jim James is saying that no matter what we fear as the outcome, we've gotta give it our all and "put in more than we could ever give out." Its all about living up to potential and having no regrets. He's tired of the talking (bullshitting) about how hard life might be, and the "I know what you're about" is more saying that he has faith in this imaginary person he's talking to (maybe even YOU, the listener) to do what they dream. The last two lines are basically saying "This is the truth, you know it, now shut the fuck up and follow my advice."
"A riddle: I went over the river, and into the woods, where did I go?
Where a wood buring stream flows up through the trees,
like the soul of the hottest kind of lover I've ever seen
One who lives to choose another fool's dream."
Where did he go? Into the unknown. But if he follows his own advice he's putting his best foot forward and ready to conquer whatever he's facing in the woods of life. Not sure what the next two lines mean, but the last line is pretty obviously saying we've all gotta carve our own path in the woods and follow our own dreams, not dreams/ideals/goals that other people try to tell us are important.
"A good showerhead and my right hand,
the two best lovers that I ever had.
Now if you find you agree with what I just said,
you'd better find a new love
and let 'em into your head"
This is where the song takes the message of the previous verses and applies the idea of trying your best towards relationships. Most people (guys) are content with just jerking off in the shower, not really moving anywhere with a female. "Here comes the spoon" again, telling us that is simply not good enough and we're capable of so much more. Whether you agree with him or not, its still an inspiring message.
Each verse represents a 2-part dialogue. The dialogue begins with a moaning person with an unhappy life. We can combine his thoughts from the 3 verses as follows:
Sad hero:
"A kitten on fire, a baby in a blender.
Both sound as sweet as a night of surrender.
Put in more than you could ever get out.
I'm tired of the talking, I know what you're about.
A good showerhead and my right hand,
the two best lovers that I ever had."
In these outbursts the hero opens up about his long witheld, surpressed, depressing emotions. The sad hero here has a family, but he feels this family was a mistake, and even though the first line here is highly exaggerated, I don't agree it's ironical. He then goes on to complain that he can't even begin to discuss with his/her partner because of knowing what it would lead up to. Lastly he admits he has never had a satisfactory love life.
Second person steps in with his advice:
Content hero:
"I know it ain't easy, but you do what you can.
If your livin gets weezy, you can follow this plan:
Now open your mouth, here comes the spoon.
You're gonna eat what I give ya, and you're gonna like it real good.
Now if you find you agree with what I just said,
you'd better find a new love
and let 'em into your head"
What we have left now to solve is the chorus, the riddle.
The metaphor "to the woods" has been around for a few decades at least and it pops up now and then in song lyrics. For example, Paul Simon wrote in 1972: "she took me to the woods" referring to him having sex with a girl. I assume it has the same meaning here. When the riddler goes "over the river" to do it, that should mean that the act is not done with a usual partner, but someone else. I prefer not to express parts of my interpretation of this particular riddle.
The last two sentenses in the chorus could mean at least two things: 1) the sad hero himself - who still thinks that he could have been the hottest lover in different circumstances, but instead chose to live "another fool's dream". 2) A prostitute - also a "hot lover" and also "lives another fool's dream".
For some reason, though, I find this song to be so scary that it's almost hard to listen to.
over the the river and into the woods?
maybe its something sexual?
itd fit into the theme
I went over the river, and into the woods, where did I go?
and I thought he said I went over the wheel like he got inot a car accident and was lying in the forest thrown from his car and people were searching for him. I thought it fit the sound of the song in a cool way but I didn't even hear any of these other funny lyrics lol
Does anyone know the answer to the riddle?
I don't understand the riddle part and how it fits in... anyone have any ideas?
The last part just seems to say that masturbation is best. Then the guy/girl really owns up and says that you have to keep trying to find love.