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



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Track duration: 05:22

"Into the Woods" as written by Jim James

Lyrics © CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP

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    Song Meaning:Well obviously song is about having children, the commitment and giving up your dreams.
    Flag Yuissafirianon April 30, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:Guys, we can do better than this analysis. Cmon, lets go!

    "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.
    Flag leeko518on June 25, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:
    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".






    Flag sportgoofyon November 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:scary? cmon more like whimsical
    Flag axround3ron January 26, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:A hand's his best lover? Lol. Clever.

    For some reason, though, I find this song to be so scary that it's almost hard to listen to.
    Flag Spongetasticon January 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Well, not to project my own neuroses onto this song, but to me, this is a song about being so tied up in your own head that you can't actually find the person you're looking for. It starts out really sarcastic with the baby/kitten/surrender analogy, like someone saying that they'd rather set a kitten on fire or stick a baby in a blender before they'd let their guard down and surrender. The second verse is advice to open yourself up and give more of yourself to people and relationships, even if you might not get it all back. The second, third, and fourth lines are about how he's tired of hearing the person he's singing to talking so much (maybe rationalizing why they're like they are and why they shouldn't be so open), and he's about to lay it out flat for them, whether they like it or not. The riddle is a clever little play on words about how this person might spend all their time conceptualizing the perfect person or relationship, or maybe being jealous/envious of people who found their 'person', thinking that they're lucky, when they actually might be miserable ("Another fool's dream"). The last verse is just pretty blunt: If you think you're shower nozzle masturbation or jerking off is better than an actual lover, then you need to get your ass out and let someone in your head.
    Flag BCKnighton November 18, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i think it might have to do with sex like someone else said
    over the the river and into the woods?
    maybe its something sexual?
    itd fit into the theme
    Flag piecebypieceon November 06, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:The only lyrics I payed attention to were

    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
    Flag viciousexeon June 08, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I like what everyone is saying here.
    Does anyone know the answer to the riddle?
    Flag axround3ron May 19, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I agree with you NightNeverSleeps... most of the song sounds like a relationship gone bad. So many relationships turn sour after sex, especially when ur younger. The second stanza sounds like he/she is bitter about putting everything into the relationship and getting nothing out. "Here comes the spoon" might just be a way of saying the significant other is spoiled (born with a silver spoon in her/his mouth).

    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.
    Flag Comebakatzon January 10, 2008   Link

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