YOU ARE ALL MISSING THE POINT. Don't take it so literally!
Alt-J is a highly poetic band. They never go out and say it. This isn't about necrophilia OR drugs.
Think about it, it's about a relationship gone completely sour. It has gone completely monotonous and she is desperately wanting to leave him. The sad part is that he is completely in love with her. Her love (probably sex) is his complete addiction. He needs this girl. He compares himself to an animal, a wild thing. He knows that he is sucking the life out of her (this is where you think it is about cannibalism) but he'd rather have her lifeless (not literally) and miserable than lose her. It's a dark way of looking at a failing relationship.
She may contain the urge to run away --- (she wants to leave.)
But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks --- (he's tying her down in the relationship, breeze blocks are like bricks)
Citrezene your fever’s gripped me again --- (here he is comparing her to a drug, citrezene is a drug for fevers, "she keeps him numb")
Never kisses all you ever send are fullstops, la la la la --- (she continues to turn him down)
Do you know where the wilds things go --- (he is calling himself an animal, perhaps a bear or something fierce)
They go along to take your honey,la la la la --- (her he is taking the "bee's honey", her happiness)
Break down now weep build up breakfast now --- (she always cries, but he doesn't care)
Let’s eat my love my love love love, la la la la --- ("there's nothing wrong, stop crying. by continuing to eat breakfast, he proves to himself that nothing is wrong)
Muscle to muscle and toe to toe --- (all through his body...)
The fear has gripped me but here I go ---- (the fear of losing her is suring through him)
My heart sinks as I jump up --- (he tries to be happy, or atleast show it but he knows it's all wrong)
Your hand grips hand as my eyes shut --- (she's praying, while he sleeps)
Ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah, ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah
Do you know where the wild things go
They go along to take your honey, la la la la
Break down let’s sleep build up breakfast now------ (repetition - monotony)
Let’s eat my love my love love love, la la la la
She bruises coughs she splutters pistol shots --- (the relationship is killing her)
But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks ---- (still he holds her down in the relationship)
She’s morphine queen of my vaccine my love my love love love, la la la la --- (he's her drug, she numbs him from the world, morphine is EXTREMELY addicting)
Muscle to muscle and toe to toe
The fear has gripped me but here I go
My heart sinks as I jump up------------------- (repetition - the fear won't go away)
Your hand grips hand as my eyes shut
And ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah, ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah
Ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah, ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah
She may contain the urge to runaway ---- (she's begging to leave)
But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks ---- (still holds on)
Germaline disinfect the scene my love my love love love --- (he knows the scene of their relationship is greusome, he knows what a toll it's taking on her, yet he still loves her)
But please don’t go I love you so my lovely
Please don’t go, please don’t go, I love you so, I love you so
Please don’t go, please don’t go, I love you so, I love you so ---(self explanatory)
Please break my heart, hey --- (he knows he's lost her love)
Please don’t go, I’ll eat you whole ---- (he desperately wants her to stay, but he knows that he will "eat her away", her love of life)
I love you so, I love you, so I love you so
Please don’t go I’ll eat you whole
I love you so, I love you so, I love you so, I love you so
Great interpretation. Best i've seen thus far. The only part I disagree with is the "muscle to muscle and toe to toe" part. This is definitely some kind of two-person interaction. Perhaps rape, but metaphorically. Just as the breeze blocks are a metaphor.
Great interpretation. Best i've seen thus far. The only part I disagree with is the "muscle to muscle and toe to toe" part. This is definitely some kind of two-person interaction. Perhaps rape, but metaphorically. Just as the breeze blocks are a metaphor.
I agree with the others, I like your interpretation a lot. This is the first song by Alt-J I've ever heard so I can't really say anything about their usual style, but I think it would be terribly plumb to talk about cannibalism so outrightly. As for the part about the Wild Things, that is a reference to Maurice Sendak's children's book "Where The Wild Things Go", 'please don't go, I'll eat you whole, I love you so' is very similar to a famous line from the book, "Please don't go, we'll eat you uo, we love you so."...
I agree with the others, I like your interpretation a lot. This is the first song by Alt-J I've ever heard so I can't really say anything about their usual style, but I think it would be terribly plumb to talk about cannibalism so outrightly. As for the part about the Wild Things, that is a reference to Maurice Sendak's children's book "Where The Wild Things Go", 'please don't go, I'll eat you whole, I love you so' is very similar to a famous line from the book, "Please don't go, we'll eat you uo, we love you so."
I believe this poem/song is also referring to an abusive relationship. He WANTS to hold her down (with soggy clothes and breezeblocks), and he is justifying his abuse with how much he loves her (I love you so, I'll eat you whole). He is stifling her to keep her as his own, and he has no intention of letting her go. She is miserable (break down now weep) but they go on pretending as though nothing is wrong (build up breakfast now lets eat). In Alt-J's allusion to "Where the Wild Things are" by Maurice Sendak, the lyrics play on...
I believe this poem/song is also referring to an abusive relationship. He WANTS to hold her down (with soggy clothes and breezeblocks), and he is justifying his abuse with how much he loves her (I love you so, I'll eat you whole). He is stifling her to keep her as his own, and he has no intention of letting her go. She is miserable (break down now weep) but they go on pretending as though nothing is wrong (build up breakfast now lets eat). In Alt-J's allusion to "Where the Wild Things are" by Maurice Sendak, the lyrics play on the quote from the book "please don't go, we'll eat you up, we love you so!" The man in this song is showing his love and affection by "gnashing his terrible teeth" and "showing his terrible claws" and condoning it with "I love you so, I love you so." He is addicted to her yes, definitely. He is keeping her, the woman he is addicted to (which is equated with love in this song) by diminishing her: "she may contain the urge to run away/ but hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks."
@Gabinlove@Gabinlove Totally agree, I love your interpretation but the part you say 'he'd rather have her lifeless (not literally)' I think he literally rather have her lifeless than loosing her forever. And the part he says hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks, I think he's thinking about killing her If he can't hold her down. It was just that, I agree in everything else. And once again, I love your interpretation!
@Gabinlove@Gabinlove Totally agree, I love your interpretation but the part you say 'he'd rather have her lifeless (not literally)' I think he literally rather have her lifeless than loosing her forever. And the part he says hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks, I think he's thinking about killing her If he can't hold her down. It was just that, I agree in everything else. And once again, I love your interpretation!
@Gabinlove@Gabinlove YEAH! Somebody that gets it. Thanks for breaking it down to these ppl. I love this song. I listen to it over n over when I need a therapeutic cry.... (I was the guy and my hubby was the chick that was over us) nobody I know listens to alt j, its nice to read these things since I can't conversate about music with my actual friends. Have you heard patient 113 awake to you? That's a good one. Its what led me to listen to alt j on YouTube...
@Gabinlove@Gabinlove YEAH! Somebody that gets it. Thanks for breaking it down to these ppl. I love this song. I listen to it over n over when I need a therapeutic cry.... (I was the guy and my hubby was the chick that was over us) nobody I know listens to alt j, its nice to read these things since I can't conversate about music with my actual friends. Have you heard patient 113 awake to you? That's a good one. Its what led me to listen to alt j on YouTube...
@Gabinlove Adding on to what you said, since Where The Wild Things Go's line is a big deal in this song and the fact that its a children's book, maybe the cinder blocks he is holding her down with is the child she is impregnated with? Germaline disinfect the scene, I think she might have had an abortion and she's trying to cover up the fact that she did it.
@Gabinlove Adding on to what you said, since Where The Wild Things Go's line is a big deal in this song and the fact that its a children's book, maybe the cinder blocks he is holding her down with is the child she is impregnated with? Germaline disinfect the scene, I think she might have had an abortion and she's trying to cover up the fact that she did it.
@Gabinlove Ahhhh, I think you're really on to something. A couple things that you might consider instead:
Muscle to Muscle toe to toe ---> This sounds like facing off to a fight. So, maybe this is where the dysfunction in their relationship is? They get ugly and go toe to toe with each other.
Let's eat my love ---> I don't think he is referencing her. As in, he's not calling her his love. He's talking about, let's eat my heart out. Let's kill my love for you so I can stop all of this....
@Gabinlove Ahhhh, I think you're really on to something. A couple things that you might consider instead:
Muscle to Muscle toe to toe ---> This sounds like facing off to a fight. So, maybe this is where the dysfunction in their relationship is? They get ugly and go toe to toe with each other.
Let's eat my love ---> I don't think he is referencing her. As in, he's not calling her his love. He's talking about, let's eat my heart out. Let's kill my love for you so I can stop all of this. Think towards the end of the song when he begs her to "Please break my heart."
Anyways, I like your take on the song. Let me know what you think of my notes. Later
@Gabinlove Love I know this is from a while ago but this interpretation! I never could break down even literature to save my life but you nailed it here!! Love this song!
@Gabinlove Love I know this is from a while ago but this interpretation! I never could break down even literature to save my life but you nailed it here!! Love this song!
@Gabinlove obviously something is holding her down. I love this song, and tour interpretation is spot on though I would say this reminds me of a rmabusive relationship I was in I started getting high w him cuz it was do or leave I wasn't ready to but her praying to leave while he sleeps and the husky dark dark almost dangerous sound to the song I'm going to argue something dangerous or harmful that he may enjoy is holding her there. The end with please break my heart he is starting to want to break away from that too....
@Gabinlove obviously something is holding her down. I love this song, and tour interpretation is spot on though I would say this reminds me of a rmabusive relationship I was in I started getting high w him cuz it was do or leave I wasn't ready to but her praying to leave while he sleeps and the husky dark dark almost dangerous sound to the song I'm going to argue something dangerous or harmful that he may enjoy is holding her there. The end with please break my heart he is starting to want to break away from that too. I will kind of argue drug addicted abusive relationship cuz of certain things I remember like using antihistamines to subdue withdrawal, germiline when I missed a shot all staples to long term use and had an infection. Hard thing about songs is love and addiction are so similar but different spectrums. Love this song but gives me a sense of dread.
i was told that in martial arts when you're "toe to toe" you're fighting...you do this to keep them close enough to make contact when you go to hit or punch
i was told that in martial arts when you're "toe to toe" you're fighting...you do this to keep them close enough to make contact when you go to hit or punch
@Gabinlove Right on, right on, right on! I am always impressed when individuals love a band and/or a song enough to take the time you (obviously!) took to post an interpretation that sets the rest of them right. Thank you, you mos def hit the nail on the head. <3
@Gabinlove Right on, right on, right on! I am always impressed when individuals love a band and/or a song enough to take the time you (obviously!) took to post an interpretation that sets the rest of them right. Thank you, you mos def hit the nail on the head. <3
YOU ARE ALL MISSING THE POINT. Don't take it so literally!
Alt-J is a highly poetic band. They never go out and say it. This isn't about necrophilia OR drugs.
Think about it, it's about a relationship gone completely sour. It has gone completely monotonous and she is desperately wanting to leave him. The sad part is that he is completely in love with her. Her love (probably sex) is his complete addiction. He needs this girl. He compares himself to an animal, a wild thing. He knows that he is sucking the life out of her (this is where you think it is about cannibalism) but he'd rather have her lifeless (not literally) and miserable than lose her. It's a dark way of looking at a failing relationship.
She may contain the urge to run away --- (she wants to leave.) But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks --- (he's tying her down in the relationship, breeze blocks are like bricks) Citrezene your fever’s gripped me again --- (here he is comparing her to a drug, citrezene is a drug for fevers, "she keeps him numb") Never kisses all you ever send are fullstops, la la la la --- (she continues to turn him down)
Do you know where the wilds things go --- (he is calling himself an animal, perhaps a bear or something fierce) They go along to take your honey,la la la la --- (her he is taking the "bee's honey", her happiness) Break down now weep build up breakfast now --- (she always cries, but he doesn't care) Let’s eat my love my love love love, la la la la --- ("there's nothing wrong, stop crying. by continuing to eat breakfast, he proves to himself that nothing is wrong)
Muscle to muscle and toe to toe --- (all through his body...) The fear has gripped me but here I go ---- (the fear of losing her is suring through him) My heart sinks as I jump up --- (he tries to be happy, or atleast show it but he knows it's all wrong) Your hand grips hand as my eyes shut --- (she's praying, while he sleeps) Ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah, ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah
Do you know where the wild things go They go along to take your honey, la la la la Break down let’s sleep build up breakfast now------ (repetition - monotony) Let’s eat my love my love love love, la la la la
She bruises coughs she splutters pistol shots --- (the relationship is killing her) But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks ---- (still he holds her down in the relationship) She’s morphine queen of my vaccine my love my love love love, la la la la --- (he's her drug, she numbs him from the world, morphine is EXTREMELY addicting)
Muscle to muscle and toe to toe The fear has gripped me but here I go My heart sinks as I jump up------------------- (repetition - the fear won't go away) Your hand grips hand as my eyes shut And ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah, ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah Ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah, ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah
She may contain the urge to runaway ---- (she's begging to leave) But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks ---- (still holds on) Germaline disinfect the scene my love my love love love --- (he knows the scene of their relationship is greusome, he knows what a toll it's taking on her, yet he still loves her) But please don’t go I love you so my lovely Please don’t go, please don’t go, I love you so, I love you so Please don’t go, please don’t go, I love you so, I love you so ---(self explanatory) Please break my heart, hey --- (he knows he's lost her love)
Please don’t go, I’ll eat you whole ---- (he desperately wants her to stay, but he knows that he will "eat her away", her love of life) I love you so, I love you, so I love you so Please don’t go I’ll eat you whole I love you so, I love you so, I love you so, I love you so
Muscle to muscle and toe to toe - this seems like they are dancing or having sex.
Muscle to muscle and toe to toe - this seems like they are dancing or having sex.
at first I loved this song but i was severely creeped out by the lyrics. you opened my eyes to how meaningful they are. thank you. xx.
at first I loved this song but i was severely creeped out by the lyrics. you opened my eyes to how meaningful they are. thank you. xx.
Great interpretation. Best i've seen thus far. The only part I disagree with is the "muscle to muscle and toe to toe" part. This is definitely some kind of two-person interaction. Perhaps rape, but metaphorically. Just as the breeze blocks are a metaphor.
Great interpretation. Best i've seen thus far. The only part I disagree with is the "muscle to muscle and toe to toe" part. This is definitely some kind of two-person interaction. Perhaps rape, but metaphorically. Just as the breeze blocks are a metaphor.
I LOVE this interpretation!! Thank you!
I LOVE this interpretation!! Thank you!
I agree with the others, I like your interpretation a lot. This is the first song by Alt-J I've ever heard so I can't really say anything about their usual style, but I think it would be terribly plumb to talk about cannibalism so outrightly. As for the part about the Wild Things, that is a reference to Maurice Sendak's children's book "Where The Wild Things Go", 'please don't go, I'll eat you whole, I love you so' is very similar to a famous line from the book, "Please don't go, we'll eat you uo, we love you so."...
I agree with the others, I like your interpretation a lot. This is the first song by Alt-J I've ever heard so I can't really say anything about their usual style, but I think it would be terribly plumb to talk about cannibalism so outrightly. As for the part about the Wild Things, that is a reference to Maurice Sendak's children's book "Where The Wild Things Go", 'please don't go, I'll eat you whole, I love you so' is very similar to a famous line from the book, "Please don't go, we'll eat you uo, we love you so."
I believe this poem/song is also referring to an abusive relationship. He WANTS to hold her down (with soggy clothes and breezeblocks), and he is justifying his abuse with how much he loves her (I love you so, I'll eat you whole). He is stifling her to keep her as his own, and he has no intention of letting her go. She is miserable (break down now weep) but they go on pretending as though nothing is wrong (build up breakfast now lets eat). In Alt-J's allusion to "Where the Wild Things are" by Maurice Sendak, the lyrics play on...
I believe this poem/song is also referring to an abusive relationship. He WANTS to hold her down (with soggy clothes and breezeblocks), and he is justifying his abuse with how much he loves her (I love you so, I'll eat you whole). He is stifling her to keep her as his own, and he has no intention of letting her go. She is miserable (break down now weep) but they go on pretending as though nothing is wrong (build up breakfast now lets eat). In Alt-J's allusion to "Where the Wild Things are" by Maurice Sendak, the lyrics play on the quote from the book "please don't go, we'll eat you up, we love you so!" The man in this song is showing his love and affection by "gnashing his terrible teeth" and "showing his terrible claws" and condoning it with "I love you so, I love you so." He is addicted to her yes, definitely. He is keeping her, the woman he is addicted to (which is equated with love in this song) by diminishing her: "she may contain the urge to run away/ but hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks."
@Gabinlove@Gabinlove Totally agree, I love your interpretation but the part you say 'he'd rather have her lifeless (not literally)' I think he literally rather have her lifeless than loosing her forever. And the part he says hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks, I think he's thinking about killing her If he can't hold her down. It was just that, I agree in everything else. And once again, I love your interpretation!
@Gabinlove@Gabinlove Totally agree, I love your interpretation but the part you say 'he'd rather have her lifeless (not literally)' I think he literally rather have her lifeless than loosing her forever. And the part he says hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks, I think he's thinking about killing her If he can't hold her down. It was just that, I agree in everything else. And once again, I love your interpretation!
@Gabinlove I think if you watch the film clip for it you'll change your mind on how literal they were about breezeblocks.
@Gabinlove I think if you watch the film clip for it you'll change your mind on how literal they were about breezeblocks.
@Gabinlove@Gabinlove YEAH! Somebody that gets it. Thanks for breaking it down to these ppl. I love this song. I listen to it over n over when I need a therapeutic cry.... (I was the guy and my hubby was the chick that was over us) nobody I know listens to alt j, its nice to read these things since I can't conversate about music with my actual friends. Have you heard patient 113 awake to you? That's a good one. Its what led me to listen to alt j on YouTube...
@Gabinlove@Gabinlove YEAH! Somebody that gets it. Thanks for breaking it down to these ppl. I love this song. I listen to it over n over when I need a therapeutic cry.... (I was the guy and my hubby was the chick that was over us) nobody I know listens to alt j, its nice to read these things since I can't conversate about music with my actual friends. Have you heard patient 113 awake to you? That's a good one. Its what led me to listen to alt j on YouTube...
@Gabinlove Adding on to what you said, since Where The Wild Things Go's line is a big deal in this song and the fact that its a children's book, maybe the cinder blocks he is holding her down with is the child she is impregnated with? Germaline disinfect the scene, I think she might have had an abortion and she's trying to cover up the fact that she did it.
@Gabinlove Adding on to what you said, since Where The Wild Things Go's line is a big deal in this song and the fact that its a children's book, maybe the cinder blocks he is holding her down with is the child she is impregnated with? Germaline disinfect the scene, I think she might have had an abortion and she's trying to cover up the fact that she did it.
@Gabinlove Ahhhh, I think you're really on to something. A couple things that you might consider instead: Muscle to Muscle toe to toe ---> This sounds like facing off to a fight. So, maybe this is where the dysfunction in their relationship is? They get ugly and go toe to toe with each other. Let's eat my love ---> I don't think he is referencing her. As in, he's not calling her his love. He's talking about, let's eat my heart out. Let's kill my love for you so I can stop all of this....
@Gabinlove Ahhhh, I think you're really on to something. A couple things that you might consider instead: Muscle to Muscle toe to toe ---> This sounds like facing off to a fight. So, maybe this is where the dysfunction in their relationship is? They get ugly and go toe to toe with each other. Let's eat my love ---> I don't think he is referencing her. As in, he's not calling her his love. He's talking about, let's eat my heart out. Let's kill my love for you so I can stop all of this. Think towards the end of the song when he begs her to "Please break my heart." Anyways, I like your take on the song. Let me know what you think of my notes. Later
@Gabinlove Love I know this is from a while ago but this interpretation! I never could break down even literature to save my life but you nailed it here!! Love this song!
@Gabinlove Love I know this is from a while ago but this interpretation! I never could break down even literature to save my life but you nailed it here!! Love this song!
@Gabinlove obviously something is holding her down. I love this song, and tour interpretation is spot on though I would say this reminds me of a rmabusive relationship I was in I started getting high w him cuz it was do or leave I wasn't ready to but her praying to leave while he sleeps and the husky dark dark almost dangerous sound to the song I'm going to argue something dangerous or harmful that he may enjoy is holding her there. The end with please break my heart he is starting to want to break away from that too....
@Gabinlove obviously something is holding her down. I love this song, and tour interpretation is spot on though I would say this reminds me of a rmabusive relationship I was in I started getting high w him cuz it was do or leave I wasn't ready to but her praying to leave while he sleeps and the husky dark dark almost dangerous sound to the song I'm going to argue something dangerous or harmful that he may enjoy is holding her there. The end with please break my heart he is starting to want to break away from that too. I will kind of argue drug addicted abusive relationship cuz of certain things I remember like using antihistamines to subdue withdrawal, germiline when I missed a shot all staples to long term use and had an infection. Hard thing about songs is love and addiction are so similar but different spectrums. Love this song but gives me a sense of dread.
i was told that in martial arts when you're "toe to toe" you're fighting...you do this to keep them close enough to make contact when you go to hit or punch
i was told that in martial arts when you're "toe to toe" you're fighting...you do this to keep them close enough to make contact when you go to hit or punch
@Gabinlove Right on, right on, right on! I am always impressed when individuals love a band and/or a song enough to take the time you (obviously!) took to post an interpretation that sets the rest of them right. Thank you, you mos def hit the nail on the head. <3
@Gabinlove Right on, right on, right on! I am always impressed when individuals love a band and/or a song enough to take the time you (obviously!) took to post an interpretation that sets the rest of them right. Thank you, you mos def hit the nail on the head. <3