This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Cuckoo!
Ten silver spoons coming after me,
One life with one dream on repeat,
I'll escape if I try hard enough,
Till, King of the Jungle calls my bluff,
Oh Lord, (Oh Lord)
I have been told, (I have been told)
I must take the unforsaken road (Forsaken road)
There's a fork in the road,
I'll do as as I am told,
Well, I don't know,(Don't know don't know don't know don't know)
Who...I want to be.
Cuckoo!
You say Y-E-S to everything,
Will that guarantee you a win?
Do you think you will be good enough,
To love others and to be loved?
Oh Lord, (Oh Lord)
Now I can see, (Now I can see)
The cutlery will keep on chasing me, (Forsaken road)
There's a fork in the road,
I'll do as as I am told,
Well, I don't know, (Don't know, don't know, don't know, don't know)
Who...I want to be.
We are the spoons, they're telling me
We scooped our way into your dreams,
To knock the knives out bloody cold,
And lead you down the unforsaken road.
There's a fork in the road,
I'll do as as I am told,
Well, I don't know, (Don't know, don't know, don't know, don't know)
Who...I want to be
Ten silver spoons coming after me,
One life with one dream on repeat,
I'll escape if I try hard enough,
Till, King of the Jungle calls my bluff,
Oh Lord, (Oh Lord)
I have been told, (I have been told)
I must take the unforsaken road (Forsaken road)
There's a fork in the road,
I'll do as as I am told,
Well, I don't know,(Don't know don't know don't know don't know)
Who...I want to be.
Cuckoo!
You say Y-E-S to everything,
Will that guarantee you a win?
Do you think you will be good enough,
To love others and to be loved?
Oh Lord, (Oh Lord)
Now I can see, (Now I can see)
The cutlery will keep on chasing me, (Forsaken road)
There's a fork in the road,
I'll do as as I am told,
Well, I don't know, (Don't know, don't know, don't know, don't know)
Who...I want to be.
We are the spoons, they're telling me
We scooped our way into your dreams,
To knock the knives out bloody cold,
And lead you down the unforsaken road.
There's a fork in the road,
I'll do as as I am told,
Well, I don't know, (Don't know, don't know, don't know, don't know)
Who...I want to be
Lyrics submitted by jenesaispasmostly, edited by armadillozenit
Mowgli's Road Lyrics as written by Marina Diamandis Liam Howe
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I partially agree with Caffinated. The song seems to allude to a power figure (Mowgli, in the title, being the hypnotic snake in The Jungle Book), who is dictating which road she should take and she is obeying ("I'll do as I am told"}. Being compared to Mowgli suggest a malicious edge for the power figure, a trickster out for their own benefit who is deluding her. Since it's the "unforsaken road", it seem that the road she has been ordained is one where she is not allowed to give something up, or leave something behind. She claims should could escape, until her bluff is called. So, she's attempting to break free from the control of this power figure and achieve autonomy, but outside of what has been decided for her, she doesn't know what she wants to do. She's stuck in a situation where she's saying "I don't want to do this" but is faced with the question "What do you want to do, then?" for which she doesn't know to answer yet. Hence "I don't know who I want to be".
I could be reading too much into this, but there are some possible religious references. For example, Mowgli in The Jungle Book is often compared to the Snake that tempted Eve into eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The word "unforsaken" is often used in a religious context and there is the line "Oh lord!" which could just be an exclamation like "oh my god!" or could actually refer to god.
The only thing I can't figure out is the cutlery references. There's a fork in the road, the spoons are chasing her and knocking the knives out cold. Anyone got any ideas? Or is she just being awkward for the sake of art?
What was I thinking? Mowgli's the boy, the main character. I don't know why I thought it was the snake.<br /> Let me rectify this. If it's Mowgli's road, then it just suggest that she's taking the same path Mowgli took, metaphorically. It's interesting, Mowgli lived a life free of his parents control but in doing so, he had to learn a completely different set of rules. That might have something to do with it. I haven't read the book and it's been a long time since I saw the Disney film, so I can't be certain.
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