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In The Drink Lyrics
[Chorus]
I'm in the drink for love
And I want to drink your love
Swimmin' a swim in the suds
I want to drink your, blood
Up like a rocket, down like the rain
Back and forth like a choo-choo train
I have a secret that just won't keep
All I want to do is brush your teeth
Butterfly kisses
The taste of delicious
I'd like to sip the sap from your tree
And the honey in your tea
Dripping amber drips
Patiently
[Chorus]
Caught a snowflake on my tongue
A feathery crystal in the flavor of gum
Dropping clouds fallin' fast
Are you going to try some while they last?
Once the birds have migrated
Come Spring twitterpated
Up the river I journey on
'Cause this salmon is ready to spawn
If you have some swimming lessons
It would make it easier
[Chorus]
I'm in the drink for love
And I want to drink your love
Swimmin' a swim in the suds
I want to drink your, blood
Back and forth like a choo-choo train
I have a secret that just won't keep
All I want to do is brush your teeth
The taste of delicious
I'd like to sip the sap from your tree
And the honey in your tea
Dripping amber drips
Patiently
A feathery crystal in the flavor of gum
Dropping clouds fallin' fast
Are you going to try some while they last?
Once the birds have migrated
Come Spring twitterpated
'Cause this salmon is ready to spawn
It would make it easier
Song Info
Submitted by
ojms On Apr 26, 2001
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Minor minor correction: Twitterpated. First used in the 1942 film Bambi. Meaning completely head-over-heels in smitten love.
I think this song is aobut someone who loves someone so much that they want them to be a part of themselves to the point where he would drink their blood
That was the most bold, (to some) most offensive comment on this website. At least, that I've seen.
I listened to this song a couple weeks ago, and the only thoughts in my head at the end were 1. wtf??? and 2. Yay! Shoe Box! Seriously, this is one of the weirdest songs ever, even for "BNL" songs (some would say not really BNL because only half the band was involved in recording it). Anyways, I've now used up the comment slot for these two years. Don't even think about it until sometime in 2010.
i guess i'm a year early thesithwithashotgun. i'm going to have to agree with the above poster that this is indeed about sex. I dont think it's limited to oral sex though. To me, i get the impression that it's a man in a bar trying to pick up on a chick. other than the train/rocket references which are pretty classical metaphors for sex, i think the dead give away is "Up the river, I journey on 'Cause this salmon is ready to spawn"
i guess i'm a year early thesithwithashotgun. i'm going to have to agree with the above poster that this is indeed about sex. I dont think it's limited to oral sex though. To me, i get the impression that it's a man in a bar trying to pick up on a chick. other than the train/rocket references which are pretty classical metaphors for sex, i think the dead give away is "Up the river, I journey on 'Cause this salmon is ready to spawn"
now really, that doesn't leave much to the imagination :P
now really, that doesn't leave much to the imagination :P
SEX! "Back and Forth Like a choo choo train." Possibly vaginal oral sex..."I'm in the drink for love And I want to drink your love Swimmin' a swim in the suds I want to drink your blood." And what about the following paragraph: "Butterfly kisses And the taste of delicious I'd like to sip the sap from your tree And the honey in the tea Dripping amber drips Patiently" Vaginal oral SEX!