Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a short story by Rudyard Kipling about a mongoose who fights cobras(an aptitude which mongooses possess). There are also obvious Wizard of Oz references.
Essentially, this lyric is saying that you have everything you need already inside you. That you don't need to listen to anyone that tells you to be otherwise. Punch for punch, blow to blow, mongoose vs. cobra; stay true to yourself and you will always emerge victorious.
I like this interpretation, for the most part. I do have a problem with the "Run Rikki Tikki, Run Rikki Tikki, Run" line. Is that saying "run" like "get away" or "run" like "keep up the good work"?
I like this interpretation, for the most part. I do have a problem with the "Run Rikki Tikki, Run Rikki Tikki, Run" line. Is that saying "run" like "get away" or "run" like "keep up the good work"?
IIRC at some point in the story either another character or his subconscious tells him repeatedly to run, I don't remember why, he may have been injured or he was chasing after the snake, it was years and years ago lol. you might want to try and find the story online and skim through it yourself
IIRC at some point in the story either another character or his subconscious tells him repeatedly to run, I don't remember why, he may have been injured or he was chasing after the snake, it was years and years ago lol. you might want to try and find the story online and skim through it yourself
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a short story by Rudyard Kipling about a mongoose who fights cobras(an aptitude which mongooses possess). There are also obvious Wizard of Oz references.
Essentially, this lyric is saying that you have everything you need already inside you. That you don't need to listen to anyone that tells you to be otherwise. Punch for punch, blow to blow, mongoose vs. cobra; stay true to yourself and you will always emerge victorious.
I like this interpretation, for the most part. I do have a problem with the "Run Rikki Tikki, Run Rikki Tikki, Run" line. Is that saying "run" like "get away" or "run" like "keep up the good work"?
I like this interpretation, for the most part. I do have a problem with the "Run Rikki Tikki, Run Rikki Tikki, Run" line. Is that saying "run" like "get away" or "run" like "keep up the good work"?
IIRC at some point in the story either another character or his subconscious tells him repeatedly to run, I don't remember why, he may have been injured or he was chasing after the snake, it was years and years ago lol. you might want to try and find the story online and skim through it yourself
IIRC at some point in the story either another character or his subconscious tells him repeatedly to run, I don't remember why, he may have been injured or he was chasing after the snake, it was years and years ago lol. you might want to try and find the story online and skim through it yourself