Sprout and the Bean Lyrics
I slept all day
I woke with distaste
And I railed
And I raved
That the difference between
The sprout and the bean
It is a golden ring
It is a twisted string
And you can ask the counselor
And you can ask the king
And I'll say the same thing
And it's a funny thing
Should we go outside?
Should we go outside?
Should we break some bread?
Are y'interested?
And as I said
I slept as though dead
Dreaming seamless dreams
Of lead
When you go away
I am big-boned and fey
In the dust of the day
And in the dirt of the day
I woke with distaste
And I railed
And I raved
That the difference between
The sprout and the bean
It is a golden ring
It is a twisted string
And you can ask the counselor
And you can ask the king
And I'll say the same thing
And it's a funny thing
Should we go outside?
Should we go outside?
Should we break some bread?
Are y'interested?
And as I said
I slept as though dead
Dreaming seamless dreams
Of lead
When you go away
I am big-boned and fey
In the dust of the day
And in the dirt of the day
And the danger, danger
Drawing near them was a white coat
And the danger, danger
Drawing near them was a broad boat
And the water, water
Running clear beneath a white throat
And the hollow chatter
Of the talking of the tadpoles
Who know th'outside?
Should we go outside?
Should we break some bread?
Are y'interested?
Drawing near them was a white coat
And the danger, danger
Drawing near them was a broad boat
And the water, water
Running clear beneath a white throat
And the hollow chatter
Of the talking of the tadpoles
Who know th'outside?
Should we go outside?
Should we break some bread?
Are y'interested?
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A single from The Milk-Eyed Mender (2004), this song gained fame after it appeared in a number of commercials including a Victoria’s Secret ad. However, it is best known for being used, to chilling effect, in the horror film The Strangers (2008).
There are various interpretations of the song’s meaning, which vary widely from exploring Christianity, marriage, and abortion, to food, to Gregor Mendel, and to fairy tales from childhood.
Newsom has been notoriously mum on the song, but her later album Have One on Me (2010) all but discloses that she had an abortion in some point in her life.
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