Formed as a side project to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, the band was originally known as Mini Seeds and was formed by Cave as "a way to escape the weight of The Bad Seeds." The band's name was inspired by a Memphis Slim song, Grinder Man Blues, which Cave is noted to have started singing during one of the band's early rehearsal sessions. The band's eponymous debut studio album, Grinderman, was released in 2007 to extremely positive reviews and the band's second and final studio album, Grinderman 2, was released in 2010 to a similar reception.
Following extensive touring after the release of Grinderman 2, Grinderman disbanded after a performance at the Meredith Music Festival in Victoria, Australia in December 2011. The band split up in order to focus on The Bad Seeds upcoming material. However, Jim Sclavunos later said: "I can't predict what the future of Grinderman is - if there is a future." The band reunited for a one-off performance at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California in April 2013.
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Kitchenette
Grinderman Lyrics
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And I'm gonna get a pot to cook you in
I stick my fingers in your biscuit jar
And crush all your Gingerbread Men
'Cause I want you
Yeah I want you to be my friend
Yeah I want you
You try not to wake the executioner
He's sleeping with a fireman's axe
He leaves his glass eye on the pillow babe
And his dentures floating there in a glass
How come he makes it hard to relax
He makes it hard to relax
When I want you
When I want you to be my friend
What's this husband of yours ever given to you
Oprah Winfrey on a plasma screen
And a brood of junky buck-toothed imbeciles
The ugliest fucking kids I've ever seen
Oh baby I want you
Yeah I want you to be my girlfriend
Now will you send those kids to play down the street
And shouldn't you, shouldn't you put shoes on their feet?
It's getting hard to relax
It's getting hard to relax
I can see that you don't really dig him
And I can see that you want it to quite
But if you want to get your hand out of the cookie jar
You're gonna have to let go of the biscuit
Oh babe I want you
Yeah I want you to be my girlfriend
Yeah I want you
Yeah wanna be your sidekick man
I wanna be that man
It's hard to relax
It's hard to relax
It's hard to relax
And get my act together
And get my act together
The lyrics to Grinderman's song "Kitchenette" are about a man who is infatuated with a woman and can't seem to stay away from her. He hangs around her kitchen, wanting to cook her and wanting her to be his friend. He admits to crushing her gingerbread men and sticking his fingers in her biscuit jar. The lyrics then shift to the woman's husband, who the man refers to as the executioner. The husband is described as being unsettling and making it hard to relax. The man then insults the woman's children, calling them "junky buck-toothed imbeciles" and comments on how ugly they are. Despite all of this, the man still wants the woman to be his girlfriend.
The lyrics of "Kitchenette" are very sexual and often graphic, with the man wanting to cook and consume the woman. Some listeners interpret this as a metaphor for sexual desire or even cannibalism. The line "How come he makes it hard to relax" is clever wordplay, since it could refer to both the unsettling presence of the husband and the man's own sexual tension. The references to the husband's glass eye and dentures add to the creepy atmosphere. In contrast to all this, the man claims to want to be the woman's friend and sidekick, suggesting he has more innocent intentions as well.
Line by Line Meaning
I keep hanging around your kitchenette
I frequently visit your kitchen
And I'm gonna get a pot to cook you in
I am so infatuated with you that I want you to be mine
I stick my fingers in your biscuit jar
I invade your personal space by touching your stuff
And crush all your Gingerbread Men
I destroy your possessions out of a sense of possessiveness
'Cause I want you
I desire you
Yeah I want you to be my friend
I want to get closer to you
You try not to wake the executioner
You are careful not to upset your partner
He's sleeping with a fireman's axe
Your partner is a dangerous person to cross
He leaves his glass eye on the pillow babe
Your partner has a fake eye
And his dentures floating there in a glass
Your partner takes out his teeth to sleep
How come he makes it hard to relax
Your partner's behavior creates anxiety
When I want you
I desire you
When I want you to be my friend
I want to cultivate a closer connection with you
What's this husband of yours ever given to you
Your partner is not good enough for you
Oprah Winfrey on a plasma screen
Your partner's gifts are mediocre
And a brood of junky buck-toothed imbeciles
You have unattractive and unintelligent children
The ugliest fucking kids I've ever seen
Your children are especially unappealing
Oh baby I want you
I desire you
Yeah I want you to be my girlfriend
I want to be in a romantic relationship with you
Now will you send those kids to play down the street
I want you to separate yourself from your children
And shouldn't you, shouldn't you put shoes on their feet?
You are not taking good care of your children
It's getting hard to relax
I am increasingly unable to calm down
I can see that you don't really dig him
You don't truly love your partner
And I can see that you want it to quit
You want to end your relationship with your partner
But if you want to get your hand out of the cookie jar
If you want to be with me instead of your partner
You're gonna have to let go of the biscuit
You need to end your relationship with your partner
Yeah I want you
I desire you
Yeah wanna be your sidekick man
I want to be your devoted assistant
I wanna be that man
I want to be the one you rely on
It's hard to relax
I am experiencing increasing anxiety
And get my act together
I need to improve myself
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@dereksmallsuk
Cave obviously does not give a fuck. Hell yeah.
@jeremymullins1294
Not one single one.
@jeanh420
A blues song that is not right in the head… and so much fun! Broken cookies, creepy controlling husband, equally creepy back door man, and nobody can relax. Hey Warren play something! I love that grin at the end.
@fionagreig9392
It's a masterpiece !😊
@ChainedToTheGates
You would not believe how many times I've watched this video.
@daviddistefano74
I would
@murryshaw3733
Identify with that.. visceral performance.. plus great Cave and grinder memories...
@Egeris95
Meetooo😍
@sayeager5559
#Perfect
@MrNINTENDOJOE
Not enough