There are numerous artists with this name, including:
1) Spoon is an Am… Read Full Bio ↴There are numerous artists with this name, including:
1) Spoon is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas;
2) Spoon is a German band;
3) Spoon is an American rapper from Pittsburgh;
4) Spoon was an American band with Neilson Hubbard that was active in the early 90s;
5) Spoon was an American garage-rock band from Los Angeles that was active in the 1990s;
6) Spoon was an Icelandic band that was active in the 1990s.

1) Spoon is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas. The band was formed in late 1993 by lead singer/guitarist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno. Current members also include: Eric Harvey (keyboard, guitar, percussion, backing vocals) and Rob Pope (bass, backing vocals - replaced Joshua Zarbo in 2007).
After releasing their debut LP Telephono on Matador Records, the band signed with Elektra in 1998, but the contract was dropped soon after the band released A Series of Sneaks. In response the band released a two-song single titled The Agony of Laffitte (referring to Elektra A&R man Ron Laffitte). Eventually they signed to Merge Records.
Spoon has been met with widespread critical acclaim. Girls Can Tell, released in 2001, sold more copies than both their previous releases combined. Kill the Moonlight accomplished the same feat a year later. Gimme Fiction was released on May 10, 2005 and continued the trend of increasing popularity for the band.
Britt Daniel wrote much of the soundtrack to the 2006 film Stranger Than Fiction. Four tracks by Spoon are also featured.
The band released their sixth studio album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga on July 10, 2007; those who purchased the first pressing also received a bonus disc titled Get Nice!.
Transference is their seventh studio album. It was released on January 18, 2010 in Europe, and on January 19 in North America, to moderately positive reviews.

2) Spoon is a German band.

3) Spoon is an American rapper from Pittsburgh.

4) Spoon was an American band with Neilson Hubbard that was active in the early 90s.

5) Spoon was an American garage-rock band from Los Angeles that was active in the 1990s

6) Spoon was an Icelandic band that was active in the 1990s.

The Infinite Pet
Spoon Lyrics

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Hung up and bent on a stranger
Just trying to swing a full-time ride
I never knew the cold hand of danger
Til I met this one and took it inside

Now I can't get near it
Don't want to hear it
My cover's blown

I walked in the rain like a drone
All the way to Marquette

The infinite pet

I got something to tell you
Far outside the black and white
Aw I got something I want to tell you
But who will receive it tonight

When I got up I cut my neckrug off
Resigned my name to the ranks of the blamed and the scoffed
Cursing the day I met

The infinite pet
Comes when you pirouette

Hung up and bent on a stranger
Just trying to swing a full-time ride
I never knew the cold hand of danger
Til I met this one and took it inside

I sat back I put my neckshirt on
Resigned myself to the fate of the failed and the conned
Just like that day I met

The infinite pet
Cheaper than all your threats
Comes when you pirouette

The the the the infinite pet
The infinite

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Spoon's song The Infinite Pet speak about a character who is caught up in hanging out and trying to make friends with a stranger to get a full-time ride. They later realize that the stranger they've been hanging out with is dangerous, whereas they had never known danger before they met this person. The person is now trying to distance themselves from the stranger and everything related to them. They recall walking like a drone all the way to Marquette and their cover being blown. They have been caught up in this stranger's web, who they refer to as an infinite pet.

The singer of the song seems to be caught up in something that they cannot control. They feel helpless as they realize that the infinite pet is causing them to be uncertain, and they are uncertain about who to confide in. They have something to say but aren't sure if anyone is willing to receive their message. The singer feels the weight of their choices as they have cut ties and resigned themselves to fate. They are among the ranks of the blamed and the scoffed, cursing the day they met the infinite pet. The infinite pet seems to be a metaphor for something that lures you in and traps you.

One of the most interesting facts about The Infinite Pet is that the song was initially recorded for their 2010 album, Transference but did not make the final cut. It was later included in their 2017 “greatest hits” album, Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon. The song was written by Britt Daniel and recorded with the full Spoon lineup.

Another notable fact is that it has a style similar to their song “I Turn My Camera On,” and many Spoon fans have commented on how much they love the similarities between the two songs. Additionally, audiences have interpreted the infinite pet to be a symbol of addiction, particularly regarding drugs, due to the lyric “I never knew the cold hand of danger until I met this one and took it inside.”

Other interesting facts about the song include that it has a catchy tune, with Daniel’s vocals complementing Alex Fischel’s synth sound. It also has a cool instrument variety, with a guitar, drums, bass, synthesizer, and Britt's unique voice. Furthermore, the line "All the way to Marquette" references a town in Michigan where Daniel spent some time in his youth. Finally, the song’s title is a nod to a 1973 science fiction novel titled The Day of the Dolphin by Robert Merle.

Chords (if known):

Verse: G - C - G - C
Chorus: Am - F - C - G

Line by Line Meaning

Hung up and bent on a stranger
Obsessed and fixated on someone unknown to me

Just trying to swing a full-time ride
Looking for a steady way to get by in life

I never knew the cold hand of danger
I was unaware of the potential risks until now

Til I met this one and took it inside
Until I encountered this danger and let it become a part of me

Now I can't get near it
I'm afraid to face this danger again

Don't want to hear it
I don't want to be reminded of the danger

My cover's blown
My true identity has been exposed

I walked in the rain like a drone
I moved about in a mindless, robotic manner

All the way to Marquette
I went the extra mile, to a remote place