According to the Huckleberry Crumble Songfacts, while the song was being de… Read Full Bio ↴According to the Huckleberry Crumble Songfacts, while the song was being demoed to him in the studio, Scott Weiland immediately began hunting for a pen and pad of paper. Dean DeLeo recalled to the KROQ-FM radio show: "From the first downbeat of the song, Scott was just in, and just writing down, and I think [he] had the melody within minutes."

Huckleberry Crumble
Stone Temple Pilots Lyrics

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Less conversation
No moral obligation
To tell me how you feeling tonight, right
Minds over racing
Visions got me shaking
Motor station changing your mind
(Mind, mind, mind)

I see what's at the ending of the rat trap
Lady Jabowakee's eatin' bed bugs
The rabbit dug a hole straight through to China
So where do we go?
And where is the rabbit's hole?

I'm feeling like I'm pulling away, yeah
I'm feeling like I'm pulling away, yeah
I'm feeling like I'm pulling away, yeah
I'm feeling like I'm sinking in
I'm moving in
I'm feeling like I'm pulling away

Old Tom Turtles
A hustler and a cousin
His lizard like complexion ain't right (right)
Motor city's moving
There's big grizzly's grooving
He's a number one percenter tonight
(Right on, right on, right on, right on)

I see what's at the ending of the rat trap
Lady Jabowakee's eatin' bed bugs
The rabbit dug a hole straight through to China
So where do we go?
And where is the rabbit's hole?

I'm feeling like I'm pulling away, yeah
I'm feeling like I'm pulling away, yeah
I'm feeling like I'm pulling away, yeah
I'm feeling like I'm sinking in

Don't let the grip on this subside
Chips will only grow one shoulder at a time
The lessons of all lessons of our lives
And forget about the troubles for a time, time, time, time

I'm feeling like I'm pulling away, yeah
I'm feeling like I'm pulling away, yeah
I'm feeling like I'm pulling away, yeah
I'm feeling like I'm sinking in
I'm moving in

I'm feeling like I'm pulling away
I see what's at the ending of the rat trap

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Stone Temple Pilots’ song “Huckleberry Crumble” are somewhat abstract, but the overall message seems to be about feeling disconnected and lost in a world that is confusing and full of contradictions. The song opens with the singer asking for less conversation and no moral obligation, suggesting that he is tired of being told how to feel and what to think. His mind is racing and he is experiencing visions that make him feel uneasy, perhaps feeling like he can’t escape the rat race or the traps that have been set for him.

The second verse introduces a cast of characters that don’t seem to fit together – Old Tom Turtles, a hustler and a cousin, and big grizzly bears. The singer seems to be describing a world that is unpredictable and full of strange and dangerous creatures. He asks again, “where do we go?” and “where is the rabbit’s hole?”, suggesting that he is searching for a way out or a deeper meaning to his existence.

The chorus repeats the phrase “I’m feeling like I’m pulling away”, emphasizing the disconnection and displacement that the singer is experiencing. The bridge suggests that the singer is trying to hold onto something, perhaps a sense of normalcy or stability, but that it is slipping away from him. He implores the listener not to let go and to forget their troubles for a time.

Overall, the lyrics to “Huckleberry Crumble” are cryptic and open to interpretation, but they evoke a sense of disorientation and confusion in the face of a world that is complex and difficult to navigate.

Line by Line Meaning

Less conversation
Let's talk less

No moral obligation
No need to feel obligated to tell me how you feel

To tell me how you feeling tonight, right
But if you want to tell me how you feel, go ahead

Minds over racing
My thoughts are racing

Visions got me shaking
My visions are making me shake

Motor station changing your mind
You're having a change of heart

(Mind, mind, mind)
My mind is on repeat

I see what's at the ending of the rat trap
I can predict the outcome

Lady Jabowakee's eatin' bed bugs
Something unpleasant or unexpected is happening

The rabbit dug a hole straight through to China
Something impossible or extraordinary has happened

So where do we go?
What do we do now?

And where is the rabbit's hole?
Where did that extraordinary event happen?

I'm feeling like I'm pulling away, yeah
I feel like I'm distancing myself

I'm feeling like I'm sinking in
I feel like I'm drowning

Old Tom Turtles
A reference to a person or thing from the past

A hustler and a cousin
More references to people or things from the past

His lizard like complexion ain't right (right)
Something about that person or thing is off

Motor city's moving
Things are changing fast

There's big grizzly's grooving
Something wild or unexpected is happening

He's a number one percenter tonight
Someone is on top or in control

(Right on, right on, right on, right on)
Agreement or approval of what's happening

Don't let the grip on this subside
Don't let go of what's important

Chips will only grow one shoulder at a time
You can only handle so much at once

The lessons of all lessons of our lives
The most important lessons we'll ever learn

And forget about the troubles for a time, time, time, time
Take a break from your problems

I'm feeling like I'm moving in
I feel like I'm making progress

I'm feeling like I'm pulling away
I feel like I'm distancing myself

I see what's at the ending of the rat trap
I can predict the outcome

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dean Deleo, Robert Emile Deleo, Scott Richard Weiland

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