The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters, and the company … Read Full Bio ↴The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters, and the company created by Jim Henson. Individually, a Muppet is properly any one of the puppets built by the Jim Henson Workshop. Though the term is often used erroneously to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show and Sesame Street characters, the term is both an informal name and legal trademark linked to the characters created by The Jim Henson Company. After frequently changing hands since the death of creator Jim Henson in 1990, The Muppets have been owned by The Walt Disney Company, through the Muppets Holding Company, since early 2004.

The word "Muppet" itself was said by Henson to have been created by combining the words "marionette" and "puppet"; however, Henson was also known to have stated that it was just something he liked the sound of, and he made up the "marionette/puppet" story while talking to a journalist because it sounded plausible.

Muppets are distinguished from ventriloquist "dummies", which are typically animated only in the head and face, in that their arms or other features are also mobile and expressive. Muppets are typically made of softer materials. They are also presented as being independent of the puppeteer, who is usually not visible, hidden behind a set or outside of the camera frame.

I'm Going to Go Back There Someday
The Muppets Lyrics

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This looks familiar, vaguely familiar,
Almost unreal, yet, it's too soon to feel yet.
Close to my soul, yet so far away.
I'm going to go back there someday.

Sun rises, night falls, sometimes the sky calls.
Is that a song there, and do I belong there?
I've never been there, but I know the way.

I'm going to go back there someday.

Come and go with me, it's more fun to share,
We'll both be completely at home in midair.
We're flyin', not walkin', on featherless wings.
We can hold onto love like invisible strings.

There's not a word yet for old friends who've just met.
Part heaven, part space, or have I found my place?
You can just visit, but I plan to stay.

I'm going to go back there someday.
I'm going to go back there someday.

Overall Meaning

The Muppets’ song “I’m Going to Go Back There Someday” is a beautiful and poetic meditation on nostalgia, love, and the longing for a place that seems just beyond our reach. The opening verses express the singer's sense of déjà vu or familiarity with a place they have never been to, creating a surreal and dream-like feel. The lyrics suggest that the place is not just physical, but it is also close to the singer's soul, suggesting a spiritual connection. The song's title and repeated phrase "I'm going to go back there someday" suggest that this longing is for a place that the singer has known before or a memory of a time and place that they cherish.

The second verse further emphasizes this idea of belonging somewhere but not having been there physically, with the line "sometimes the sky calls." The singer wonders if there is a song in the sky and if they belong there, expressing a desire to be a part of that world. The use of the phrase "featherless wings" conjures an image of a bird flying without wings, evoking a sense of both freedom and fragility that comes with such an ascent. The final verse pulls all the ideas together, suggesting that this longing for a place or a time is really a search for that intangible feeling of home - "part heaven, part space"/"hold onto love like invisible strings" - that we all seek, whether we realize it or not.

Line by Line Meaning

This looks familiar, vaguely familiar,
This place seems familiar even though I can't quite place it.

Almost unreal, yet, it's too soon to feel yet.
It's hard to believe I'm really here, it doesn't quite feel real yet.

Close to my soul, yet so far away.
This place feels like it's a part of me, but it's still out of reach.

I'm going to go back there someday.
I will come back to this place in the future.

Sun rises, night falls, sometimes the sky calls.
Time passes and sometimes I feel drawn to the beauty of the sky.

Is that a song there, and do I belong there?
I wonder if there is a place for me here, and if there is something special about this place.

I've never been there, but I know the way.
I have never physically been to this place, but I feel a strong connection to it.

Come and go with me, it's more fun to share,
I invite you to join me because it's more enjoyable to experience this place with someone else.

We'll both be completely at home in midair.
We will feel completely comfortable even though we are flying without anything to support us.

We're flyin', not walkin', on featherless wings.
We are gliding through the air as if we have wings, even though we don't.

We can hold onto love like invisible strings.
We can keep our love for each other close, even if we are physically apart, like strings we can't see.

There's not a word yet for old friends who've just met.
There isn't a word to describe the feeling of meeting someone for the first time but having a deep connection like old friends.

Part heaven, part space, or have I found my place?
This place feels like a combination of something heavenly and otherworldly, and I wonder if it is where I belong.

You can just visit, but I plan to stay.
You may only want to visit this place, but I intend to make it my home.

I'm going to go back there someday.
I will come back to this place in the future.

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