Stables has been turning heads in all the right places since 2003: a first album Krülle Bol produced by John Parish , singles (Two Wooden Spoons) released by Rob da Bank’s label Sunday Best and a long-awaited second album on Dreamboat Records in 2010. Wriggle out the Restless was born out of a new, slower way of working. Gestated over a long period the album has drawn on This Is The Kit’s many musical friends (Rozi Plain [[label]Fence ], Jim Barr [of Portishead ] Francois [Fence] and The Liftmen [[label]Twisted Nerve]) to fill out their delicate music into a full, robust sound. “The aim was to have fun playing with people who’s work I really like” says Kate “the more you exchange and share with people the better things get and the more you learn.”
This Is The Kit perform regularly as a two-piece with Stables on vocals, guitar and banjo, and Vernon on violin, guitar, bass and percussion.
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Our socks forever more
This Is the Kit Lyrics
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Might just make it back to your mattress
One of these days gonna make it back
Might just make it back to your floor
Sneak my weight under the door
Slide in across your floorboards
Most of the time her brain goes fast
It makes for a certain sort of messing up
Of the words that ought fall out
OoohOoohOoohOooh
OoohOoohOoohOooh
One of these days gonna make it back
Might just make it back to your mattress
One of these days gonna make it back
Might just make it back to your floor
But I've got this thing you see
This thing about self-sufficiency
It'll be the end of me
And I wanted it to, to join in with you
To take off my shoes and socks forever more
Flying across the floor
The song "Our socks forever more" by This Is the Kit is a beautiful and emotional expression of longing and regret. The lyrics talk about how the singer is planning to go back to someone's place and sneak inside, possibly to reconnect with someone they miss. The refrain repeats the phrase "One of these days gonna make it back, might just make it back to your mattress, one of these days gonna make it back, might just make it back to your floor". The singer seems to be full of hope and excitement that they might get to see their beloved again, but also a little unsure if it will happen.
The second verse talks about how the singer's mind works faster than their mouth, causing them to stumble over the words they want to say. The repetition of "OoohOoohOoohOooh" after that verse gives a sense of frustration or sadness. The last verse reveals that the singer's sense of pride or self-sufficiency has been holding them back from connecting with this person. They want to "take off [their] shoes and socks forever more" and join in with the person they miss, but something inside them is keeping them from doing it.
Overall, "Our socks forever more" is a poignant and introspective song that captures the bittersweet nature of relationships and the human struggle to connect with others.
Line by Line Meaning
One of these days gonna make it back
At some point in time, I will return
Might just make it back to your mattress
Possibly arriving back into your bed
One of these days gonna make it back
At some point in time, I will return
Might just make it back to your floor
Maybe I will arrive back into your room
Sneak my weight under the door
Quietly and cautiously entering the room
Slide in across your floorboards
Gently moving across your room on the ground
Most of the time her brain goes fast
Her mind often races at a quick pace
Her mind moves more than her mouth
Her thoughts are more active than her speech
It makes for a certain sort of messing up
This tendency causes her to stumble in her communication
Of the words that ought fall out
She struggles to articulate what she wants to say
But I've got this thing you see
I possess this quality you may not know of
This thing about self-sufficiency
I value independence and self-reliance
It'll be the end of me
This quality may lead to my downfall
And I wanted it to, to join in with you
I desired to overcome this trait of mine to be with you
To take off my shoes and socks forever more
To become vulnerable and intimate with you
Flying across the floor
Zooming around and letting go of control and self-reliance
Contributed by Jackson W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.