Baby Spoon Lyrics – Cavetown | from “Running With Scissors”

Cavetown’s spinning soft domestic spells on Running With Scissors, his brand-new album hitting shelves January 16 via Futures, and “Baby Spoon” curls up like that perfect little-spoon moment—vulnerable vows whispered over a shared heartbeat, chasing away the hard edges of the everyday.

This track, slotted as the fourth cut, is Cavetown at his tenderest: fingerpicked acoustics and hazy harmonies that feel like a duvet fort built for two, blending bedroom pop’s intimacy with folk’s quiet urgency. Robin Daniel Skinner’s voice—equal parts boyish ache and grown-up glow—traces the glue of partnership, from blushing sparks to “marry you” daydreams, all while fretting over not being “warm enough.” It’s themes of mutual mending (“I’m broken and you’re super glue”) laced with that signature whimsy—calico cats, amaretto sips—turning codependent fears into a gentle rally cry: “It doesn’t have to be so hard.” Self-produced in his Hertfordshire hideaway, it nods to his DIY roots but swells with subtle strings and looped refrains that beg for late-night replays, a far cry from his glitchier early EPs yet true to the emotional core that hooked a generation.

Running With Scissors lives up to its playful-peril title—a 13-track (or so the buzz says) mosaic of queer joy, quiet crises, and whimsical what-ifs, clocking around 35 minutes of lo-fi lushness. It’s got the rainbow-hued bounce of lead single “Rainbow Gal” (out since September, with a video that’s pure pixelated poetry), the shadowy drift of “Cryptid,” the urgent pulse of “Reaper,” and closers like “Tarmac” promising road-trip reveries. No grand concept drop, just Skinner unpacking post-20s haze—love’s little leaks, identity’s quirks—recorded amid tour breaks and therapy wins, proving he’s trading teen angst for adult alchemy.

Skinner’s hitting this milestone mid-stride, 28 now and wiser after 2023’s Worm Food bowed out his Warner chapter with sold-out festivals from Glastonbury to Lollapalooza. The Oxford dropout who went viral off “Lemon Boy” bedroom clips has bloomed into indie’s hug-box hero—millions streamed, TikTok therapists citing his bars like scripture—but Running With Scissors feels like homecoming. It’s him ditching the scissors’ edge for spooning safety, owning the evolution from solo whispers to shared symphonies that make the mess feel magical.

Dive into the Baby Spoon lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other Running With Scissors tracks for more of Cavetown’s cozy indie heart.