Story Behind The Song
Burns was referring to the plans and schemes of mice and men. Chocolate Mice is for the plans of children, when they are impacted by the upheaval and effect of changes to adult plans, marriage break-up etc...
Song Description
From 'To a Mouse'
Burns was a great humanist, the favourite poet of Karl Marx, it is said. He wrote To a Mouse, upon turning a mouse out of its nest, while ploughing. A beautiful poem to the plight of refugees from any disastrous consequence.
| Song Length |
4:04 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Charming, Relaxed |
Subject |
General, Change |
| Similar Artists |
Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Sometimes a full grown man doesn't know what to do
an educated woman, she's as baffled as you
and what gets you stuck, well I get stuck on it too.
The best-laid plans of chocolate mice in the sun
The best-laid plans of chocolate mice are over before they're begun
You make them once
You make them twice
the best-laid plans of chocolate mice
You can take the world in an aeroplane ride
or you can take the world and you can hold it inside
where the things you know and your dreams explode into fragments of shimmering light
You make them once
You make them twice
the best-laid plans of chocolate mice
Sometimes a pretty face has you falling apart
she only looked your way and she melted your heart
like the best-laid plans of chocolate mice in the sun
The best-laid plans of chocolate mice are over before they're begun
You make them once
You make them twice
the best-laid plans of chocolate mice