my new EP 'Man's Best Friend' is out now: https://cvt.lnk.to/MansBestFriend
artwork by Lauren Doughty
https://laurendoughty.com/
animation by Charis Forrester
https://www.charisforrester.com/
Lyrics ~
i dont think that this feels like love but i dont wanna let go
maybe if i just do what you want then you'll leave me alone
it feels like you're taking me home, but every other day i see another bone
i hate your guts but i'll meet you same time same place tomorrow
an archeology excavation on my body and i’m
brushing so gently, they’re tryna cover up the bones underneath
no matter what i do i feel guilty
crossing all of my fingers and toes that i dont wake up again in a black hole
she said she would send me back home to decide if i wanna die miserable
doctor i'm not doing too well, if this shit was a choice i wouldnt need your help
i see the world through the eyes of a dog but i can't see yellow
an archeology excavation on my body and i’m
brushing so gently, they’re tryna cover up the bones underneath
no matter what i do i feel guilty
man's best friend's on first name terms with god
i thought i could fake it but i'm not
i'm a scarecrow in someone else's garden
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Business contact:
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@jessyzhrn65413 years ago" doctor i' m not doing too well, if this shit was a choice, i wouldn' t need your help. " that deep. 1690
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@emmyraemusic3 years ago" scarecrow in someone else' s garden" is the best lyric i' ve ever heard. 2691
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@Sewer.dwelling.rat.3 years agoMe: about to go to sleep robin: drops 3 songs at once me: prepares to pull an all nighter learning all the lyrics. 3281
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@Evening24583 years agoI see the world trough the eyes of a dog, but i can' t see yellow. dogs only can see the colours yellow and blue, which means he only see id="hidden1"s the colour blue. Yellow stands for happiness, blue stand for sadness. edit: woahh thanks for all the likes, guys-. ...Expand2536
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@kikismusic92163 years agoWhat a coincidence. Three years ago i spent a month at my grandmas and we discovered your music together. Her place is peaceful, on a small lake in michigan. sincerely, evan & grammie. ...Expand3068
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@rachaelgass9703 years agoI hate your guts but ill meet you same time same place tomorrow damn what happened to cavetown. I hope hes ok. 2298
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@wool36533 years agoI' m still in my cavetown phase, and i think this' ll last for a long time. 3935
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@888crispin3 years agoI just came out to my family and i' m still waiting for them to see the messages. It' s 5am and i haven' t been able to sleep. This is very peaceful i' m almost 18 so if things go bad i should be good blehh update 2023: i' m out to everyone i know, seeking hrt and doing my best to live my life the way i' ve always wanted. I' ve lost and gained so many lovely people in my life. Keep pushing everyone. ...Expand1696
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@dune65283 years agoSo im ace, and this kinda hit me and reminded me of a relationship i had. I was always uncomfortable, and they always wanted more from me, but i couldnt. ...Expand532
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@sarahmcpherson14113 years agoThree songs in one minute! My goodness, what a day! What a day! 450
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@sisi_como_no_sisi39013 years ago" no matter what i do i feel guilty" i' m gonna cry. 187
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@anuheaazevedo3 years agoWhat a coincidence. my best friend introduced me to your music. He said your songs helped him through tough times and i felt honoured that he shared he killed himself. i got back from his funeral (where they played jack' s song) and cried for about an hour. then, i get three notifications. thank you, robbie, for your incredible mind. < 3. ...Expand729
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@turtlesdragons80323 years agoCavetown is the ultimate its 3am and im overthinking everything singer. 107
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@maggiekelly22533 years agoBeen listening to u for a long time. So proud of how far youve come robbie. 473
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@nwby3 years agoCavetown never fails to drop banger after banger. 537
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@AlexeArt3 years agoTo me, this is like a situation where your parents say they love you, and you love them too, but they' re hurting you and not taking your feelings seriously, edit: im suprised by how much people relate to this comment, if you' re going through something simular, know that we' re all here with you: it' ll turn out ok for us kids some day, stay safe yall. ...Expand410
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@MyskiaChiroEN3 years ago" i see the world through the eyes of a dog but i can' t see yellow" shesh. 106
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@lillyalece95133 years agoIm so proud of you robbie, youve improved so much over the years. youre a beautiful flower and i love to watch you grow. all of your m. ...Expand406
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@berfinjung74693 years agoLyrics: i don' t think that this feels like love but i don' t wanna let go maybe if i just do what you want then you' ll it feels like you' re taking me home but every other day i see another bone i hate your guts but i' ll meet you same time, same place tomorrow an archaeology excavation on my body and i' m brushing so gently they' re tryna cover up the bones underneath no matter what i' ll do i feel guilty crossing all my fingers and toes that i won' t wake up again in a black hole she said she would send me back hom to the side if i wanna die, misrable doctor, i' m not doing too well if this shit was a choice i wouldn' t need your help i see the world through the eyes of a dog but i can' t see yellow an archaeology excavation on my body and i' m brushing so gently they' re tryna cover up the bones underneath no matter what i' ll do i feel guilty man' s best friend' s on first name terms with god i thought i can fake it but almost i' m a scarecrow in someone elses garden an archaeology excavation on my body and i' m brushing so gently they' re tryna cover up the bones underneath no matter what i' ll do i feel guilty no matter what i do i feel guilty. ...Expand360
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@rhiannavasquez-buenaventur21383 years agoCavetown songs are like a big warm blanket on a freezing cold morning. 41
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@uu53543 years agoThis is a pure gem, it should be in a high security museum which is like having a holy relic. 191
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@dannyd87992 years ago" doctor, i' m not doing so well. If this shit was a choice i wouldn' t need your help. " went hard. 9
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@abbyharris91613 years agoThis song means a lot to me and so i thought it would be cool to share how i imagine it tl; dr it' s someone in a toxic friendship struggling the first verse, this person (i' ll call them cave) is stuck in this toxic friendship and they' re aware of it -quot; i dont think that this feels like love" but they don' t want to break it off -quot; but i don' t wanna let go" cave just doesn' t want the toxic friend upset at them so they try to do whatever the friend (i' ll call her town) wants -quot; maybe if i just do what you want then you' ll leave me alone" " it feels like you' re taking me home" one the one hand, town is still a friend, and there' s a sense of familiarity and comfort in this friendship, " but every other day i see another bone" but at the same time cave is watching their mental health deteriorate more and more as they hang around town. " i hate your guts but i' ll meet you same time same place tomorrow" again, cave hates this relationship and knows its bad but is still stuck in it. " an archaeology excavation on my body and i' m brushing so gently" cave is trying to deal with their struggles with mental illness, gently trying to introspect and uncover their problems to be able to address them and heal, tryna cover up the bonesbut town, or perhaps cave' s inner self, is trying to repress this healing, saying it should be hidden and forgotten about. " no matter what i do, i feel guilty" pretty self explanatory, no matter how cave deals with this situation, whether they break it off, address their struggles, ignore them, stay in the friendship. They' ll feel guilty about it regardless " crossing all my fingers and toes that i don' t wake up again in a black hole" cave is hoping and wishing that they won' t wake up sad and unmotivated and depressed, or whatever the struggles are " she said she would send me back home to decide if i wanna die, town is dismissive of cave' s depression and doesn' t understand why they can' t just ' be happy' or something. " doctor, i' m not doing too well, if this shit was a choice, i wouldn' t need your help" cave is explaining here that if they could magically just be better, be not depressed, then they wouldn' t need outside help, from therapists or psychiatrists, etc. " i see the world through the eyes of a dog but i can' t see yellow" dogs can see only in blues, yellows, and grays, so this is a metaphor for cave' s depression, only able to see blues and grays chorus is the same as above best friend' s on first name terms with god" cave has a dog (or other pet but probably dog because of the term man' s best friend) that is so helpful in comforting and cheering up cave that they' re as amazing as god, " i thought i could fake it but i' m not" cave can' t keep hiding these struggles, they thought they could put up a facade of happiness and that they' re fine but they can' t. " i' m a scarecrow in someone else' s garden" one way i' d interpret it is that cave is helping town with their struggles, scaring away theirbut town is not helping cave wtih anything and again, same chorus if you read through, thank you < 3. ...Expand49
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@noah-of3pn3 years agoNo matter what i do i fell guilty, as a person with an eating disorder that hit rlly hard, not only with food but for basically everything i feel guilty, even for just being born. 211
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@avashattuckmusic3 years agoWow. The lyrics are so relatable because im going through this same situation. Im crying. edit: thank you for the support in the comments: i left him about a month ago now and i feel great. 159
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@myaphasia84303 years agoMy heart pounded when i saw the notif and i immediately clicked i love your music sm you dont even know how much it' s helped me. 73
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@guitarromanticsearchadvent28143 years agoIm a scarecrow in someone elses garden damn the lyrics to this song. 51
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@strawberryswing28923 years agoThere' s something so raw about this song, it feels like a wound in my chest, like i' m bleeding out and just kind of staring at the red on my hands. . ...Expand26
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@G0ldFish_X33 years agoRight when i was gonna go to bed. Perfect timing thanks robbie. 140
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@yeet-pb8qc3 years ago" i hate your guts but i' ll meet you same time same place tomorrow" me going to school: 9
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@mango65273 years agoI dont know if anyone else can relate to this, but this song really speaks to me as a person in recovery from anorexia. There are so many lines that c. ...Expand23
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@duruu70303 years ago6 dislikes are from the people who can' t stop crying so hit the wrong button. 41
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@sk_lxr29203 years agoWhy does every cavetown song is so peaceful yet relatable to something that happened in my life before or is happening? 21
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@luxnoctis90653 years agoThis one is the catalyst of the ep, this contextualizes the other songs and hits an amazing emotional beat. Every time i listen to your music, like sit. ...Expand58
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@nathanpolilla87673 years agoMe: about to have another day of 6 hours straight of online schoolunu robbie: here, have 3 songs me: qwq thank you. 29
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@mariazikou65703 years agoThis song speaks to me so strongly, i believe it' s describing what it' s like being in a one-sided controlling manipulative relationship />i' ve i didn' t wanna be seeing him while he would complain about not seeing me often enough, i would try to make myself believe i loved him and that it was just for the moment how i was struggling, but i was very wrong every lyric he sings i can see myself in them but i' m so glad i' m out of that now, although i still have scars and see whats still left. ...Expand51
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@crowley11143 years ago" an archaeology excavation on my body and i' m brushing so gently they' re tryna cover up the bones self-harm? I dunno but it hits deep man < 3. 116
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@gracemckenzie54853 years agoUsually with music i find an artist and listen to them on repeat for about a month and then forget about them or get tired of their music style but here. ...Expand15
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@cjanthony98063 years agoI recently had to put my dog down and cavetowns new album is hitting in a way i didn' t know it could. Words can' t describe how i' m feeling besides gratitude. 24
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@adriannaap1173 years ago" no matter what i do i feel guilty" i starts to cry there. 13
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@strangerinadarkalley2 years ago" i see the world through the eyes of a dog, but i can' t see yellow" contradictory to popular belief, dogs do not see the world in blue easily translates to sadness and yellow to happiness. he can' t see the happy things in life. I think that' s the meaning behind the lyric. ...Expand4
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@tannerhuntington44423 years agoOk so instantly after hearing this i thought of the relationship im in. the boy thinks its were dating but i view it as a friendship. id="hidden20" />i dont wanna hurt him but i also feel like its only gonna get harder and weirder if nothing of done. thank you so much robbie this helped put my thoughts into lines. ...Expand28
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@Herritt010013 years agoI swear to god i don' t feel this at any other artist, when he releases a new song and i listen to it feels like " omfg this is the one" and shivers travel through my whole body. 13
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@drt7f3tus113 years agoI listen to your songs when im crying my feelings out. 17
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@itsbrid3 years agoHaven' t finish listening it but i know it' s gonna be a master piece. 41
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@CookieGal-3 years agoI' m in love with the little inhales before each line. 3
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@nalalikesdrawing80662 years agoI love the illustration. The color is darker on the dogs head representing anxiety, there' s pink on the chest representing the heart. This just hits. ...Expand3
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@projektoragami3 years ago" if this shit was a choice i wouldn' t need your help" lyrics like these make me love robbie more and more every day. 8
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@emilyhamm53283 years agoRobbie is the only artist who i consistently like all of his songs. Im so grateful he exists. 6
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@corinne1113 years agoRobbies is getting more talented every day, how is it even possible. 8
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@DUMRATBOY3 years agoI discovered cavetowns music a year ago when i was going through a really hard time cuz my best friend and i got into an argument and hadnt talked in id="hidden23"months, not only did his music help me, but also his videos, seeing how he gets so happy when talking about a big he and chloe found made me realize that i should try to appreciate the little things in life, my friend and i are talking again, and everythings going ok (kinda, school is very stressful and sometimes i feel like my friends dont care about me, but i usually get over that quickly and notice that they do care). ...Expand11
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@d0nn1323 years agoAs someone on the aromantic spectrum. This hits. Trying to fake it? Feeling guilty? People saying you' ll die alone? Yup yis and yes. 3
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@acrocodileelf3 years agoEvery single one of their songs is way too relatable. 3
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@Kaunoe3 years agoThis is just what i needed with my late night crying session. Robbies music never fails to make me feel at home, thank you < 3. 8
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@PeytonQ3 years agoI get some devil town and green vibes from this song. Love this robbie! 8
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@johnthebump3 years agoI' m just realizing, after hearing this song many times, that it is not about a romantic relationship, as it is about a relationship between a therapist. ...Expand5
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@applejellykrbk39743 years agoThe lyrics are just- deeper than the atlantic ocean. 2
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@Wolfie42069-3 years agoI cant put the feeling over half of the music robbie creates into words but i can try. It just reminds me of autumn just as a whole, i didnt even fin id="hidden25"d their music in autumn or anything, its just the soft sound of so much of it, when i listen to their music i like to close my eyes and just think of a large field in like mid-october, the way it smells and looks, just taking in the autumn breeze while a song by cavetown plays, and the weather is so perfect, its not too warm but perfect hoodie weather. ...Expand4
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@jofflock3 years agoThis song means so much to me already, robbie, you will never know what your music means to me. 5
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@user-qi9cz2kb8t3 years agoIm gonna just start off with thank you because thats the word that comes to my mind when i think about robbies songs. They have all just made a light in. ...Expand12
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@tian95693 years agoI feel so safe listening to your music, just hearing it feels like a nice long hug, thank so much< 3. 5
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@AlexPlayz-wj6ww8 months agoI love this man ive listen to him for about 5 years love him! 2
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@behjet21623 years agoListening to cavetown is like coming home after a very long exhausting day, just something so soothing about his voice. 5
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@uh0hiramh2413 years agoThis thanksgiving im thankful for robbie. 4
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@nagitoluck3 years agoIs it just me or is every song he releases just. Magical. 4
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@bakedbeans15143 years agoSomething i love about robbies music is that you can take so many different meanings from one song and i think that' s beautiful. This song for me made . ...Expand1
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@viennacheng39123 years ago" man' s best friend on first name terms with god" holy shit that' s such a good line wowza. 2
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@ees38762 years agoI usually sing along in harmony to cavetowns songs bc the melodies tend to be a little too deep for my comfort, and ive noticed that every last one of. ...Expand2
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@1_galax_13 years agoWho needs sleep when cavetown uploads? Love the music keep going strong. 3
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@Tete.hotcakes3 years agoAyuda no puedo dejar de orla, es arte. 8
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@pamelahoney8743 years agoYoure so talented when it comes to lyrics, thats one of my favorite parts about your music: 3
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@harlow59852 years ago" i' m a scarecrow in someone else' s garden" has a fucking chokeholdon me rn. 1
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@ivyengland3 years agoDon' t mind me i' m just really happy because my favorite guy uploaded multiple songs during an anxiety attack once again, robbie just casually saving and making my life better. 2
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@arkyraye44063 years agoI think its interesting how everyone thinks of this as a song about a toxic relationship of some sort, playing out. For me, its a battle with myself. Thi. ...Expand3
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@zach82123 years agoThis is the first thing i see on my birthday a nice gift for sure. 3
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@autumnlee22233 years agoIve been listening for the past 5 years and im proud of how far youve come < 3. 3
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@nazliby3 years agoIts been an awful day, but just hearing your voice is enough to make me feel better. Thank you robbie. 4
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@noodli_o3 years agoCurrently crying at 6 am this song hits so hard, idk how to explain it aa. 8
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@reneecaisse58813 years agoArcheology excavation on my body idk i love that lyric so much- 2
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@kai-of2wx3 years ago" no matter what i do i feel guilty" holy shit. I relate to that line in multiple ways right now in my life. I totally didn' t cry. ...Expand2
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@Togi.3 years agoIts been 10 seconds and the song is already beautiful. youre amazing cave boy. 3
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@gay-flower2 years agoNo matter what i do i feel guilty hits too close to home: 2
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@skelebonesanimation3 years agoI love your music, its one of the reasons im still here. 2
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@Onetruemilo3 years agoHonestly the most relatable cavetown song, feeling guilty for being in love or hurting someone and having it consume you to the point of. 1
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@chigenstrips83953 years agoIk this song can be about realshionshop but i feel as though it could be perceived as a song about bad mental health too and unhealthy coping mechanisms. 6
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@poypoy57793 years agoIm so grateful for you robin, your songs are so wonderful that gives me a soothing and nostalgic feeling. 2
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@MrManson153 years ago" i dont think that this feels like love but i dont wanna let go" my god, this line literally broke me.
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@georgia57293 years agoCave towns songs could be on repeat all my life and id never get bored or tired of it. 1
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@vickyclarke1053 years agoI think one of the best things about robbies new (and older actually) music is that its most likely written about himself, how he was feeling and what h . ...Expand1
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@apinchofdisappointment3 years agoYoure feeding us so well omg first the youre gonna wish you believed me music video now this. 48
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@sleepymyth2 years agoEver since this song came out it' s truly been my theme song. 2
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@smoothcriminal66223 years agoYou dont know how you dropping music now changed the course of my night. I have anxiety and today is one of those nights, this is very comforting and extremely relatable. Thank you robbie. 11
robin: drops 3 songs at once
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dogs only can see the colours yellow and blue, which means he only see id="hidden1"s the colour blue. Yellow stands for happiness, blue stand for sadness.
edit: woahh thanks for all the likes, guys-. ...Expand 2536
evan & grammie. ...Expand 3068
update 2023: i' m out to everyone i know, seeking hrt and doing my best to live my life the way i' ve always wanted. I' ve lost and gained so many lovely people in my life. Keep pushing everyone. ...Expand 1696
i' m gonna cry. 187
my best friend introduced me to your music. He said your songs helped him through tough times and i felt honoured that he shared he killed himself.
i got back from his funeral (where they played jack' s song) and cried for about an hour.
then, i get three notifications.
thank you, robbie, for your incredible mind.
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youre a beautiful flower and i love to watch you grow.
all of your m . ...Expand 406
but i don' t wanna let go
maybe if i just do what you want
then you' ll it feels like you' re taking me home
but every other day i see another bone
i hate your guts
but i' ll meet you same time, same place tomorrow
an archaeology excavation on my body
and i' m brushing so gently
they' re tryna cover up the bones underneath
no matter what i' ll do i feel guilty
crossing all my fingers and toes
that i won' t wake up again in a black hole
she said she would send me back hom to the side
if i wanna die, misrable
doctor, i' m not doing too well
if this shit was a choice i wouldn' t need your help
i see the world through the eyes of a dog but i can' t see yellow
an archaeology excavation on my body
and i' m brushing so gently
they' re tryna cover up the bones underneath
no matter what i' ll do i feel guilty
man' s best friend' s on first name terms with god
i thought i can fake it but almost
i' m a scarecrow in someone elses garden
an archaeology excavation on my body
and i' m brushing so gently
they' re tryna cover up the bones underneath
no matter what i' ll do i feel guilty
no matter what i do i feel guilty. ...Expand 360
tl; dr it' s someone in a toxic friendship struggling the first verse, this person (i' ll call them cave) is stuck in this toxic friendship and they' re aware of it -quot; i dont think that this feels like love" but they don' t want to break it off -quot; but i don' t wanna let go" cave just doesn' t want the toxic friend upset at them so they try to do whatever the friend (i' ll call her town) wants -quot; maybe if i just do what you want then you' ll leave me alone"
" it feels like you' re taking me home" one the one hand, town is still a friend, and there' s a sense of familiarity and comfort in this friendship, " but every other day i see another bone" but at the same time cave is watching their mental health deteriorate more and more as they hang around town. " i hate your guts but i' ll meet you same time same place tomorrow" again, cave hates this relationship and knows its bad but is still stuck in it.
" an archaeology excavation on my body and i' m brushing so gently" cave is trying to deal with their struggles with mental illness, gently trying to introspect and uncover their problems to be able to address them and heal, tryna cover up the bonesbut town, or perhaps cave' s inner self, is trying to repress this healing, saying it should be hidden and forgotten about.
" no matter what i do, i feel guilty" pretty self explanatory, no matter how cave deals with this situation, whether they break it off, address their struggles, ignore them, stay in the friendship. They' ll feel guilty about it regardless
" crossing all my fingers and toes that i don' t wake up again in a black hole" cave is hoping and wishing that they won' t wake up sad and unmotivated and depressed, or whatever the struggles are
" she said she would send me back home to decide if i wanna die, town is dismissive of cave' s depression and doesn' t understand why they can' t just ' be happy' or something.
" doctor, i' m not doing too well, if this shit was a choice, i wouldn' t need your help" cave is explaining here that if they could magically just be better, be not depressed, then they wouldn' t need outside help, from therapists or psychiatrists, etc. " i see the world through the eyes of a dog but i can' t see yellow" dogs can see only in blues, yellows, and grays, so this is a metaphor for cave' s depression, only able to see blues and grays
chorus is the same as above
best friend' s on first name terms with god" cave has a dog (or other pet but probably dog because of the term man' s best friend) that is so helpful in comforting and cheering up cave that they' re as amazing as god, " i thought i could fake it but i' m not" cave can' t keep hiding these struggles, they thought they could put up a facade of happiness and that they' re fine but they can' t.
" i' m a scarecrow in someone else' s garden" one way i' d interpret it is that cave is helping town with their struggles, scaring away theirbut town is not helping cave wtih anything
and again, same chorus
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edit: thank you for the support in the comments: i left him about a month ago now and i feel great. 159
i love your music sm you dont even know how much it' s helped me. 73
me going to school: 9
robbie: here, have 3 songs
me: qwq thank you. 29
/>i' ve i didn' t wanna be seeing him while he would complain about not seeing me often enough, i would try to make myself believe i loved him and that it was just for the moment how i was struggling, but i was very wrong
every lyric he sings i can see myself in them
but i' m so glad i' m out of that now, although i still have scars and see whats still left. ...Expand 51
and i' m brushing so gently
they' re tryna cover up the bones
self-harm? I dunno but it hits deep man < 3. 116
contradictory to popular belief, dogs do not see the world in blue easily translates to sadness and yellow to happiness.
he can' t see the happy things in life. I think that' s the meaning behind the lyric. ...Expand 4
the boy thinks its were dating but i view it as a friendship.
id="hidden20" />i dont wanna hurt him but i also feel like its only gonna get harder and weirder if nothing of done.
thank you so much robbie this helped put my thoughts into lines. ...Expand 28
deeper than the atlantic ocean. 2
holy shit that' s such a good line wowza. 2
holy shit. I relate to that line in multiple ways right now in my life. I totally didn' t cry . ...Expand 2
youre amazing cave boy. 3