Cover art for Kitchenware & Candy Bars by Stone Temple Pilots

Kitchenware & Candy Bars

Jun. 7, 19941 viewer16.2K views

Kitchenware & Candy Bars Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Somebody told me
I know where to go
Somebody showed me
I was last to know

[Pre-Chorus]
Sell me down the river
Sell me down the river
Sell me down the river
Sell me down the river

[Chorus 1]
What I wanted
Is what I wanted
What I wanted
Is what she wanted

[Verse 2]
Unfriendly feelings
Down on wounded knees
Unfriendly reasons
Some blind mother's need

[Pre-Chorus]
Sell me down the river
Sell me down the river
Sell me down the river
Sell me down the river
[Chorus 2]
What I wanted
Is what we wanted
What we wanted
Is what she wanted

[Bridge]
You read the words and it sells you life
They sell their words, but it's all a lie

[Verse 1]
Somebody told me
I know where to go
Somebody showed me
I was last to know

[Pre-Chorus]
Sell me down the river
Sell me down the river
Sell me down the river
Sell me down the river

[Chorus 3]
What I wanted
Is what I wanted
What we wanted
Is what we wanted
[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus 4]
What I wanted
Is what I wanted
Is what we wanted
Is what she wanted

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Genius Annotation

According to Scott, this song is called nothing else than “a painful and heartbreaking experience”, because it’s about an abortion decision Weiland and his wife faced with. “It was a difficult choice for both of us. But thank god we were able to have that choice.”

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What did Stone Temple Pilots say about "Kitchenware & Candy Bars"?
Genius Answer

On VH1 Storytellers Scott says this is a song about abortion.

It was a difficult choice but thank God we had the choice.

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