Natasha stated that she wrote “Bat’s Mouth” as a sort of response to the giddy experience of making her first album. It is about falling in love, and it was inspired by trips through the west coast of California, animal mythology, and the beauty of nature.
The caves of our mouths are forest darkness
And the air in between is overflowing
And the rushing wolverine flies past
His shiny, shiny teeth
And she is kind, he is free, full of knowing
She is sure
She is sure
The caves of our mouths are bear's bellies
And the air in between is spewing comets
And the dancing centaur queen flies past
Her tiny, tiny teeth
He is kind, she is free, and wants to show him
She is sure
She is sure
She is sure
She is sure
Find him in the bat's mouth
He is singing in her bat's mouth
He is shaking and dancing in her bat mouth
Getting tired and sleepy in her bat mouth
And she's holding him tight in her bat arms
She is wrapping him up in her bat arms
And she's thanking her mother sea
"Thank you mother sea for letting him see the sea in me"
She is sure
She is sure
She is sure
She is sure
She is sure
She is sure
She is sure
She is sure
Bat’s Mouth was written by Natasha Khan.
Bat’s Mouth was produced by Natasha Khan & David Kosten.
Bat for Lashes released Bat’s Mouth on Mon Sep 11 2006.
Natasha Khan said the following about the recording of the song:
The backing vocals on ‘mother sea’, we took the microphone out of the vocal booth. We moved it up into the bedroom, which it was all like a lofty bed. And Caroline and I got under the duvet and stand like little children having a slee...