Portions for Foxes
Rilo Kiley * Track #3 On More Adventurous
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Portions for Foxes by Rilo Kiley
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Rilo KileyProduced by
Mark TrombinoWrited by
Jenny Lewis & Blake SennettAbout
“Portions for Foxes” is Rilo Kiley’s best known song. It concerns the gradual draining of energy from a relationship, despite both partners' efforts to keep it vital. Rolling Stone placed the song at #326 in its 2021 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Portions for Foxes Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There's blood in my mouth 'cause I've been biting my tongue all week
I keep on talking trash but I never say anything
[Pre-Chorus]
And the talking leads to touching
Then the touching leads to sex
And then there is no mystery left
[Chorus]
And it's bad news
Baby, I'm bad news
I'm just bad news, bad news, bad news
[Verse 2]
I know I'm alone if I'm with or without you
But just being around you offers me another form of relief
[Pre-Chorus]
When the loneliness leads to bad dreams
And the bad dreams lead me to calling you
And I call you and say "Come here"
[Chorus]
And it's bad news
Baby, I'm bad news
I'm just bad news, bad news, bad news
And it's bad news
Baby, it's bad news
It's just bad news, bad news, bad news
[Bridge]
'Cause you're just damage control
For a walking corpse like me, like you
'Cause we'll all be portions for foxes
Yeah, we'll all be portions for foxes
[Verse 3]
There's a pretty young thing in front of you
And she's real pretty and she's real into you
And then she's sleeping inside of you
[Pre-Chorus]
And the talking leads to touching
Then the touching leads to sex
And then there is no mystery left
[Chorus]
And it's bad news
I don't blame you
I do the same thing, I get lonely too
And you're bad news
My friends tell me to leave you
That you're bad news, bad news, bad news
[Outro]
We're bad news
Baby, you're bad news
And you're bad news
Baby, you're bad news
And you're bad news
I don't care, I like you
And you're bad news
I don't care, I like you
I like you
Portions for Foxes Q&A
Who wrote Portions for Foxes's ?
Portions for Foxes was written by Jenny Lewis & Blake Sennett.
Who produced Portions for Foxes's ?
Portions for Foxes was produced by Mark Trombino.
When did Rilo Kiley release Portions for Foxes?
Rilo Kiley released Portions for Foxes on Tue Aug 17 2004.
What has the media said about the song?
In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #148 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
Emboldened by Rilo Kiley’s evolution from alternative country to More Adventurous indie rock, Jenny Lewis' performance on ‘Portions for Foxes’ is forcefully carefree and infectiously fun....