On the first spike level, when i died, it said, "Sometimes death is necessary. For the greater good." Idk if it was just luck or it's always like that, but thank god it was, because it would've taken me forever to figure out what to do. It's funny how sometimes the messages don't make any sense with the level, like saying, "Dying will get you nowhere", if you had to die to get across the spikes.
I'm stuck. I pressed down while jumping on a spider, and now I'm ducking on top of the spiders back while it moves its legs, but doesn't go anywhere. I've tried pressing every key that works in the game but i don't even move. Weird.