The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats is the musical project of singer-songwriter, novelist, pianist and guitarist John Darnielle. He has the distinction of being named by the The New Yorker magazine as 'America’s best non-hip-hop lyricist'; in its June 2006 issue, Paste magazine dubbed Darnielle one of the '100 Best Living Songwriters'. Darnielle’s lyrics are erudite and compassionate and filled with imagery that reference classical literature, religion, mythology, culture, art, and history.
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The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats is the musical project of singer-songwriter, novelist, pianist and guitarist John Darnielle. He has the distinction of being named by the The New Yorker magazine as 'America’s best non-hip-hop lyricist'; in its June 2006 issue, Paste magazine dubbed Darnielle one of the '100 Best Living Songwriters'. Darnielle’s lyrics are erudite and compassionate and filled with imagery that reference classical literature, religion, mythology, culture, art, and history.
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still here
"still here" is about feeling like you're the only one awake, or feeling invisible in a room full of people. I'm still here. Can you see me? Do you like it?more
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UPSIDE DOWNTOWN
From Under The Surface Level 4 (coming soon) Lyrics: The screaming inside Is getting a bit loud Tried to shut it down But the voices eat sound I'm on the super spectrum Upside downtown clown Juggling jobs With no easy way out Sometimes you just need To find loopholes in obstacles Drive on the sidewalk Where stop signs are optional Lie to yourself If you can't find the meaning Connect all the wrong dots Base decisions off feelings I come from a land Far far far away Where you'd wear out your welcome Just wearing your face Human animal testing Methylene blue Schizophrenic single-cells Splitting the room If you don't know what to do Well then you missed your queue They say there's a cursed clown Who runs Upside Downtown And he's playing games Wishing willows don't fuck around They say there's a cursed clown Who runs Upside Downtown And he's playing games Wishing willows don't fuck around The screaming inside Is getting a bit loud Tried to shut it down But the voices eat sound I'm on the super spectrum Upside downtown clown Juggling jobs With no easy way out Sometimes you just need To find loopholes in obstacles Drive on the sidewalk Where stop signs are optional If you made it this far Then you're already lost Tying your time in knots Arguing with your thoughts Mercury butterflies Cracking cocoons Swim through frozen space Build the bridge to the moon The seven deadly symptoms Are starting to show The reverse money tree Is the only shrub that grows Not a lot of people know About the portals underground Linking worlds lost in time Where every day circles around You could live there aimlessly You'll never die, upload your mind Just keep your thoughts in scripted lines And never think outside the hive Never come clean and admit what you've done Observable reality isn't for everyone They say there's a cursed clown Who runs Upside Downtown And he's playing games Wishing willows don't fuck around They say there's a cursed clown Who runs Upside Downtown And he's playing games Wishing willows don't fuck around The screaming inside Is getting a bit loud Tried to shut it down But the voices eat sound I'm on the super spectrum Upside downtown clown Juggling jobs With no easy way out Sometimes you just need To find loopholes in obstacles Drive on the sidewalk Where stop signs are optional more
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FERAL HUMAN ANIMOSITY
From Under The Surface Level 4 (coming soon) Lyrics: Observe the single-cells Swimming through sludge Diamond dusty blood Directing the flood Lie to my face And I'll wear yours on mine Feral human animosity Livestream Channel 9 Allegedly I was caught Robbing a cop With a YouTube how-to guided Homemade slingshot I said give me your gun Or I'll shoot you with rocks So he read me my rights But I still chose to talk The Simulation's easy to tweak But three square meals free daily Sounds great to me You can pay for my stay Through good old Uncle Sam While I learn from my peers And get a better plan Observe the single-cells Swimming through sludge Diamond dusty blood Directing the flood Lie to my face And I'll wear yours on mine Feral human animosity Livestream Channel 9 I've got a voice in my head That's convincing Who tricks me to bet Against pure basic instincts It gets really loud When I start to act out Codependent split Personality town Welcome to Unpleasantville Life's black and white If you don't pick a side You may catch a few knives The cursed clown on the ceiling Has been known to bite Weaponizing his thoughts Draining god like a parasite Observe the single-cells Swimming through sludge Diamond dusty blood Directing the flood Lie to my face And I'll wear yours on mine Feral human animosity Livestream Channel 9more
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