It was raining outside, so I cleaned house today.
Spent half of the morning throwing old things away.
Try not to get caught up,
Try to think like a machine.
Focus in on the task, ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Unknown engines underneath the city
Steam pushing up in billows through the graves
Frankie Lymon's drinking Sea Breeze in a studio in Harlem
It's 1968
Just a pair of tunes to hamm...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Tile floor of the bathroom
Scrubbed clean and bright
Checkerboard white and gray
Towels from the Ritz Carlton hotel
In Kingston, Jamaica
I can still see the rust colored stains to...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Get stomped like a snake
Lie down in the dirt
Cling to my convictions
Even when I get hurt
Be an upstanding well-loved man about town
In your child’s mind that's how it goes...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Wipe down the windshields and roll down the windows
Let's go where the jackals are breeding
Wrap this bandanna around your head
Don't let anyone see that you're bleeding
Fire up t...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
I heard the wings beat on the wind tonight
As the heat stole power from the darkening light
I saw the streets fill up with people that I knew
People who looked like you
Rise ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Got out of bed, could not remember my own name
Condemned to walk the soil amongst all creatures wild and tame
Go where I go, do what I must
Crawl starving on my belly
Licking u...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
When the villagers come to my door,
I will hide underneath the table in the dining room,
Knees drawn to my chest.
When the villagers come to my door,
I will breathe shallow breaths...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
The day I turned my back on all you people
I felt an itching in my thumbs.
The salt air like a broadcast from the distant, dark beyond
When my transformation comes.
I went down to...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
If the strain proves too much
Give up right away
If the light hurts your eyes
Stay in your room all day
When the room fills with smoke
Lie down on the floor
In the declinin...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats