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Mountain Goats
05:40
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Lately i've been spending more time with the mountain goats
On the drive to my parents I took all the back roads home
I turned up the volume so I could hear the vocals
Over the hum of the wind tumbling in through the window
Over the Roar of the engine coming in off the open road
Tucked away in an attic of a place on Aberdeen
With some books and a mattress and me off sweeping
As my thoughts would collect in the cracks between floorboards
Taking stock of their plight they wonder what a life like this is good for
I forgot what exactly it felt like to be alone
Under the weight of my feet, I feel the floorboards speaking
And at night while I read, I feel the street lights creep in
The only books that I brought were by children's authors
Like the one in which piglet is entirely surrounded by water
In the rearview mirror, I see me on the highway
With a tow rope tied to my chest and then driving away
Both lungs pulled tight as I fight to keep breathing
Having the wind knocked out of me feels like a tired cliche
I forgot what exactly it felt like to be alone
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2. |
Bats
03:22
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EY: B
4/4
VERSE 1:
B
As this truck lurks slowly forward
F#
I'm in the front seat driving
E
There's potholes to look out for
And no hope of arriving
VERSE 2:
The sun lay down in the back after
Being punched out in the darkness
We drove off to the horizon
As the moon rose up behind us
VERSE 3:
The bugs were think and heavy
They smelled the sweet sweat on me
Well I find I lose my patience
But it's that fight that draws them to me
(End on C#m)
VERSE 4:
Is it for the blood and the glory
Or their sense of achievement?
Do they do this for their family?
Or are they working for the government?
(End on C#m)
INSTRUMENTAL:
F# F# E G#m
F# F# E B
F# F# E G#m
F# F# E B E B F# F#
VERSE 5:
The branches brush my forehead
The leaves, they comb my hair
Swept my hat up off my head
Out of reach, beyond repair
VERSE 6:
The anxious arms of the deadwood
Reach out
Trying dear to hold me
A million bats around us
Make what they do look easy
VERSE 7:
The dancing of the serpents
Nocturnal and brilliant
I wish that I was one of them
I wish that I was one of them
(Ends on C#m)
VERSE 8:
Is it for the blood and the glory
Or their sense of achievement?
Do they do this for their family?
Or are they working for the government?
(End on C#m)
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3. |
San Andreas Fault
02:46
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4. |
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Your Many Different Forms
Verse 1:
I would rather see your arms
Both lead by your hands
Fingering their way along my hips
My love handles my sides
Underneath my arms
Following your arms back to their source
Your shoulders knees and toes
Underneath your clothes
That change the way that people see you
Verse 2:
Do you think we have a static form
A steady constant norm?
How do I remember who you are
The scarf around your neck
The way you hair falls when it's wet
To what extent are these things connected To my understanding of yourself
Your many different forms
Cause I'd be sad if I were to lose you
Amidst a crowded room of you
Your many different forms
Cause I'd be sad if I were to lose you
Instrumental
Verse 3:
Being that I'm often short on words
Descriptive paragraphs
It's reassuring that I'm getting to know you
The depths of your waters
The roots we cannot see
That are equal to the body above ground
The branches and the scars
The tattoos in the bark
"Squirrel girl lives here" it says (pause on "says" then punk rock)
Instrumental
Verse 4:
Although ever changing skin
The things that I let in And the shit that I throw out
This is my home
Don't fuck with me in my home Don't fuck with me in my home
It's the one place where I should at least feel safe
It's the one room in the house
The one place that I know
Where I'll find myself whenever I'm alone
Although ever changing skin
The people I let in And the people I don't
Want around no more
Although ever changing skin
The people I let in And the people I don't
Want around no more
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5. |
Reasons
02:59
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Richard Laviolette Guelph, Ontario
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