The Mountain Goats

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[fox69]

"1 John 4:16"

"1 John 4:16"



In the holding tank I built for myself, it's feeding time
And I start to feel afraid 'cause I'm the last one left in line
The endless string of summer storms that led me to today
Began one afternoon with you, long ago and far away

And someone leads the beast in on its chain
But I know you're thinking of me 'cause it's just about to rain
So I won't be afraid of anything ever again

In the cell that holds my body back, the door swings wide
And I feel like someone's lost child as the guards lead me outside
And if the clouds are gathering, it's just to point the way
To an afternoon I spent with you when it rained all day

And someone leads the beast in on its chain
But I know you're thinking of me 'cause it's just about to rain
So I won't be afraid of anything ever again

 

[fox69]

"1 Samuel 15:23"

"1 Samuel 15:23"



I became a crystal healer and my ministry was to the sick
Creeping vines would send out runners and seek me in their numbers
I sold self-help tapes
Go down to the netherworld, plant grapes

And as the word spread of my powers, they would seek me far and wide
All sad faces at my window, I would welcome them inside
I sewed clothes for them, cloaks and capes
Go down to the netherworld, plant grapes

My house will be for all people who have nowhere to go
My supply of shining crystals a shield against the snow
There's more like me where I come from so mark our shapes
Go down to the netherworld, plant grapes

 

[fox69]

"15-1"

"15-1"



If I had a car and you were riding in it
I'd show you what my car could do
I head east down highway fifteen and see the starlight
shower over you
gas fumes rising from the blacktop
cheap hotels with flashing signs
just an old sweet song made new
and oozing through the pines

if I had thirty dollars and I could make time stop
and the moon was high up above
and moon beams fell like sweet cream
and the night air would carry our dark dreams

gas fumes off the highway
neon flashing everywhere
just an old sweet song made new by your body
and desert flowers blooming in the thick night air

 

[fox69]

"Abide With Me"

"Abide With Me"



Abide with me
Fast falls the eventide
The darkness deepens, lord with me abide
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee
Help out the helpless, lord abide with me

Swift to its close
Ebbs out life's little day
Earth's joys grow dim
Its glories pass away
Change and decay in all around i see
O thou who changest not,
Abide with me

 

[fox69]

"Absolute Lithops Effect"

"Absolute Lithops Effect"



After one long season of waiting
After one long season of wanting
I am breaking open

My insides are pink and raw
And it hurts me when I move my jaw
But I am taking tiny steps forward

And I feel sure that my wounds will heal
And I will bloom here in my room
With a little water and a little bit of sunlight
And a little bit of tender mercy, tender mercy

The big trucks come up the highway
And the big wheels rattle my windows
And night, night comes to Texas

After one blind season alone in here
After one long, sweltering summer
I'm going to find to exit

And I will go to the house of a friend I know
And I will let myself forget
With a little water and a little bit of sunlight
And a little bit of tender mercy, tender mercy

 

[fox69]

"Against Agamemnon"

"Against Agamemnon"



Red, red, red everywhere
Bright red all along the thin canvas wall
I stepped outside for a little air
I stepped outside to get away from it all

I went out to the front and saw the purple sky
Making jokes about my condition

I am going for a walk
I'll be back in half an hour
Watch over the children
I'll be back in half an hour

 

[fox69]

"Against Pollution"

"Against Pollution"



When I worked down at the liquor store
Guy with a shotgun came raging through the place
Muscled his way behind the counter
I shot him in the face

This morning I went down to the Catholic Church
'Cause something just came over me
Forty-five minutes in the pews
Praying the rosary

When the last days come we shall see visions
More vivid than sunsets, brighter than stars
We will recognize each other
And see ourselves, for the first time, the way we really are

Decorative grating on my window
Gets a little rustier every year
I don't know how the metal gets rusty
When it never rains here

A year or so ago I worked at a liquor store
And a guy came in
Tried to kill me, so I shot him in the face
I would do it again, I would do it again

When the last days come we shall see visions
More vivid than sunsets, brighter than stars
We will recognize each other
And see ourselves, for the first time, the way we really are

 

[fox69]

"Age Of Kings"

"Age Of Kings"



Halls of the stone tower in the foothills
Why should we hide from anyone?
Held you in my arms for the first time that day
Felt like God's anointed when you didn't push me away

Gold light shining on so many things
In the age of kings
Gold light shining on so many things
In the age of kings

Lean on the concrete walls in shadow
Why should we wait to throw the switch?
Felt your name burning like a tattoo into my skin
Rain on the clay tiles all night, your head nestled beneath my chin

Gold light shining on so many things
In the age of kings
Gold light shining on so many things
In the age of kings

In the lost age
Where the jewels hide
And the sword sticks
In the waiting stone
Still warm

Small chambers shrinking 'till they vanish
Wolves in the hallway gaining ground
Reach down to the moment when I should have said something true
Shadows and their sources now stealing away with you

Gold light shining on so many things
In the age of kings
Gold light shining on so many things
In the age of kings

 

[fox69]

"Alabama Nova"

"Alabama Nova"



Your house is depressing
Your house is dirty
Why don't you come outside a little while?
Why don't you step out into the sun?

Let me take you down
Let me ease you around
Montgomery

And out there on the front porch
Your hair shines in the sun
And I can see the sun gathering on your eyes
What the hell are you looking at?

Let me take you down
Let me ease you around
Montgomery