The Mountain Goats

[fox69]

"Horseradish Road"

"Horseradish Road"



The way that everybody's voice
Comes out muffled when they speak
The way we take our diminishing inventories
Month to month and week to week

The Maria Callas record's
On the stereo all the time
You're gonna get yours
And I'm gonna get mine

'Cause in this car, in this car
Somebody's bound to get burned
I know, I know
'Cause I've been watching the road turn

The enigma variations
On the radio
The things that I could guess at
The things that I already know

And the twelve thousand dollars
That turned up in your purse
You've done something awful
I've done something worse

And in this car, in this car
Somebody's bound to get burned
I know, I know
'Cause I've been watching the road turn

 

[fox69]

"Hotel Road"

"Hotel Road"



Thirty story hotel overlooking the sea
Friends on either arm supporting me
It's hard to walk now
But i will go down somehow
I'm going down the old road
I'm going down the old road

Children kick a soccer ball around in the street
Kalpadruma trees are melting in the heat
It's hard to walk here
Where the waves shine so clear
I'm going down the old road
I'm going down down the old road

Above the swollen ocean the burning yellow sun
Hits the hotel's mylar windoows catching every one
It's hard to say why
I should come here to die.
I'm going down the old road.
I'm going down the old road

 

[fox69]

"How To Embrace A Swamp Creature"

"How To Embrace A Swamp Creature"



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 up the dry dust

I see the light in your window
Ride the elevator to the sixth floor
Stand with my arms at my sides
As you open up the door

But I'm out of my element
I can't breathe
I'm out of my element
I can't breathe

Alone with your bathroom mirror, try to get my head straight
Breathe on the glass and wait for it to clear, clean slate
Meet up with you in the kitchen where the air is hot and dry
Open up all the faucets, be fruitful and multiply

I stand where
The flashing swords gleam
And I try to shake my head
Clear of the dream

But I'm out of my element
I can't breathe
I'm out of my element
I can't breathe

I start to sweat, I can't cool down
I'm scared of all the strangers in this town
I try to tell you just why I've come
It's like I've got molasses on my tongue

I made it through town somehow
But who's gonna save me now?

I'm out of my element
I can't breathe
I'm out of my element
I can't breathe

 

[fox69]

"I Corinthians 13: 8-10"

"I Corinthians 13: 8-10"



We heard the rats in the rafters scurry by
And we wondered about the color of the sky outside
In Warsaw, in 1939 it was all right just to be alive
It was good that you were mine

And you held your hands up
To form a heart in the air
You held your hands up with your thumbs touching
They formed a heart in the air

Through the piece missing from the brick wall
We had an excellent view of the soldiers coming down the hall
And you held your hands up where I could see them in the dark and they formed a heart in the air
You held your hands up and they formed a heart in the air

I heard the old songs radiating from you
I heard the old songs radiating from you

 

[fox69]

"I Know You've Come To Take My Toys Away"

"I Know You've Come To Take My Toys Away"



Sun flashing red and then orange then opting for secession
On the day when you came to the door with you terrible confession
I know you've come to take my toys away and
I know you've come to take my toys away

Skin flushing red and then glowing when you come inside
And the moonlight watching all over you i have got my mouth open wide
I know you've come to take my toys away and
I know you've come to take my toys away

And when it drops, you're gonna feel it.
Oh yeah
Oh yeah

 

[fox69]

"I Love You. Let's Light Ourselves On Fire"

"I Love You. Let's Light Ourselves On Fire"



What's going to be the death of me?
Static electricity.
What's making me take it all too far?
You are.
You are.

What's kepping me up at night?
The streetlight.
What's finally gonna let me sleep alright?
You might.
You might.

How do i know what i know?
Where did our love go?
How come the river froze over this year?
What are we hiding here?
I saw you waiting by the mailbox.
Saw the mailman come.
Saw the neighbors poke their heads out of their windows.
I saw everyone

 

[fox69]

"I Will Grab You By The Ears"

"I Will Grab You By The Ears"



The wind blew in across the water
And the wind blew through your hair
And I walked around the lake's perimeter
And then I saw you there

I will grab you by the ears
I will grab you by the ears
I will grab you by the ears and you will know something
You will know something

I saw the birds fly out across the lake
I saw the birds go by
And I walked around the lake's perimeter
And I saw the lake reflected in your eyes

I will grab you by the ears
I will grab you by the ears
I will grab you by the ears and you will know something
You will know something

 

[fox69]

"I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone"

"I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone"



All I know is I'm in love with you
Even though you say that we are through
I know without your love I just can't go on
I wonder where our love has gone

Always thought you'd love me more and more
Never dreamed you'd ever let me go
I know without your love I just can't go on
I wonder where our love has gone

Now what did I do and what did I say
That ever could lead you to treat me this way?
If I've been untrue, I'm willing to pay
And darling, if that's not enough I'll do anything you say

So darling, please, wherever you may be
Hear my plea and hurry home to me
I know without your love I just can't go on
I wonder where our love has gone

 

[fox69]

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"


Hear that lonesome whipporwill
he sounds too blue to fly.
the midnight train is riding low.
I'm so lonesome I could cry.

[sniff]

I've never seen a night so long,
when time goes crawling by.
the moon just went behind the clouds
to hide its face and die.

[sniff]

[sniff]

did you ever see a robbin weep
when leaves begin to die?
that means he's lost the will to live.
I'm so lonesome I could cry.

the sign has come, a falling star.
like love, a purple sky.
they'll never wonder where you are.
I'm so lonesome I could cry.

[sniff]

I'm so lonesome I could cry.

 

[fox69]

"Ice Blue"

"Ice Blue"



the sky was pale. the day was gloomy!
boy your eyes burned through me.

thought that I knew what colors were.
ha ha ha! ha ha ha!

thought that I knew what colors were,
before I saw you...
ice blue!