the mountain goats lyrics
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The stage is set
Someone's gonna do something someone else will regret
Someone's gonna do something someone else will regret
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The stage is set
Someone's gonna do something someone else will regret
Someone's gonna do something someone else will regret
But my love is like a dark cloud full of rain
That's always right there up above you
That's always right there up above you
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
But my love is like a dark cloud full of rain
That's always right there up above you
That's always right there up above you
I knew what those figures meant
And what they hoped to represent
When I was younger
And what they hoped to represent
When I was younger
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I knew what those figures meant
And what they hoped to represent
When I was younger
And what they hoped to represent
When I was younger
Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive
And then just when you think you've learned how to forget
You learn it's just the ones who haven't risen to the surface yet
You learn it's just the ones who haven't risen to the surface yet
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
And then just when you think you've learned how to forget
You learn it's just the ones who haven't risen to the surface yet
You learn it's just the ones who haven't risen to the surface yet
I drove up to Harvey Mudd and I played pinball
till I didn't want to kill anyone
till I didn't want to kill anyone
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I drove up to Harvey Mudd and I played pinball
till I didn't want to kill anyone
till I didn't want to kill anyone
Calculate magnetic north
And turn the other way
Wait for the coming disaster
I could do this all day
And turn the other way
Wait for the coming disaster
I could do this all day
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Calculate magnetic north
And turn the other way
Wait for the coming disaster
I could do this all day
And turn the other way
Wait for the coming disaster
I could do this all day
I think something's wrong with me
I think something's glued down wrong, permanently
I think something's glued down wrong, permanently
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I think something's wrong with me
I think something's glued down wrong, permanently
I think something's glued down wrong, permanently
I got a handgun, and a bottle of brandy
Let's go
Let's go
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I got a handgun, and a bottle of brandy
Let's go
Let's go
And you tell me the sidewalk is as far as the world really goes
But that's a secret everybody knows
But that's a secret everybody knows
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
And you tell me the sidewalk is as far as the world really goes
But that's a secret everybody knows
But that's a secret everybody knows
I'm gonna miss you when you're gone
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I'm gonna miss you when you're gone
See I'm perfectly aware of where our love stands
But the plain fact is that you owe me eight grand
But the plain fact is that you owe me eight grand
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
See I'm perfectly aware of where our love stands
But the plain fact is that you owe me eight grand
But the plain fact is that you owe me eight grand
That's not the sun up in the sky, it's a human heart
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
That's not the sun up in the sky, it's a human heart
We do our best vampire routines
As we suck the dying hours dry
As we suck the dying hours dry
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We do our best vampire routines
As we suck the dying hours dry
As we suck the dying hours dry
It's gone on like this for three years I guess
And we're drunk all the time and our lives are a mess
And we're drunk all the time and our lives are a mess
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
It's gone on like this for three years I guess
And we're drunk all the time and our lives are a mess
And we're drunk all the time and our lives are a mess
I don't know if that's true, but I've been told
It's real sweet to grow old
It's real sweet to grow old
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I don't know if that's true, but I've been told
It's real sweet to grow old
It's real sweet to grow old
When I get off the wheel I'm going to stop
And make amends to everyone I've wounded
And when I wave my magic wand
Those few who've slipped the surly bonds
Will rise like salmon at the spawning
And make amends to everyone I've wounded
And when I wave my magic wand
Those few who've slipped the surly bonds
Will rise like salmon at the spawning
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
When I get off the wheel I'm going to stop
And make amends to everyone I've wounded
And when I wave my magic wand
Those few who've slipped the surly bonds
Will rise like salmon at the spawning
And make amends to everyone I've wounded
And when I wave my magic wand
Those few who've slipped the surly bonds
Will rise like salmon at the spawning
They sent their best and brightest to me
I sent them all back down
I sent them all back down
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
They sent their best and brightest to me
I sent them all back down
I sent them all back down
Yes, everybody's gonna need a witness
Everybody's gonna need a little backup in case the scene gets nasty
Everybody's gonna need a little backup in case the scene gets nasty
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Yes, everybody's gonna need a witness
Everybody's gonna need a little backup in case the scene gets nasty
Everybody's gonna need a little backup in case the scene gets nasty
This song is for the people
Who tell their families that they're sorry
For things they can't and won't feel sorry for
Who tell their families that they're sorry
For things they can't and won't feel sorry for
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This song is for the people
Who tell their families that they're sorry
For things they can't and won't feel sorry for
Who tell their families that they're sorry
For things they can't and won't feel sorry for
There's a capsicum pepper plant growing
Out in the backyard
Out in the backyard
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
There's a capsicum pepper plant growing
Out in the backyard
Out in the backyard
My love for you is ninety-eight percent pure
But the two percent that remains
Has fried the circuits in my brain
But the two percent that remains
Has fried the circuits in my brain
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
My love for you is ninety-eight percent pure
But the two percent that remains
Has fried the circuits in my brain
But the two percent that remains
Has fried the circuits in my brain
Try, try your whole life
To be righteous and be good
Wind up on your own floor
Choking on blood
To be righteous and be good
Wind up on your own floor
Choking on blood
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Try, try your whole life
To be righteous and be good
Wind up on your own floor
Choking on blood
To be righteous and be good
Wind up on your own floor
Choking on blood
The bad taste in our mouths
The twinkle in your eye
Good things never last
Bad things never die
The twinkle in your eye
Good things never last
Bad things never die
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The bad taste in our mouths
The twinkle in your eye
Good things never last
Bad things never die
The twinkle in your eye
Good things never last
Bad things never die
I check the pictures and the postmarks and the captions and the stamps
For signs of any pattern at all
When I come up empty-handed the feeling almost overwhelms me
I let a few of my defenses fall
For signs of any pattern at all
When I come up empty-handed the feeling almost overwhelms me
I let a few of my defenses fall
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I check the pictures and the postmarks and the captions and the stamps
For signs of any pattern at all
When I come up empty-handed the feeling almost overwhelms me
I let a few of my defenses fall
For signs of any pattern at all
When I come up empty-handed the feeling almost overwhelms me
I let a few of my defenses fall