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Tattoo of the seventh shield Still wet on my skin You're all crumpled up on the curb there I think I'm gonna take you in Always had to follow my instincts Usually, I'm out on my own You're there by the road wet and helpless What happens if I take you home? You may forget the whys and wheres Of an old tattoo on your forearm there But usually, you recall the day you got one And usually, it fades in the sun Headed for a season in exile As the oracle predicted According to reliable sources In thirty days I'm getting evicted Trying not to scratch where it itches It takes a certain level of discipline Not even half a second by the light switch Let the future flood right in You may forget the whys and wheres Of an old tattoo on your forearm there But usually, you recall the day you got one And usually, it fades in the sun Usually, the lines grow faint Like old house paint Just a way to mark the years gone by You lay on the couch Three weeks Until the color came back into your cheeks I'd seen ones like you before Plenty came through before Legend on the shield in Greek "What's that say?" you said I gave you an answer that I thought you'd buy All of this will disappear in the twinkling of an eye You may forget the whys and wheres Of an old tattoo on your forearm there But usually, you recall the day you got one And usually, it fades in the sun But not this one

Rip Beth

How you all doing? What’s your story?

This song made me happy when you first posted it and it still does.

It's terrifying to think about how horrible it can be to share your life with someone who ends up becoming a monster that you want to kill, but it also makes you want to die. When you start something with someone, with all the love you have inside, and then things end up making you want to suffocate the person you loved to see sleeping next to you with a pillow. The person with whom you wanted to sleep and share your existence until the end of their lives. Ironically, until the end of your life.

Love them but I didn’t care for this performance. John’s vials seemed rushed and much too fast compared to the instrumental. Also, the piano overpowered everything else. There’s some great guitar work in this song that you can’t hear.

singing this to my dog rn

this version goes hard af jd is about to fkin explode

john is so cringey i love it lol

Lyrics for readability’s sake When stray dogs finally catch you in the alley You don't consider their point of view But when the wounds are healed, and the scars are shiny, Sometimes then you do The terms are vicious Time is tight No one gets Too much light When you see the risen beast in your nightmares You treat him like a long lost brother But when you pass him on the streets of the city by day You pretend you don't recognize each other The lake is boiling The fish won't bite No one gets Too much light Seek out a cave by the ocean while you wait out the rain Dial down the weak bits and crank up the gain Listen for the prophecy somewhere in the static Once you've saddled up your pony, burn down the paddock When pigs gather in the sty to greet the sunrise They all begin to squeal for joy It doesn't sound like joy to the untrained ear And there's plenty of distortion and it's not real clear You've got a friend downstairs He howls all night No one gets Too much light

This song has been a comfort through breakup and job loss. So thanks TMG. :)

Gosh, the outro almost visits a sort of Baba O'Riley-esque kind of place and I am absolutely here for it. <3 So damn good

When I saw them live in Manchester recently he said that this was written as a response to ‘I hope we dance’ which was everywhere at the time.

Underrated song performed extremely well.

AHHHH!!!!! FIRST AVENUE!!!! The teeny tiny Kenwood Crossing strip mall which is 4 feet from my apartment! AHHHH! MINNEAPOLIS REPRESENT!!!!!

I love this song so much. Thank you, Mountain Goats

This version has strong Nick cave circa 'Dig lazarus Dig' vibes to it.

he sounds like the CIA left the room and he gotta sing fast before it comes back

As a teenager with divorced parents this song hits so hard. I recently walked out of my fathers house and I'm never going back and I've definitely been listening much more recently especially since the time my father called me a cunt. This song is so good.

I have been summoned by the power of "mom why did *you* marry dad"

Had top surgery yesterday. Theres gonna come a day I feel better-- I'll rise up free and easy on that day, and it'll come soon!

proud to be a lifetime member of the Matt Massive

I saw them live this past December in a tiny converted church venue in upstate New York. Literally life-affirming stuff

Peter Hughes :D button -> 2:25

the crunchy sax gives me brain tinglies (in a good way)

god the instrumental in this makes me insane its MAJESTIC

This song might as well be the theme song of my life

What a lovely intro

MERCY

Buena canción que combina con moral orel😮

This is the funniest song I have ever heard.

I love this song!

Is that the Cure’s 10:15 Saturday Night at the beginning?

joyous

*A bear shot Orel!*

the second half of this video is a genuinely transcendent experience

ALL HAIL PPH ON UPRIGHT BASS

this song is just so soothing

My favourite of the Jordan Lake sessions versions!