the mountain goats lyrics
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Never sleep, remember to breathe deep
January 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Never sleep, remember to breathe deep
And I am coming home to you
With my own blood in my mouth
And I am coming home to you
If it’s the last thing that I do
With my own blood in my mouth
And I am coming home to you
If it’s the last thing that I do
January 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
And I am coming home to you
With my own blood in my mouth
And I am coming home to you
If it’s the last thing that I do
With my own blood in my mouth
And I am coming home to you
If it’s the last thing that I do
Well, the first thing you learn is how strong you can be if you have to
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night
January 10, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Well, the first thing you learn is how strong you can be if you have to
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night
I have no place to go
So I drive up to New Mexico
So I drive up to New Mexico
January 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I have no place to go
So I drive up to New Mexico
So I drive up to New Mexico
You can arm me to the teeth
You can't make me go to war
You can't make me go to war
January 9, 2026 at 7:06 PM
You can arm me to the teeth
You can't make me go to war
You can't make me go to war
I hope the people who did you wrong
Have trouble sleeping at night
Have trouble sleeping at night
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I hope the people who did you wrong
Have trouble sleeping at night
Have trouble sleeping at night
And the spirit wasn't really willing anymore
But the flesh was very, very strong
But the flesh was very, very strong
January 9, 2026 at 7:06 AM
And the spirit wasn't really willing anymore
But the flesh was very, very strong
But the flesh was very, very strong
I had things I’d been meaning to say
But in the dazzling winter sun that late I could feel them melt away
But in the dazzling winter sun that late I could feel them melt away
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I had things I’d been meaning to say
But in the dazzling winter sun that late I could feel them melt away
But in the dazzling winter sun that late I could feel them melt away
'Cause your mouth is sweeter than wine, and has
A more complicated history than the American South
A more complicated history than the American South
January 8, 2026 at 7:06 PM
'Cause your mouth is sweeter than wine, and has
A more complicated history than the American South
A more complicated history than the American South
So this is what the volume knob's for
January 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
So this is what the volume knob's for
Yeah sing for the damage we've done
And the worse things that we'll do
And the worse things that we'll do
January 8, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Yeah sing for the damage we've done
And the worse things that we'll do
And the worse things that we'll do
People say friends don't destroy one another
What do they know about friends?
What do they know about friends?
January 8, 2026 at 1:06 AM
People say friends don't destroy one another
What do they know about friends?
What do they know about friends?
But five minutes looking in his eyes
And we all knew he was broken pretty bad, so we gave him what we had
We cleared a space for him to sleep in
And we let the silence, that's our trademark, make its presence felt
And we all knew he was broken pretty bad, so we gave him what we had
We cleared a space for him to sleep in
And we let the silence, that's our trademark, make its presence felt
January 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
But five minutes looking in his eyes
And we all knew he was broken pretty bad, so we gave him what we had
We cleared a space for him to sleep in
And we let the silence, that's our trademark, make its presence felt
And we all knew he was broken pretty bad, so we gave him what we had
We cleared a space for him to sleep in
And we let the silence, that's our trademark, make its presence felt
It's so good to learn that from right here, the view goes on forever
And you'll never want for comfort, and you'll never be alone
And you'll never want for comfort, and you'll never be alone
January 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM
It's so good to learn that from right here, the view goes on forever
And you'll never want for comfort, and you'll never be alone
And you'll never want for comfort, and you'll never be alone
Dream of maybe waking up someday
And wanting you less than I do
This is a dream, though
It's never gonna come true
And wanting you less than I do
This is a dream, though
It's never gonna come true
January 7, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Dream of maybe waking up someday
And wanting you less than I do
This is a dream, though
It's never gonna come true
And wanting you less than I do
This is a dream, though
It's never gonna come true
And the rain came down on the windshield
I wished it would wash us both away
You had to open up your mouth, didn't you?
I knew what you were gonna say
I wished it would wash us both away
You had to open up your mouth, didn't you?
I knew what you were gonna say
January 7, 2026 at 1:06 AM
And the rain came down on the windshield
I wished it would wash us both away
You had to open up your mouth, didn't you?
I knew what you were gonna say
I wished it would wash us both away
You had to open up your mouth, didn't you?
I knew what you were gonna say
Placing his faith in the strength of the safety visor
January 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Placing his faith in the strength of the safety visor
You are coming down with me
Hand in unlovable hand
Hand in unlovable hand
January 6, 2026 at 1:06 PM
You are coming down with me
Hand in unlovable hand
Hand in unlovable hand
I saw the sourceless anger eating at him from inside
No one around him to stem the rising tide
Evil from his head down to his feet
Quinine's bitter, sugar's sweet
No one around him to stem the rising tide
Evil from his head down to his feet
Quinine's bitter, sugar's sweet
January 6, 2026 at 7:06 AM
I saw the sourceless anger eating at him from inside
No one around him to stem the rising tide
Evil from his head down to his feet
Quinine's bitter, sugar's sweet
No one around him to stem the rising tide
Evil from his head down to his feet
Quinine's bitter, sugar's sweet
It's so hard to get revenge
The human element drags you down
The human element drags you down
January 6, 2026 at 1:06 AM
It's so hard to get revenge
The human element drags you down
The human element drags you down
We write letters to each other
Invent secrets to confess to
I learn foreign and exotic terms of endearment
By which to address you
Invent secrets to confess to
I learn foreign and exotic terms of endearment
By which to address you
January 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
We write letters to each other
Invent secrets to confess to
I learn foreign and exotic terms of endearment
By which to address you
Invent secrets to confess to
I learn foreign and exotic terms of endearment
By which to address you
When you run your fingernail along my neck
And you spill some water on me
You say you're as good as gone
Well, don't look now, but here comes the dawn
And you spill some water on me
You say you're as good as gone
Well, don't look now, but here comes the dawn
January 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
When you run your fingernail along my neck
And you spill some water on me
You say you're as good as gone
Well, don't look now, but here comes the dawn
And you spill some water on me
You say you're as good as gone
Well, don't look now, but here comes the dawn
How did the monkey get there?
January 5, 2026 at 7:06 AM
How did the monkey get there?
When I ask you to look at me
You look away
I ask you to tell me something nice once
You come at me with all your hot lights on display
You look away
I ask you to tell me something nice once
You come at me with all your hot lights on display
January 5, 2026 at 1:06 AM
When I ask you to look at me
You look away
I ask you to tell me something nice once
You come at me with all your hot lights on display
You look away
I ask you to tell me something nice once
You come at me with all your hot lights on display
I wish the West Texas Highway was a Möbius strip
I could ride it out forever
I could ride it out forever
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I wish the West Texas Highway was a Möbius strip
I could ride it out forever
I could ride it out forever