THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Tollund Man

I was sitting at the edge of the marshWhen the council came to bring me the newsThey handed me a bowl of cooked wild grassesAnd they gave me the ceremonial ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – This Year

I broke free on a Saturday morningI put the pedal to the floorHeaded north on Mills AvenueAnd listened to the engine roarMy broken house behind me and ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton

The best ever death metal band out of DentonWas a couple of guys who’d been friends since grade schoolOne was named Cyrus, the other was JeffAnd they ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Sax Rohmer #1

Fog lifts from the harbor, dawn goes down to dayAn agent crests the shadows of a nearby alleywayPiles of broken bricks, signposts on the pathEvery moments ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Pure Honey

I had a thousand good questionsI was gonna ask you when you finally came byBut now that you’re really hereThere’s only one question that comes to my mind.And ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Old College Try

From the housetops to the guttersFrom the ocean to the shoreThe warning signs have all been bright and garishFar too great in number to ignoreFrom the ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Oceanographer’s Choice

Well, guy in a skeleton costume comes up to the guy in the Superman suitRuns through him with a broadswordI flip the television off, bring all the bright ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – No Children

I hope that our few remaining friendsGive up on trying to save usI hope we come up with a fail-safe plotTo piss off the dumb few that forgave usI hope ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Hellhound On My Trail

Gotta keep moving, gotta keep movingBlues falling down like hailGotta keep movingBlues falling down like hailAnd the daylight keeps movingThere’s a hellhound ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Hatha Hill

as the sun went away,you were sending out signals.you had sugar on you stomachyou had sugar on your hair.you had sugar underneath you eyes.you had sugar ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Going To Maryland

the water’s real cool and the water’s real sweethere’s hoping that no points repeatbecause i bet against the chances that you’d ever be minelaid everything ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Going To Georgia

The most remarkable thing about coming home to youIs the feeling of being in motion again,It’s the most extraordinary thing in the world.I have two big ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Going To Bangor

The ocean wind cold on our lipsWild fern growing, sinking shipsAll the signs are easy to readIn the morning you come my wayYour skin is pink, the sky ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – FM

Hurry the bottle, mamaIt’s grapefruit wineKick off your high-heeled sneakersIt’s party timeThe girls don’t seem to care what’s onAs long as it plays ’til ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Dilaudid

The reception’s gotten fuzzyThe delicate balance has shiftedPut on your gloves and your black pumpsLet’s pretend the fog has liftedNow you see meNow you ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Dance Music

Alright, I’m on Johnson Avenue in San Luis ObispoAnd I’m five years old or six, maybeAnd indications that there’s something wrong with our new houseTrip ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Cotton

This song is for the ratsWho hurled themselves into the oceanWhen they saw that the explosives in the cargo holdWere just about to blowThis song is for ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Broom People

’36 Hudson in the garageAll sorts of junk in the unattached spare roomDishes in the kitchen sinkNew straw for the old broomFriends who don’t have a clueWell-meaning ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Autoclave

Hand me your hand, let me look in your eyesAs my last chance to feel human begins to vaporizeMaybe it’s the heat in here, maybe it’s the pressureYou ought ...

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Going To Alaska

The jacaranda are wet with color,and the heat is a great paint brush, lending color to our lives,and to the air, and to out faces; but I’m going to Alaskawhere ...