Mountain Goats, The - Birth Of Serpents Lyrics
Let the camera pull back
'Till the fullness of the frame is clear and plain
Peer into the screen until you see it all
Like a vision in a crystal ball
Is this somebody's idea of a joke?
Let the fixer work until the silver's washed away and take a picture from the tray
Look hard at what you see and then remember you and me
And let the truth spring free
Like a jack-in-the-box, like a hundred thousand cuckoo clocks
From the Oregon corners to the Iowa corn
To the rooms with the heat lamps where the snakes get born
Crawl through the tunnel and follow, follow the light northwest
See the tunnel twist, clutch your birthright in your fist
Let the camera do its dirty work down there in the dark
Sink low, rise high, bring back some blurry pictures to remember all your darker moments by
Permanent bruises on our knees never forget what it felt like to live in rooms like these
From the California coastline to the Iowa corn
To the rooms with the heat lamps where the snakes get born
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Mountain Goats, The Birth Of Serpents Comments
Never forget what it felt like to live in rooms like these
Secret best mountain goats album
this song is trans for anyone who doesn't know
Think you might be reaching a bit there amigo...
Let the camera pull back
'Til the fullness of the frame is clear and plain
Peer into the screen until you see it all
Like a vision in a crystal ball
Let it all fill with smoke
Is this somebody's idea of a joke?
Let the fixer work until the silver's washed away
And take the picture from the tray
Look hard at what you see and then remember you and me
And let the truth spring free
Like a jack-in-the-box
Like a hundred-thousand cuckoo clocks
From the Oregon corners to the Iowa corn
To the rooms with the heat lamps where the snakes get born
Crawl through the tunnel and follow, follow the light northwest
See that young man who dwells inside his body like an uninvited guest
See the tunnel twist
Clutch your birthright in your fist
Let the camera do its dirty work down there in the dark
Sink low, rise high
Bring back some blurry pictures to remember all your darker moments by
Permanent bruises on our knees
Never forget what it felt like to live in rooms like these
From the California coastline to the Iowa corn
To the rooms with the heat lamps where the snakes get born
John is a real human bean
to the roOm with the heAted lambs where the snAkes get BORNED
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Benjamin Brown ok
Great song for photographers, am I right?
Heard this song on KDYS this last Saturday and I AM HOOKED
See that young man, who dwells inside his body like an uninvited guest...
Great song to do dishes to.
<3 the mountain goats
Shoutout to 95.1. Sac highscools represent, yo, I'm from Folsom but we don't have anything like our own radio station that plays actually good music.
"From the Oregon corners (Rogue valley) to the Iowa Corn (closing scenes "A Scanner Darkly)".
Great song about clandestine U.S. subterranean labs using synthetic telepathic/nuero impulse weapons technology for secret ethnic cleansing.
this comment is best comment
@Johnsvloggity Ignore him, this is one of the most talented musicians there is. He is crazy.
@slamdogbillonair its a shame you cant hear the beauty in this song, and almost every single other song he makes... but hey, we all have different opinions i guess. though next time maybe a simple "i don't like any of this guys songs" would do, instead of being so...insulting.
this is god afoul like all your other songs they all sound like shit
Lile Grey Churn who are you talking to? im sure john doesnt run this youtube channel...
ummm nuh uh. This song is BRILLIANT and CLEARLY you have little or no standards because John Darnielle is a GENIUS. I am in middle school and can still recognize real music when i see it. Please like this comment so i can keep my sanity.
also, you sound like s***. burn.....
mmmmm i love me some needlessly vocalized opinions
This is so different than his other stuff, but i still love it.