Mountain Goats, The - The Mess Inside Lyrics






We took a weekend, drove to Provo
The snow was white and fluffy
A weekend in Utah won't fix what's wrong with us
The gray sky was vast and real cryptic above me

I wanted you
To love me like you used to do

We took two weeks in the Bahamas
Went out dancing every night
Tried to find the creeping sense of dread with temporal things
Most of the time I guess I felt alright

But I wanted you
To love me like you used to do

But you cannot run
And you cannot hide
From the wreck we've made of our house
From the mess inside

We went down to New Orleans
One weekend in the spring
Looked hard for what we'd lost
It was painful to admit it but we couldn't find a thing

I wanted you
To love me like you used to do

We went to New York City in September
Took the train out of Manhattan to the Grand Army stop
Found that bench we'd sat together on a thousand years ago
When I felt such love for you I thought my heart was gonna pop

I wanted you
To love me like you used to do

But I cannot run
And I can't hide
From the wreck we've made of our house
From the mess inside





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  1. J.... M....

    Ain’t life grand?

  2. A.... D....

    what a great song

  3. K.... B....

    Utah saves no one. I've been trying to get away since I can remember. Lol good song though

  4. I.... M....

    Breaks my heart every time!

  5. M.... B....

    Another place name that now brings a Mountain Goat lyric to mind unbidden. "Took a weekend, drove to Provo."

  6. S.... P....

    Just fuck me up

  7. b.... w....

    Absolutely beautiful

  8. S.... ....

    11 months together, 11 months since the breakup. I shouldn't still feel so sad about her, but god damnit, I thought she was the one. I'm sobbing right now.

  9. B.... ....

    Listening to this feels like getting punched in the gut and then getting kicked once you collapse.

  10. O.... ....

    RELATING WITH WHISKEY

  11. B.... K....

    My girlfriend just left me and these songs have already helped me through one bad breakup, they can help Me through another

  12. B.... W....

    Had to come to this after accidentally clicking on Amanda Palmers god awful version!!

  13. C.... B....

    AFP BROUGHT ME HERE

  14. R.... D....

    Amanda Palmer brought me here, and I love this band now.

    R.... D....

    Me too! Once again, thank you Amanda!

    R.... D....

    Her cover is pretty amazing.

  15. c.... h....

    Raw beauty, uncut and unashamed.

  16. l.... ....

    Takes me back to those moments, hanging on so tightly.... :'(

  17. P.... S....

    This song still fucks me up

  18. L.... V....

    A great song to get over the past in my opinion.

  19. L.... ....

    7 years together, it is so hard right now.

    L.... ....

    I hope it has gotten better for you.

  20. c.... ....

    BUT I CANNOT RUN
    AND I CAN'T HIDE
    FROM THE WRECK WE'VE MADE OF OUR HOUSE
    AND THE MESS INSIDE

  21. N.... N....

    I'd like to again thank you particular for this one. You lived the stale drama, a thousand times refreshed, of unkempt edges for broken families, yet to live despondent a while, and pure yet tinted w/ God's beloved sorrow.

  22. n.... ....

    How was this recorded?? Was it done on a cassette recorder?? I love the sound!!!!

    n.... ....

    yup, thats exactly how it was done

    n.... ....

    @David Carpenter
    Beautiful :) I just got one today actually haha. Love the sound quality of these kinds of songs. Just feel so raw and real. Hope I can acquire the same sound :)

    n.... ....

    Apparently on a Panasonic RX 500

  23. w.... ....

    This is the soundtrack to my breakup with 4 year girlfriend. Like freakishly so; down to sitting on the park benches outside the Grand Army Plaza subway stop on our first date.

    w.... ....

    @willrobd Yeah. Breakups suck balls. The Mountain Goats are helping me to experience the pain as opposed to burying it. 4.5 years... =(

    Hope you find your way out of this night.

    w.... ....

    @TheWhitefisher You just spoke true wisdom there, man. "Experience the pain as opposed to burying it". It's so true. It's a very hard thing to learn to do, and sometimes it's deadly, but I find it's a lot better and more theraputic when done it the right way. That's how I am with my depression. Somedays it will just come on out of nowhere, after having the time of my life, and days will be lost to it, but I've learned to love it and bask in it, it brings out a lot of good songs and art, and I've found that accepting it and acknowledging it helps it pass faster. Keep holdin' on, guys!!

    w.... ....

    yeah. this may not be the album that reflected my relationship. 7 yrs down but I could feel it in Tallahassee and exposed it as well.

    w.... ....

    @mentalroof it always gets better

    w.... ....

    oh my god are you okay

  24. D.... T....

    i love this band

  25. c.... ....

    This is probably my favourite MG album, definitely my favourite of the lo-fi years

  26. J.... ....

    ...The Mark Inside.

  27. S.... S....

    best breakup song ever

  28. M.... T....

    My heart feels broken....I thought I was over you....then I realized....I wanted you, to love me like you used to do....

  29. M.... P....

    look! you have the top comment from 2 years ago!! haa

  30. P.... ....

    I waaaaaaaaanteeeeddd youuuuuuu to love me like you used to do! Gets me every time.

  31. M.... ....

    Fucking love this album.

  32. j.... ....

    there truly is a mountain goats for every emotion, situation, and mood

  33. D.... ....

    found that bench we'd sat together on a thousand years ago
    when i felt such love for you i thought my heart was gonna pop...

    Fuuuuuuucccckkkk.

  34. P.... ....

    My favorite live concert to date!

  35. s.... ....

    @douchechillum It was all recorded on a boombox, check the first line of the wikipedia article of the album.

  36. w.... ....

    @LockeTF2 i cant belive so many people fell for your like trap.

  37. G.... W....

    I tried everything he mentions in this song and more to keep a relationship together.

  38. N.... ....

    @haircut74 In this song, it's partially poor quality, but he does use vibrato at times, in this and others.

  39. h.... ....

    @YUMMYngbird jd doesn't use vibrato. what you're hearing is due to the recording quality.

  40. F.... ....

    wow guys! awesome comments from everyone!

  41. P.... ....

    thumbs up this song if you like this comment

  42. S.... G....

    @LockeTF2 ... thumbs up this comment... posted 1 year ago.... So it was YOU that started this god forsaken trend.

  43. P.... ....

    IIII WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANTEEEEEEEEEED YOU..... TO LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO DOOO

  44. a.... ....

    He might as well tear the heart out of your chest.

  45. P.... T....

    got me all choked up

  46. B.... ....

    This is the first time I've listened to this song. And half way through I thought - 'I love this song'. The Mountain Goats really are incredible.

  47. L.... C....

    oh my fucking god

    L.... C....

    That is such a perfect reaction

  48. l.... ....

    I can't express how much I relate to this song

  49. J.... P....

    That's the most thumbs up I've ever seen on a single comment on Youtube. And yeah, one of them was me. :)

  50. M.... H....

    the grey sky was vast and real cryptic above me

  51. S.... T....

    I think The Mountain Goats as a band are esoteric, as in they're not for everyone, but only a select few who don't mind the nasally voice. :P

    The lyrics I think are more brutal in their simplicity and the way they can appeal to so many disillusioned Americans. I wouldn't love the band at all if I couldn't relate to all these lyrics in one way or another.

  52. m.... ....

    This song is great, but esoteric lyrics? Really? They're not hard to gloss:

    He takes various vacations with his significant other and finds that the love seems to be gone. He wishes this weren't the case. There is a comparison of this phenomenon to a messy room.

    That's about it....

  53. j.... ....

    ugh darnielle is so amazing. could these lyrics get any better?!

  54. L.... ....

    Thumbs Up this comment if you like this song.