[Verse 1: Isaac Brock] Although we'd often wondered It was no thing of wonder The shit that flew from our minds While wearing stains of fresh fruit And riding on shoes of horse glue On this ridiculous climb With great tunnel vision We'd built ourselves a mission To ride on bullets inside Oh, what a vain description Of what we have been missin' So why would anyone try?
[Chorus: Isaac Brock, James Mercer] (Whoa-oh) It was always worth it (Oh-whoa) That's the part I seem to hide (Whoa-oh) And the busy ant empire (Oh-whoa) Put up the closing sign
[Chorus: Isaac Brock, James Mercer] (Whoa-oh) It was always worth it (Oh-whoa) That's the part I seem to hide (Whoa-oh) And the busy ant empire (Oh-whoa) Put up the closing sign
[Chorus: Isaac Brock, James Mercer] (Whoa-oh) It was always worth it (Oh-whoa) That's the part I seem to hide (Whoa-oh) And the busy ant empire (Oh-whoa) Has all deserted hive (Whoa-oh) It was always worth it (Whoa-oh) That's the part I seem to hide
This song is actually incredibly important as it is a bit unusual for Modest Mouse songs. In this song, Isaac almost has a moment of humility as he admits how much he actually loves the chaotic beauty of our human civilization sometimes, despite how much we have sacrificed without knowing it to get here.
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