Transcendental Youth - the Mountain Goats video free download


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Duration: 04:13
Uploaded: 2012/10/06

Lyrics:

Pulled through broken baseboards, I despise this town

Snow on the sunroof two stories down

Hold hands, wish the snow away

Rise in the darkness of the gathering day

Sing, sing for ourselves alone

Speak into the microphone

Cedar smudge our headbands and take to the skies

Soar ever-upwards on air gone black with flies

Shroud ourselves in the cosmos, let the music play

Bright star of the morning, shine on his rising way

Sing in the night, in the nameless dark

Father long gone but we bear his mark

Learn some secrets, never tell

Stay sick, don't get well

Clutch those broken headboards, ride the highest wave

Dusky diamonds shining in the far depths of the cave

Try to explain ourselves, babble on and on

By the time you receive this, we'll be gone

Sing, sing high, while the fire climbs

Sing one for the old times

Comments

9 years ago

Matt Tytla

The first time I heard this song, it made me feel all sorts of nostalgia. There's something incredibly powerful about that, which I almost can't get enough of with this group.

9 years ago

Garrett Crusan

I'm in love with the brass arrangements on this song. Beautiful. 

10 years ago

blueamerican54

This is in no way the Mountain Goats I grew up with. That doesn't mean I don't like it, although some part of me does wish John would go back to the boombox. This is an entirely new band as far as I'm concerned, and I still love every minute of it.

10 years ago

SkabCrowley

there is a goddamn add for every fucking video now 

10 years ago

Chuck Borris

Honestly, if John decided to quit writing songs after this album, I would not be that mad. This album--and this song especially--are perfect notes to end on.

10 years ago

LuckyPuckLee

God yes. The trombone line in this song is equivalent to that of Interpol's Evil base line. I love them, and the song just wouldn't be the same without it.

10 years ago

Kyra O'Kelley

God this is such a good song.

11 years ago

akanarashi

Kto tutaj "Kątempluje" ten utwór? :d

11 years ago

melodychien

love the brass instruments at the beginning!

11 years ago

Will Neumann

Best album closer ever

11 years ago

Haunter!

The horns add so much to this album.

11 years ago

HeatherCatherine

It's beautiful :)

11 years ago

skivit

I love JD's songs because they make me feel like it's okay to be fucked up. This is the one off the new album that gives me that feeling the most.

11 years ago

Klisteret

"Sing, sing for ourselves alone Speak into the microphone" This part of the song is so amazing, i've got no words.

11 years ago

Céline Keller

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11 years ago

Reece Taylor

Goddamn that trombone line, so beautiful. Darniell's voice show such emotion, god I love this song.

11 years ago

HannibalLahr

I've listened to this more than any other song recently. Play on..

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