Buh duh buh buh buh
Bud duh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh
You go right through me
I go right through but I'm about to
Go on reminding you I am about to see you through it
Buh duh buh buh buh
Bud duh buh buh buh buh duh buh buh
Buh duh buh buh buh
Your mouth not mind is open wide
You don't have a clue
I, I am a reminder
You've got a voice so talk to yourself
Lift the bad weight off your molars
And let the thoughts fall off your tongue
Because I'm calling, calling, calling
I've never written to anyone
So this is about ugly lovers
And this is about pretty sons
Because I'm a bastard, bastard, bastard
In my lipstick I'm so much fun
Connect your wood feet to a motor
And the chrome dance trophy is won
A little classy plastic lumber
I'm embarassed but I ain't that stunned
Looks like the humans' days are numbered
That's a sitcom that was number one
Because we're a past tense late reminder like always
I must've thoroughly failed to convince us not to mess this place up
(Shameful, shameful, shameful)



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    General Comment:In my eyes, it's "So this is about ugly lovers, and this is about pretty songs"

    1. Isaac has always seen himself as ugly - Why do you think he named his side project Ugly Casanova? Why do you think he turned to alcoholism for his early years?
    2. He's always had a sarcastic view point about materialism (Diamonds On the Face of Evil), pretentiousness (Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset) and religion (Styrofoam Boots). He sees the stark contrast of ugly people and beautiful music, maybe some existential point of how he could get laid as a musician (he was 17 at the time I read somewhere)
    Flag OllieHaceon April 18, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I always thought it was "this is about ugly lovers. and this is about pretty SUNS"

    Like Ugly Lovers (the song) and Pretty Suns (talking shit about a pretty sunset)

    maybe I'm wrong. Who knows
    Flag ofpartandparcelon November 27, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:What do you think the title means?
    Flag Tablesandchairson December 14, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:so i was reading the comments on this song, and i came across a real dick called luckkyinc. And even tho his comment was posted over three years ago, i really felt i had to comment back and tell what a dick he really is.
    but then i continued down the list and found that the one mr. dick was being a dick to had commented back, and he did a much better job than i wouldve done.
    so right on yankeeboystevel, you kick ass.

    and if only had isaac's lyrical capabilities...
    Flag iluvvsmp2on July 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:your mouth not your mind is wide open, means that hes trippin on acid and wont stop talking random bull.... the guy which is telling him this, or general people this/acid heads, is obviously tripping on mushrooms and that is y his mind is open.
    they don't have a clue because normal peeps whom havnt tripped on mushrooms and understood such openminded things don't realize what they are overlooking.
    in my lipstick im so much fun is kinda random even for isaac.
    comparing our life on this planet is suggesting some other species is watching us, prolly cheribim, or nephelim. its saying that the end of the world is coming because we f'd the planet which we live on and which we are supposed to be taking care of. we were told that we have dominion over the animals and all living things on this planed. what do we do with this awesome gift. well we kill everything, including each other. this is pissing off the race of cheribim whom are supposidly wathing over us. us being the race of man.

    at least thats what i think this song is about. :)
    Flag mmaddicton July 03, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This song is amazing
    but for some odd reason...its called From Point A to Point B on the album I got and I think the song is really called Classy Plastic Lumber because it took me forever to figure that out
    Modest Mouse...pulling a fast one on us haha
    Flag modesthareon January 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"So this is about ugly lovers
    And this is about pretty songs"

    should be

    "so this isn't about ugly lovers,
    and this isn't about pretty songs"

    the following line explains it, "i'm a bastard, bastard, bastard"

    obviously isaac brock doesn't care much for lyrics including happy endings
    Flag xylotehwarrioron June 18, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:the lyric is: Cause we're a past tense late reminder
    Flag tenserockon February 19, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:By the way, I'm sorry if that comment made me come off as an asshole.
    Flag wordsofamutemanon February 08, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:No offense to the scholar-like genius' of Modest Mouse-ness, but I think it's moment, not mullet.
    Flag wordsofamutemanon February 08, 2007   Link

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