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Take a drive in the wrong hand lane
Got bad breath talking about fresh rain
My hand, my hand going to shake the same
Are you going to be your own goddamn best friend?
Well, we taught the fruit how to eat itself
It was hanging out alone all on the shelf
How do I land?
Because I don't understand
Walk across the country, shaking many hands
And you're buying the product
But you didn't get that because you already got it
And you do not understand
Take a drive
Black hole talking about nothing
You can't get the chicken or the stuffing
Going around and you think you're tough
When you can't kick ass
Take a ride on a downtown train
Wake up so you can get drunk again
Well, take a drive in the wrong hand lane
Got bad breath talking about fresh rain
We taught the mirror how to admire itself
Are you going to get sick worrying about your health?
Where do I land?
I don't understand
Got bad breath talking about fresh rain
My hand, my hand going to shake the same
Are you going to be your own goddamn best friend?
Well, we taught the fruit how to eat itself
It was hanging out alone all on the shelf
How do I land?
Because I don't understand
Walk across the country, shaking many hands
And you're buying the product
But you didn't get that because you already got it
And you do not understand
Take a drive
Black hole talking about nothing
You can't get the chicken or the stuffing
Going around and you think you're tough
When you can't kick ass
Take a ride on a downtown train
Wake up so you can get drunk again
Well, take a drive in the wrong hand lane
Got bad breath talking about fresh rain
We taught the mirror how to admire itself
Are you going to get sick worrying about your health?
Where do I land?
I don't understand
Lyrics submitted by PLANES
Track duration: 03:17
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and you do not understand- That Isaac literally traveled the country, possibly tripping on acid, trying to figure out existence, and came to the conclusion that he already knew everything that he needed to know, and then doubted it; Lightweight insanity. taught the mirror how to admire itself- metaphoric for the vanity of our culture. Amazing how simple, yet profound the lyrics are. And where do i land, i don't understand- is basically Isaacs inability to relate to any place he goes; or having a tough time coming down off acid? Who cares, great song.
Once I read an interview with Jeremiah Green about how Modest Mouse's practices went. Somebody would lay down a beat or a riff or something, and they'd just "fuck around." I don't think all of their lyrics really make sense in their minds. And I think if you really over-analyze lyrics, they always will make sense. And some songs I think are just meant to set a mood. Exit Does Not Exist, for instance, portrays being trapped to me. This song seems like it was just Modest Mouse fucking around with Jeremiah Green's awesome drumbeat, Eric Judy's calm bass riff, an. Isaac's incessant yelling overdubbing his low muttering. All of which are extremely pleasant to hear. For me at least.
Your not doing life right
Got bad breath talking about fresh rain
Talking about bad drugs bad, but good for your self
My hand, my hand going to shake the same
Hand shakes a drug deal commonly
Are you going to be your own goddamn best friend?
Usualy you cant trust others when your like this, cause everyone wants to get there's in.
Well, we taught the fruit how to eat itself
The fruit is us, doing drugs and eating away at our own lives.
It was hanging out alone all on the shelf
How do I land?
Because I don't understand
You dont understand how much you put into your habbits, but you want to be a better more excepted person
Walk across the country, shaking many hands
And you're buying the product
But you didn't get that because you already got it
Your still going around buying drugs and "shaking" many hands, buying your "product"
And you do not understand
Take a drive
Black hole talking about nothing
You usualy dont have much to talk about cause your life revolves around drugs.
You can't get the chicken or the stuffing
Wife=chicken stuffing= food on the table
Going around and you think you're tough
When you can't kick ass
drugs make you feel that way sometimes.
Take a ride on a downtown train
Wake up so you can get drunk again
Homeless drunk i guess.
Well, take a drive in the wrong hand lane
Got bad breath talking about fresh rain
We taught the mirror how to admire itself
Are you going to get sick worrying about your health?
Where do I land?
I don't understand
He can't figure out his problem is drugs and drinking so hes stuck.
and yes, i do belive this song is about the fakness of our society today and how we think that just by portreying the "greatness" of the things we have accomplished, doesnt mean we have to "teach a fruit how to eat itself", we have almost come too far in evolution and look what We've arrived at... sure, we think we can accomplish any thing, but what are we really accomplishing? superioority? that is the "wrong lane".....