Lyrics for Ocean Breathes Salty as interpreted by zouyan

Ocean Breathes Salty Lyrics
Your body may be gone, I’m going to carry you in
In my head, in my heart, in my soul
And maybe we’ll get lucky and we’ll both live again
Well, I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
Don’t think so
Well, that is that and this is this
You tell me what you want and I’ll tell you what you get
You get away from me
You get away from me
Collected my belongings and I left the jail
Well, thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell
I don’t think a while
I had to think a while
The ocean breathes salty, wont you carry it in?
In you head, in your mouth, in your soul
And maybe we’ll get lucky and we’ll both grow old
Well, I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
I hope so
Well, that is that and this is this
You tell me what you want and I’ll tell you want you get
You get away from me
You get away from me
Collected my belongings and I left the jail
Well, thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell
I had to think a while
I had to think a while
Well, that is this and this is this
Will you tell me what you saw and I’ll tell you what you missed
When the ocean met the sky
You missed when Time and Life shook hands and said goodbye
(You missed) When the earth folded in on itself
(You missed) And said “Good luck
For your sake I hope heaven and hell
(You missed) Are really there, but I wouldn’t hold my breath”
(You missed) You wasted life, why wouldn’t you waste death?
(You missed) You wasted life, when wouldn’t you waste death?
The ocean breathes salty, wont you carry it in?
In your head, in your mouth, in your soul
The more we move ahead the more we’re stuck in rewind
Well, I don’t mind, I don’t mind, how the hell could I mind?
Well, that is that and this is this
You tell me what you want and I’ll tell you what you get
You get away from me
You get away from me
Well, that is that and this is this
Will you tell me what you saw and I’ll tell you what you missed
When the ocean met the sky
You wasted life, why wouldn’t you waste the afterlife?

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Spacecow
04-08-2004

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"You tell me what you saw/And I'll tell you what you missed" is a great line... and this is a great song. Possibly the best on the album.

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lilmil92
04-09-2004

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amazing song. above quote is my favorite too

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Yrtlzmo
04-10-2004

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This is definitely my favourite song off their new album.

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dhelm
04-15-2004

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Another song from the album strongly showing thoughts of death. Another line that truely makes the religious think is "for your sake I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. You wasted life, why wouldn’t you waste death? "

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yourlovelyugly
04-19-2004

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i hope you shut up.

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bukowski
04-22-2004

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i made an account just to tell you how much of a faggot you are..they gotta pay the bills somehow..if you were them youd do it to

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FuriousGeorge945
04-29-2004

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i made an account just to tell you how much you guys fucking suck at identifying sarcasm

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Spaz // Stick
05-11-2004

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hey bukowski, i was just wondering if you knew who charles bukowski even is. I know of alot of people that just think its a modest mouse song title, or they found out the author from them and they go and read his books because its "cool" , pretty fucking stupid.

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roland
05-16-2004

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What a splendid song. "When time met life shook hands and said goodbye," is such a beautiful line.

If anyone is a true modest mouse fan, they should be embracing this album, not screaming 'sell out!'. Each album is different from the previous, and the most recent addition is no exception.

Keep floatin'.

To all of the above user comments, this lyric does not deserve your worthless blabberings.

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dank22
05-24-2004

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i think this song is about a girl or something that left or died and how he feels about her...i dunno

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ScalewagJim
05-27-2004

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not every song ever is about how a girl left or died the lead singer...

I don't have an exact interpretation but there are a lot of death and afterlife images much like the rest of the album. Just as always he's questioning heaven and hell and life altogether (Doin The Cockroach, Styrofoam Boot etc...). Just an awesome song with a lot of good lines and thoughts.

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bamargero
05-27-2004

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this song has the best lyrics on all of Good News... IMO. i love when Isaac gets all deep and angry about the afterlife and stuff. damn i love this band

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Drivenizzle
05-31-2004

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Chaswick was being sarcastic, guys. He like Modest Mouse and is glad they are becoming mainstream...

Anyways, good song. I'm not a huge fan of Modest Mouse, but I like their style and the chorus of this song is catchy.

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de4dwe1ght
06-24-2004

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good tune, although i like bukowski the most on this new cd.

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de4dwe1ght
06-24-2004

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popular or not, they are still a good band....am i right? good, then shut up. whats the difference if they make a lot of money or not. if that changes your opinion of their music then eat a dick, and if youre a girl, eat sweaty balls. and chaswick is right, it couldnt have happened to a better band.

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iby
06-28-2004

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I'll give this one a shot....

Your body may be gone, I’m gonna carry you in.
In my head, in my heart, in my soul.

I'd say that refers to understanding and thinking about somebody after they died ("I had to think a while"). That's basically the purpose of the song. The remainders of the verses explain wishes for a longer life or an afterlife, but a doubt for their existence. Then in the interlude there are metaphors for death:

when the ocean met the sky
when time and life shook hands and said goodbye.
When the earth folded in on itself.

And lastly a bunch of stuff about wasting life and the afterlife. I suppose that may be the lesson learned from death.

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slinkstersars
07-05-2004

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this song. i downloaded the whole good news... album live first, and it possessed so much more emotion that the whole album did. this song live, it has emotion, it isnt all hyped up, it wow. its just a wonderful song.

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PeRdEdOr
07-05-2004

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i love this song! i love the GET AWAY FROM ME. its cool.

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NicoleInWonderland
09-17-2004

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god, I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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NicoleInWonderland
09-17-2004

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i love how he cant quite make the 'sss' sound.

cracks me up

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BeatJunkie08
09-21-2004

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One of the better songs off the album, for sure.

When 'When time and life shook hands and said goodbye' explodes it is really very, very good. Also, this is definitely the classic Modest Mouse image you see both in 'Moon and Antarctica' shadowed, and I also have the image on my wall that I got in my 'Night On The Sun' single on vinyl.

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OddItY_L14
09-23-2004

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for a research project i have to do we are supposed to pick a modern day poet, i was considering picking isaac brock because of all the great lyrics and meaning in every song as well as for his tremendous talent...its been the first project that ive been pretty excited about doing because of my options, since i really like their music...so what do you think? would it work??? thanx!

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Dragon1629
09-27-2004

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This song has nothing to do with a girl, the "Get away from me" may make it seem like that but it is Modest Mouse expressing their feelings about Life/Death. "For your sake I hope heaven and hell.... are really there but i wouldn't hold my breath" That is stating that the religious are wasting their times and if the afterlife isn't like what they thought it was it was basically nought. "You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death?" is stating that the religious basically wasted life praying to gods that did not exist, it is like a kick in the pants for those who's entire lives were spent praying to nothing but air.

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Vertigo22
09-28-2004

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This song is obviously about religion. As people have been saying, yes, this song is about people who waste their whole lives denying their natural urges to secure a spot in the afterlife, which may not even be there.

The line that gives it away the most would be the last one.

"You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste the afterlife?"

He's basically saying...you were dumb enough to waste your whole mortal life holding yourself to a set of rules, why wouldn't you waste the life you may or may not have after death?

As usual, Modest Mouse's message is loud, clear, and thought-provoking. *golf clap*

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Arienette
10-02-2004

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hm. i think if you could get past your phobia of "your" favorite bands becoming known by more than just you and a select few worthy others, then you might find out that there is a lot of good non-obscure music out there.

oasis, blur, radiohead, coldplay,smashing pumpkins, ect.

like any of them?

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