Modest Mouse – A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy

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So you let your hair down
And you let the names fly
Stupid
And you let the ball drop
Why'd you do it?
Why'd you do it?
Going to let your bridge burn
With your secretive pining
And he was
A manic depressive
Named Laughing Boy
Named Laughing Boy

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    General Comment:i think the song is about a person that seems happy, but is actually really depressed. I'm kind of the same way
    Flag toastcheeon September 13, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:This song makes me think of all the things I've done wrong and all the people i let down/hurt ..as i uncomfortably laugh at myself for all the bridges I've burn why'd i do it..why'd i do it
    Flag A modest mouse fanon July 02, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I am not sure what it is about, but it reminds me of Cathy/Kate from the book "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck.
    Flag McNoodlebottomon October 01, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:When I listen to this song I think about my mom; she started shooting up when I was four years old and now I rarely ever see her. Not posting this for sympathy because I am well over it, but it's just amazing how well this song suits her. Or anyone else who turns into a junkie for that matter
    Flag claireisdumbon March 13, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:this song reminds me of myself...im usually considered the happy-go-lucky,comedian of my friends who always expect me to be laughing and smiling or cracking jokes...but nobody really knows that i am bipolar, which i feel like i cant talk about with anyone bc im the funny girl....

    it also reminds me how most famous comedians are inside tortured souls and almost all of them suffer from some sort of depression. i have no idea why it is that way.

    as bob saget said "If a really good comedian isn't depressed,somethings wrong."
    Flag penceyprepreprejecton June 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song has sexual meaning. Maybe getting a girl pregnant?
    Flag IronKneeon April 15, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i mean this is pretty self explanitory. its about a manic-depressive. it okay, you have to appreciate modest mouses little rediculous intros.
    Flag iamdesireeiishoton October 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:It's "secretive timing" not "pining."
    Flag CarbonStealeron June 24, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:is your loved one bipolar?

    if you knew how to recognize, cope & deal with your loved one's bipolar disorder, you'd know what this song is about.

    just sayin'
    Flag biggestfaneveron August 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:the song is Isaac singing to himself about himself. Period.
    Flag IslandAgon April 21, 2008   Link

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