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Tundra/Desert Lyrics

Every sick, fickle fucker
Childhood's what makes you
Until they treat you like tundra
Weigh those opinions
More like air than lead

Every planned occupation
Surefire disappointment up ahead
Until they treat you like desert
See mirages of friendship
Face turns red

Aaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, shit!

(I don't feel and it feels fine
Save twenty dollars and I'll give you my supplies
I don't mind)

Here's the soon to be anchor
Build bridges to nothing, you'll get nowhere
(I don't feel and that feels fine
I don't feel and that feels fine)

Every governor's mother
Knows that their bread is buttered by Sam
(Crook takes
Crook takes green out of wallet)

And what about science?
They find proof and let you make your own decisions
(There are answers to our reasons
Worthwhile to find)

Every child star wonders
If they have a future up ahead
(King takes queen, takes queen out clean
It's all right, it's all right)

Every kind-hearted banker
I don't think there is one
(I took you out)

Every winning opinion
I wish I had one
(I took you out for a night on the town
I took my wallet out)

Every winning opinion
I, I wish I had one
(You don't mind?
Well now, that's just bullshit)

Stand on platforms in water
Filling jars full of silence, you'll get nowhere
(You're balancing balls on your nose, all right
I don't mind, I don't mind
So sometimes you want your own space
And that's all right, right?
Right)

(Get too creative ordering our drinks
And mine stinks, mine stinks
Get too creative ordering our drinks
And yours stinks, yours stinks, yours stinks
We get too creative
We get too creative)
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Submitted by
planes On May 31, 2002
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Cover art for Tundra/Desert lyrics by Modest Mouse

i still have yet to hear any song that has more truth in its lyrics..

there ain't no fuckin' kind-hearted banker and there never will be...

Cover art for Tundra/Desert lyrics by Modest Mouse

I don't believe the same things as the people in Modest Mouse. But, I can't get over their brutal honesty to what they see in the world. This is what keeps drawing me back and back to their songs.

Isaac Brock is, like,... a fucking messiah.

Cover art for Tundra/Desert lyrics by Modest Mouse

This song is awesome. It reminds me of pent up frustration just exploding. When you finally get tired of the bullshit, boredom, bullshit, boredom, bullshit and just freak the fuck out, even if you're only screaming in your head.

Cover art for Tundra/Desert lyrics by Modest Mouse

I heard somewhere that this is the finale to most of their concerts.

God, what an awesome song. Definitely the best song to get yourself motivated to.

Yeah I know what you mean, I listen to it whenever I embark on something stressful or what-have-you, like exams and shit.

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I think Dance Hall might give this song a run for its money as the last song of a concert. They are both awesome though.

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Cover art for Tundra/Desert lyrics by Modest Mouse

this is my version, everyone was from my own

Every sick, fickle fucker Childhood's what makes ya Till they treat ya like tundra Weigh those opinions More like air than lead Every planned occupation Surefire disappointment up ahead Till they treat ya like desert See mirages of friendship, face turns read

-aaawww shit!

I don't feel and that feels fine, save twenty dollars (and you should rest fine?) I don't Like-

Here's the soon to be anchor Build bridges to nothing, you'll get nowhere

-I don't feel and that feels fine i don't feel and that feels fine-

Every governor's mother knows That their bread is buttered by Sam

-crook takes, crook Takes green out of wallet-

And what about science? they find proof and let you make your own decisions

-There are (answers to our reasons worthwile to find?)

Every childstar wonders If they have a future up ahead

-King Takes Queen, Takes Queen Out Game It's Alright It's Alright-

Every kindhearted banker I don't think there is one (i take you out) Every winning opinion i wish i had one

-I took you out for out on a night on the town I took my wallet out __ __ [covered up by next line] Every winning opinion i- i wish i had one

Cummmooonnn

You know what (?) life's just bullshit

Stand on platforms in water Filling jars full of silence you'll get nowhere

You're balancing balls on your nose Alright! I don't mind I don't Mind So? Sometimes you want your own space That's Alright, Right? Right!

get too creative. ordering our drinks and mine stinks, my mistakes get creative ording our drinks and your stinks your stinks your stinks (??) we get too creative we get too creative

any coments or corrections cowboydann@gmail.com this was orignally posted on a modest mouse LJ community 5 months ago at least :| thanks for the help folks

Cover art for Tundra/Desert lyrics by Modest Mouse

this song rules because it so unexpected how it starts off calm and then it gets crazy..very typical of modest mouse but nonetheless its awesome

Cover art for Tundra/Desert lyrics by Modest Mouse

fucking this song fucking rocks. ahhhhhhhhhh SHIT! it's my fav track off of this long drive is for someone with nothing to think about. it sure kicks talking shit about a pretty sunset's ass. this song is soo underrated...

oh man, and when the song gets all quirky, WHOA

Isaac writes some of the most thought provoking lyrics ever

Cover art for Tundra/Desert lyrics by Modest Mouse

Does anyone know waht he says right after "ahhhhh SHIT!" he says somehtign i can't make out and then something like 'give twenty dollars and you will rise to suprise. before that.

anyone?

Cover art for Tundra/Desert lyrics by Modest Mouse

I love this song, It's definetly one of my favorites my modest mouse. The decent into madness is suprising and wonderful.

It would be great to listen to on a long drive, when i'm thinking about nothing.

I have a long drive tonight, I'm so going to do that.

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