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Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds Lyrics
And I said you shouldn't make facts out of opinions
He said that I was right, You're right, I knew that I was
And I'd hate to see anybody fail
But I'd like to see you fail seeing me fail, though
I'm not sure who I am
I'm not sure who I am but I know who I've been
And I said "you can't make everybody happy"
He said "you'd like to at least make yourself happy, though"
I'm not sure who I am
I'm not sure who I am but I know who I've been
The end of this song is just so amazing. The way it builds to a nut smashing ending is just godlike. There is no one like Modest Mouse.
I don't know why, but when I was listening to the last couple minutes of this song the other day, I felt like it was the sound of life. I wasn't high or anything, though I was extremely bored at work. It's beautiful and hectic and stuff is happening all around you... I just felt like, if someone asked me what life "sounds like" or to describe life through sound, I would point to the last half of this song.
I probably should get high one day and see how it sounds then. I suspect my brain will explode.
@Cometgreen Interesting you should say that. Have you her about Machine Elves and the God chemical? I think the last part (Mechanical Birds) was influenced from a DMT experience.
@Cometgreen Interesting you should say that. Have you her about Machine Elves and the God chemical? I think the last part (Mechanical Birds) was influenced from a DMT experience.
I think I read this somewhere on here but someone said it was like he was having a conversation with a therapist. That makes so much sense to me. Listening to it over and over I can picture him being depressed saying You can't make everyone happy and that the world is a sad place no matter how hard you try and the therapist replies: Well, you'd like to at least make yourself happy right? Trying to bring him out of depression.
One of my favorites songs by one of the greatest bands out there!
I understand this song.
I saw a Blender issue that rated the top 100 (i think) indie albums. Lonesome Crowded was ranked like 50 something. I'm surprised this album wasn't in the top 10. It's by far one of the best records every made by anyone.
simply amazing.
p.s. I love how next to Isaac's incredible lyrics are adds for "what celebrity are you" and other filth trying to make us into spending machines. I wonder what Isaac has to say about that.
isn't it "And I'd hate to see anybody fail But I'd like to see you fail seeing me fail"
That's definitely what it is. Thanks for getting it right!
That's definitely what it is. Thanks for getting it right!
i'm surprised no one thinks this song is about him talking to a therapist. i hate it when my friends are depressed, and i said "i wish i could make everyone happy", then since modest mouse is my favorite band it reminded me of this song. and even more so after i read the lyrics. i'm going to disagree with what everyone has said this song is about, because i sense that it's isaac talking to a therapist. if you've ever been depressed and talked to one, you'd probably understand.
I've never talked to a therapist, but in a way i agree with you.
I've never talked to a therapist, but in a way i agree with you.
"I think it's a state of mind. If you think shit's going to happen, it's going to. It's a whole power-of-positive-thinking bullshit I'm on. I'm trying to think more positively about shit, you know? It's a bummer, being all bleak about everything."- a quote from Isaac Brock
"I think it's a state of mind. If you think shit's going to happen, it's going to. It's a whole power-of-positive-thinking bullshit I'm on. I'm trying to think more positively about shit, you know? It's a bummer, being all bleak about everything."- a quote from Isaac Brock
He seems to have been in a depression until he eventually attempted to change his mindset by thinking more positively about shit. I recently had the same realization although i was tripping on shrooms and...
He seems to have been in a depression until he eventually attempted to change his mindset by thinking more positively about shit. I recently had the same realization although i was tripping on shrooms and had a partially bad trip because of negative thoughts, insecurities, and what not. After the bad part of the trip had passed, i realized that negative thoughts fuck shit up. Making yourself happy by thinking positively works, but you gotta dedicate yourself to it.
Me too.