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Woolly Mammoth's Mighty Absence Lyrics

Quickly forgetting was the way I lived my life
Try telling me your name or try telling me "don't worry."
Everything I knew would quickly wither and die
All echoes would be buried in the sound of living,
The sound of feet slapping sidewalk
That was me - treasure hunting, I would bury what I found
That was me - the gold digger, underground
Quickly forgotten was this forgetful way of life
When I left home, when I lived as if I'd died
Sitting on a rock and doing nothing, alone for so long
In the dark I found my sight
There you name was, written large in letters bright!
And there my faith was!
"Worry not" declared the night
In the great void of my life, I could feel the shape of what was missing
Like the way the Woolly Mammoth stands so tall and bold in our minds
I was shaking at the size of my cry
And the true love it described
I know a new day is dawning now and so ends my holy night
It's back to the world I go, back to little girls and shows,
and their worldly woes, all unfurling clothes
Will I carry myself slowly enough to remember?
I sit on a dark rock doing nothing, still just crowded in
There's the love in flesh and bones.
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Cover art for Woolly Mammoth's Mighty Absence lyrics by Mount Eerie

This feels like Phil's reflecting on his life and musing over the things he regrets and how he wish he could remember more than he is. He still wants to live to the fullest but feels a little trapped by age. That's just my vague interpretation on it.

Cover art for Woolly Mammoth's Mighty Absence lyrics by Mount Eerie

I love it. Incredible.

The fact that it's 26 minutes long really makes me feel like this was an important song to him.

Which version is 26 mins?

 
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