A Life of Arctic Sounds Lyrics

Lyric discussion by securebravo 

Cover art for A Life of Arctic Sounds lyrics by Modest Mouse

this song is all over the place. I would say he is trying to get away from someone he let down. Traveling to the sun and to the arctic.

I think Isaac is saying that he'd drive or do anything for someone he knows and loves a lot. He knows it's a long drive, but he feels strongly for them.. At 1100 miles, he realizes this has been far too long of a drive. He wrote his name on the sun to get their attention. A life of arctic sounds is being around arctic areas and having to go through there. In other words, the long drive is really trying his best to be good for them, but it's obvious that the road just isn't the right one. Finally he drops...