I really like this song, both by Modest Mouse and Ugly Casanova... it seems to me to communicate a bit of an existentialist outlook. "and all your thoughts, yeah, they rot." seems to say that it really doesnt matter what you think, or what you do, as you are going to die anyway. "we're all the punch line to the joke that they won't let us in on." seems to say that you really cant understand life or what is really happening. It might be very depressing to some people but I find it liberating... overall I think the song is saying you should enjoy life becuase its short and when you die, nothings going to matter anyway...
I really like this song, both by Modest Mouse and Ugly Casanova... it seems to me to communicate a bit of an existentialist outlook. "and all your thoughts, yeah, they rot." seems to say that it really doesnt matter what you think, or what you do, as you are going to die anyway. "we're all the punch line to the joke that they won't let us in on." seems to say that you really cant understand life or what is really happening. It might be very depressing to some people but I find it liberating... overall I think the song is saying you should enjoy life becuase its short and when you die, nothings going to matter anyway...