Head South Lyrics

Lyric discussion by mousefan 

Cover art for Head South lyrics by Modest Mouse

maybe i'm just locked in the PNW theme, but it seems to me to be criticizing all those bands (or whatever else) that bailed on the PNW for CA. HERE (in the pnw) shit goes from grey to grey to green (clouds, more clouds, lots of green from the rain). things happen slow here and the action is all down south. even norcal (not mention socal) has more going on, it seems like sometimes, than seattle or portland or auburn or issaquah or the aroma (tacoma). we got rallies for nader and long grey beat down winter. you probably got crappy surf rock cred if your band practices in a place evergreen trees cover the hills, shorts are a no-no, where beaches are made of rock and only maniac try swimming in 40 degree water. socal is where THE SHIT for showbiz happens. people want to bail on the pacific northwest and head for browner but hipper pastures--for where the action is rather than working your shit out at home. head for the warm climate and the hot scene--and pretend like you've been there the whole time. you sold out for palm tree seen. socal maybe where the shit is but where your soul ain't.

i wear shorts all the time and i live in auburn lol. but im pretty sure this is how about people and bands head to socal or phx to make it big. and it doesn't hurt to sleep outside there haha like it does here

We have a good indie scene here. If you are some shitty poprock (i think "surf rock" is a way of saying generic popular rock that wont be popular for very long) band maybe moving to LA would do you good, but Seattle and PDX are just as good (if not better) of places for indie bands.