Pigs That Ran Straightaway into the Water, Triumph of Lyrics

Lyric discussion by fahriiiday 

Cover art for Pigs That Ran Straightaway into the Water, Triumph of lyrics by Mountain Goats, The

The title probably comes from the story in the bible where Jesus casts the demons out of a man, and into some nearby pigs, who in turn run off a cliff, falling to their death in the river below.

The title in mind, this song could be sort of a challenge to either God or the demons that haunt this person (or both, if you read a lot of william blake). It's also a shout-out to Chino, which is a pretty harsh city, but growing up in cities like Chino (or nearby Garden Grove) make you a much stronger person if you rise above all the bullshit, hence his sense of entitlement over God himself.