Steam Engenius Lyrics

Lyric discussion by eyezack 

Cover art for Steam Engenius lyrics by Modest Mouse

My opinion of this song is that Brock wrote this from the point of view of the computer. I think this is about our internet culture and what a waste of time this all is.

The rickshaw pulling a rickshaw is all computers connecting each other, but there's no driver in charge.

In the past talking present tense could mean postings like this. I wrote this in the past, but you are all reading this like it's present tense.

I like the religious interpretations and also the robot messiah idea too. I think they fit well with the theme of the song as well which is cool because I did not think of this song like that until I came here.

Bottom line is no matter what the song means to you, enjoy it because its brilliant on so many levels lyrically and intrumentally. Brock is a mofo genious!