Satellite Skin Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Reddrick 

Cover art for Satellite Skin lyrics by Modest Mouse

the version brock sang on david letterman (march 18th) was slightly different (especially the ending) but the lyrics are more or less the same. It took me a few listenings to realize what the satellite skin is. I was thinking satellite as in the spaceship kind of deal but it's supposed to mean the small pieces that orbit something. i think in this case the satellite skin is just the little pieces that are left floating around after he is broken.

I listened to the Letterman show and transcribed as best I could, here's what I got.

if you break these moth-wing feelings powdery dust on your fingers no we're not praying we're kneeling hard enough to say you believe them well how the heck you think you could beat them at the same time that you are trying to be them hard enough just to say you dont need it when they chew it up you will still eat it satellite satellite skin just to knock just to say you wont visit well everybody's willing to listen to satellite satellite skin you can say what you want you're forgiven well happy fucking congratulations well...