Workin' on Leavin' the Livin' Lyrics

Lyric discussion by littletayurine 

Cover art for Workin' on Leavin' the Livin' lyrics by Modest Mouse

"In Heaven, everything is fine." This is a line from Eraserhead, one the deformed girl sings to him in his dreams.

I don't think he necessarily meant dying, heaven, or an afterlife. Eraserhead was about trying to find happiness in different ways, not about killing yourself. I think this song depicts that emotion, too. Trying to morph yourself or take different paths in order to feel that bit of bliss.

Or I could take the easy way out and say it's about drugs.