The Whale Song Lyrics

Lyric discussion by joejoefine 

Cover art for The Whale Song lyrics by Modest Mouse

I think this is similar to "tiny cities made of ashes" on Moon and Antarctica...Isaac seems to sing about trying to find a way out of this existance...which for most people is a mundane grind of going to your office job, working hard, coming home exhausted..and then seeing whats on TV: Survivor, big brother, reality TV, shows that talk about nothing, media hosts (i.e. CNN) who talk and gossip about politicians (i.e. nothing of value). Its difficult to say who he is a "scout" for, because then everything would become a bit over the top in my head about a group of people trying to escape reincarnation or something like that..so I won't even go there. But he's definately looking for a better life; whether its him going through frustration about meaninglessness or how God could let life go on in this way, or him trying to be positive and "float on" as he says

My Interpretation