Steam Engenius Lyrics

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Cover art for Steam Engenius lyrics by Modest Mouse

"Things rang of stories Greek I didn't want it, you gave me deity It was you Yeah, all for you"

In Greek theatre the resolution would often be deities (gods) coming out of nowhere and solving the problem, so he's saying that what happened "rang of stories greek" (resembled greek theatre). That's where those first two lines come from.

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