also, I think this song is indeed what toastnuances quoted Darnielle is saying, and that I wish more people on here would keep in mind that those layers of figurative language are in many Mountain Goats songs and that they're often not exclusively literal. It would take so much effort to analyze and explain what this song is trying to express, why bother, when you can just feel it in lines like "I have no fear of anyone, I'm dumb and wild and free"
also, I think this song is indeed what toastnuances quoted Darnielle is saying, and that I wish more people on here would keep in mind that those layers of figurative language are in many Mountain Goats songs and that they're often not exclusively literal. It would take so much effort to analyze and explain what this song is trying to express, why bother, when you can just feel it in lines like "I have no fear of anyone, I'm dumb and wild and free"