Perpetual Motion Machine Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Sythierius 

Cover art for Perpetual Motion Machine lyrics by Modest Mouse

"Daniel read the paragraph He read until the words ran out It said we're all in trouble now

Poison in the juice carafe We drank until our thirst ran out Oh no, we're in some trouble now"

= Poison is alcohol, they're gonna have some fun

With your teeth to your lips And your hair to the ground Well, you hear the fish and they're making this sound Saying, "We just want to go on walking around And feel what it's like to fall down"

= Fish are people that enjoy alcohol. Falling down isn't a bad thing, just a different lifestyle. Watch Factotum by Bukowski.

Patrick ran the race Yeah, he ran until the tire ran out Oh no, I'm in some trouble now

Tried to kick it over I tried until the juice ran out Oh no, we want more trouble now

= Having fun with alcohol, hence juice.

Totally. Plus it sounds like a drinking song (plus Isaac and the others sound drunk.)