Bankrupt on Selling Lyrics

Lyric discussion by gradx 

Cover art for Bankrupt on Selling lyrics by Modest Mouse

I love this song!

Apostles are supposed to be the messengers of their gospel yet they'd sell their savior.

Business people represent greed in its purest form. They do transactions with each other to earn a living.

Angels represent purity and they would sell your soul to evil.

Then he begins to talk about how he's seen through all the charades that people try to cover up their life with and he's been jaded by this truth:

A human's instinct is to fill their needs and be happy. The realization has settled that for people to respect him he needs to matriculate at an institution of higher learning and sound educated. He's found the person he loved and couldn't make her happy because she couldn't respect him. He's tired of selling himself for what he really was, being genuine (and i was kinder), to conforming with the rest of society.

The sad part about this song is nobody in it is happy. They all want something they don't have.

Stop talking to yourself. It's annoying as h*ll.

Nice analysis :)) Funny how so much meaning can come from a song huh?