Pigs That Ran Straightaway into the Water, Triumph of Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dioxin 

Cover art for Pigs That Ran Straightaway into the Water, Triumph of lyrics by Mountain Goats, The

As the last song of an album centered around drug addiction, it's the inevitable final descent for a life that's been swirling around the toilet bowl for 12 songs. Some of his companions are still circling the drain, others are already gone; one way or the other, but here he is on the edge, about to be sucked through. A madcap swan song, with the protagonist still unable to believe or trust in salvation and optimistic that he will be saved from it.