Lyric discussion by cord4 

Cover art for Blame It on the Tetons lyrics by Modest Mouse

i went through the trouble of signing up just to tell you how retarded that sounded WallsTV

i haven't paid attention enough to put meaning into the whole song but the last part caught my attention earlier when this song was playing in the background of the room

Everyone's a building burning With no one to put the fire out

this might refer to our mortality were all slowly withering away where we stand and no one can really help us

Standing at the window looking out Waiting for time to burn us down

This refers to the perspective in which we live our lives in Our minds are standing in our head our whole lives

Everyone's an ocean drowning With no one really to show how

We're slowly drowning in the universe We have been randomly put here (in the looses sense) with no one to tell us what or how to do anything except for our instincts

They might get a little better air If they turned themselves into a cloud

People may enjoy life a little more if they see it for what it is (cloud over sea) instead for what it projects

these are just little thoughts i had while this song was playing

feedback would be greatly appreciated

@cord4 I went and found the original comment

Here it is in all its glory:

My first ever post on this site!!

Blame it on the Tetons (Indians tribe, a tribe) Yeah, I need a scapegoat now No, my dog won't bite you Though it had the right to You ought to give her credit Because she knows I would've let it happen (Yeah I could bite the hand that feeds me but I won't even though I have the right to: who feeds the MM band..the label the record industry these days)

Blame it on the weekends God, I...