The Mountain Goats é o projeto musical do canto/compositor e guitarrista John Darnielle. A revista The New Yorker referiu a ele como "Melhor compositor não-hip-hop da América". No artigo de junho de 2006, revista Paste nominou Darnielle um dos "100 melhores compositores ao vivo". As letras de Darnielle são literais e repletas com imaginário com referências da literatura clássica, religião e mitologia, cultura pop, arte, e história. Outros possuem vagas referências ao seu padrasto
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
Gm Well, guy in a skeleton costume BbEb Comes up to the guy in the Superman suit Gm Runs through him with a broadsword
I flipped the television off BbEb Bring all the bright lights up Gm Turn the radio up loud C I don't know why I'm so persuaded F That if I think things through Eb Long enough and hard enough D I'll somehow get to you Gm But then you came in and we locked eyes C You kicked the ashtray over as we came toward each other Eb Stubbed my cigarette out against the west wall D And quickly lit another Gm Look at that
Would you look at that? C We're throwing off sparks GmFCGm What will I do when I don't have you BbGm To hold onto in the dark?
Gm Yes, everybody's gonna need a witness BbEb Everybody's gonna need a little back up Gm In case the scene gets nasty
You throw the attic window open BbEb And I throw myself all around you Gm And night comes to Tallahassee CF I don't know why it's gotten harder to keep myself away Eb Thought I'd finally beat the feeling back D It all came back today Gm And then we fell down and we locked arms C We knocked the dresser over as we rolled across the floor Eb I don't mean it when I tell you D That I don't love you anymore Gm Look at that
Would you look at that? C The way the ceiling starts to swerve GmFCGm What will I do when I don't have you Bb When I finally get what I deserve?