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Modest Mouse Missed The Boat Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.17/10 [6 votes]Album: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank / Original Release Date: 2007-03-20Genre: AlternativeSong Duration: 4 min 24 sec
Missed The Boat
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
MODEST MOUSE
- Missed The Boat LyricsWhile we're on the subject
Could we change the subject now?
I was knocking on your ears
Don't worry you were always out
Looking towards the future
We were begging for the past
Well, we know we had the good things
But those never seemed to last
Oh, please just last
Everyone's unhappy
Everyone's ashamed
Well, we all just got caught looking
At somebody else's page
Well, nothing ever went
Quite exactly as we planned
Our ideas held no water
But we used them like a dam
Oh, and we carried it all so well
As if we got a new position
Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell
Saying yes, this is a fine promotion
Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell
Of course everyone goes crazy
Over such and such and such
We made ourselves a pillar
We just used it as a crutch
We were certainly uncertain
At least I'm pretty sure I am
Well, we didn't need the water
But we just built that good god damn
Oh, and I know this of myself
I assume as much for other people
Oh, and I know this of myself
We've listened more to life's end gong
Than the sound of life's sweet bells
Was it ever worth it?
Was there all that much to gain?
Well, we knew we'd missed the boat
And we'd already missed the plane
We didn't read the invite
We just danced at our own wake
All our favorites were playing
So we could shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Tiny curtains open
And we heard the tiny clap of little hands
A tiny man would tell a little joke
And get a tiny laugh from all the folks
Sitting, drifting around in bubbles
And thinking it was us that carried them
When we finally got it figured out
That we had truly missed the boat
Oh, and we carried it all so well
As if we got a new position
Oh, and we owned all the tools ourselves
Without the skills to make a shelf with
Oh, what useless tools ourselves
� TSCHUDI MUSIC; ENSIGN MUSIC CORP; UGLY CASANOVA MUSIC; FAMOUS MUSIC CORP; PARTY PANTS MUSIC;
Could we change the subject now?
I was knocking on your ears
Don't worry you were always out
Looking towards the future
We were begging for the past
Well, we know we had the good things
But those never seemed to last
Oh, please just last
Everyone's unhappy
Everyone's ashamed
Well, we all just got caught looking
At somebody else's page
Well, nothing ever went
Quite exactly as we planned
Our ideas held no water
But we used them like a dam
Oh, and we carried it all so well
As if we got a new position
Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell
Saying yes, this is a fine promotion
Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell
Of course everyone goes crazy
Over such and such and such
We made ourselves a pillar
We just used it as a crutch
We were certainly uncertain
At least I'm pretty sure I am
Well, we didn't need the water
But we just built that good god damn
Oh, and I know this of myself
I assume as much for other people
We've listened more to life's end gong
Than the sound of life's sweet bells
Was it ever worth it?
Was there all that much to gain?
Well, we knew we'd missed the boat
And we'd already missed the plane
We didn't read the invite
We just danced at our own wake
All our favorites were playing
So we could shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Tiny curtains open
And we heard the tiny clap of little hands
A tiny man would tell a little joke
And get a tiny laugh from all the folks
Sitting, drifting around in bubbles
And thinking it was us that carried them
When we finally got it figured out
That we had truly missed the boat
Oh, and we carried it all so well
As if we got a new position
Oh, and we owned all the tools ourselves
Without the skills to make a shelf with
Oh, what useless tools ourselves
� TSCHUDI MUSIC; ENSIGN MUSIC CORP; UGLY CASANOVA MUSIC; FAMOUS MUSIC CORP; PARTY PANTS MUSIC;
Facts about Missed The Boat
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Missed The Boat is written by Johnny Marr, Joseph Plummer, Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Eric Judy, Tom Peter Peloso.
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It is first released on March 20, 2007 as part of Modest Mouse's album "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" which includes 14 tracks in total. This song is the 5th track on this album.
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When we reflect on what the artist might have meant, Modest Mouse's song 'Missed the Boat' is all about reflecting upon lost chances and living with uncertainty. The metaphors of missing the boat and building a dam without water to portray regret and realization of one's own failings are used in the lyrics, which finally point to the need of being self-aware and forgiving oneself for the past mistakes. Missed the boat lyrics mainly bring out reflection, nostalgia, angst, social commentary and despair. In the same breath, the song calls for the importance of regret and reflection, disillusionment and self-awareness. The lyrics encompass uncertainty and contemplation on life, which might not be appropriate for younger kids without the supervision of their parents. Although there are no direct mentions of violence, sex or drug use, the grown-up themes imply that parents might want to check the content before letting their kids go through it.
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Missed The Boat falls under the genre Alternative.
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Missed The Boat song length is 4 minutes and 24 seconds.
Who wrote Missed The Boat lyrics?
Missed The Boat is written by Johnny Marr, Joseph Plummer, Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Eric Judy, Tom Peter Peloso.
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When was Missed The Boat released?
It is first released on March 20, 2007 as part of Modest Mouse's album "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" which includes 14 tracks in total. This song is the 5th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Missed The Boat lyrics?
When we reflect on what the artist might have meant, Modest Mouse's song 'Missed the Boat' is all about reflecting upon lost chances and living with uncertainty. The metaphors of missing the boat and building a dam without water to portray regret and realization of one's own failings are used in the lyrics, which finally point to the need of being self-aware and forgiving oneself for the past mistakes. Missed the boat lyrics mainly bring out reflection, nostalgia, angst, social commentary and despair. In the same breath, the song calls for the importance of regret and reflection, disillusionment and self-awareness. The lyrics encompass uncertainty and contemplation on life, which might not be appropriate for younger kids without the supervision of their parents. Although there are no direct mentions of violence, sex or drug use, the grown-up themes imply that parents might want to check the content before letting their kids go through it.
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Which genre is Missed The Boat?
Missed The Boat falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song Missed The Boat?
Missed The Boat song length is 4 minutes and 24 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Johnny Marr, Joseph Plummer, Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Eric Judy, Tom Peter Peloso
Record Label(s): 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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