MODEST MOUSE

- The View Lyrics

Your gun went off.
Well you shot off your mouth and look where it got you.
My mouth runs on too.

Shouts from both sides,
"Well we've got the land but they've got the view!"
Well now here's the clue.

Life it rents us.
And yeah I hope it put plenty on you.
Well I hope mine did too.

As life gets longer, awful feels softer.
Well it feels pretty soft to me.
And if it takes shit to make bliss,
then I feel pretty blissfully.

Your gun went off.
Well you shot off your mouth and look where it got you.
My mouth runs on too.

Shouts from both sides,
"Well we've got the land but they've got the view!"
Well now here's the clue.

We are fixed right where we stand.

Life it rents us.
And yeah I hope it put plenty on you.
Well I hope mine did too.

We are fixed right where we are.

As life gets longer, awful feels softer.
Well if feels pretty soft to me.
And if it takes shit to make bliss,
well I feel pretty blissfully.

For every invention made how much time did we save?
We're not much farther than we were in the cave.

As life gets longer, awful feels softer,
and it feels pretty soft to me.
And if it takes shit to make bliss,
well I feel pretty blissfully.

If life's not beautiful without the pain,
well I'd just rather never ever even see beauty again.
Well as life gets longer, awful feels softer.
And it feels pretty soft to me.

For every good deed done there is a crime committed.
We are fixed.
For every step ahead we could have just been seated.
We are fixed.

As life gets longer, awful feels softer.
Well it feels pretty soft to me.
And if it takes shit to make bliss,
well I feel pretty blissfully.

We are fixed.
We are fixed.
We are fixed right where we stand.

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Facts about The View

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Who wrote The View lyrics?


The View is written by Dann Michael Gallucci, Isaac Brock, Eric Judy.
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When was The View released?


It is first released on April 06, 2004 as part of Modest Mouse's album "Good News for People Who Love Bad News" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind The View lyrics?


When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, the song 'The View' tells the story of the struggle between life's contradictions through the very metaphor of the passing of time. It seems to say that the negatives and suffering are gradually losing their meaning and that imperfections are being accepted as an intrinsic part of the beguiling aspect of life. By the idea of being 'fixed right where we stand', the song is probably implying a kind of surrender and embracing one's situation. The view lyrics articulate mostly postulating, social commentary, angst, empowerment, and despair. At the same time, the song emphasizes the gravity of the actions' consequences, the inevitability of the circumstances, the acceptance of life's difficulties, the balance between suffering and delight, the stagnation and progress. The lyrics tackle such sophisticated themes and use such language that might be unsuitable for kids. 'Your gun went off' and 'if it takes shit to make bliss' are examples of phrases that connote such a harshness and intensity that a PG-13 rating seems justified.
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Which genre is The View?


The View falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song The View?


The View song length is 4 minutes and 10 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Dann Michael Gallucci, Isaac Brock, Eric Judy
Record Label(s): 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc
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