Beach Side Property
Modest Mouse
Long Drive
“Wow!” said the broken Californian down
On the beach that used to be by the beach
Town hasn’t moved but’s getting closer, losing ground
Making better views and close relaxing sounds
Ground sure don’t like the way it’s treated so now
It’s moving back to the sea
Plan to hitch a ride with the river
Cuz deep down plumbing life is too cramped for me
I got wood legs and bow legs and no legs at all
Goddamn! Would you take a collect call?
Oh no, I don’t understand
I got poor eyes and sore eyes and no eyes at all
Goddamn! Would you like to take a fall?
No I don’t like this plan
It was a staple of brass tacks and waxed backs
A message left on the forehead of God
Sent sealed and signed by the saints who sang this song:
“We’re going union like they say
We’ll buy the congregation
Then one day, you’ll find us sitting
in your chairs with big ideas of stocks and shares.”
Duration : 0:7:0
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
A masterpiece of a …
A masterpiece of a song. intense
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Modest Mouse are …
Modest Mouse are the most beautiful and amazing band in the whole entire universe………………..i have been a fan since 97′ and will die a fan.
No matter how many times a day i listen to them they never get old…..and i do listen every day.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
this is one of my …
this is one of my favorite bands
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
well said.
well said.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
“We’re going union …
“We’re going union like they say
We’ll buy the congregation
Then one day, you’ll find us sitting
in your chairs with big ideas of stocks and shares.”
damn right. modest mouse is the shit.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
i think this is one …
i think this is one of their better albums…..but i say about all their albums
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
because they …
because they totally kick ass.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
MAN how come no …
MAN how come no matter how many songs I listen to of this band it alway gets better ?
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
nobody saId shit! …
nobody saId shit! look’er boy. I know it sounds like an old song, no resemblances? reallY?
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
I’ve got a serious …
I’ve got a serious question, Modest Mouse Fans, help me out. During this song.. IT breakdowns between 3:00 to 3:27 it sounds like a really old bass riff from an older song, like some song on the Devil Rejects soundtrack. Maybe lynard? Maybe Terry Reid? I’m not definite but I’m hoping i’m not the only one who finds a resemblance.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
cant stop listening …
cant stop listening too this album
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
this is the song …
this is the song that got me into Modest Mouse. i heard it playing at my friends house and fell in love with it immedietly. went out and bought the cd the next day
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
i love the …
i love the transition at 4:09
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
this song is tha …
this song is tha intruments right on key
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
acid prophets of …
acid prophets of the 90s
philosophy and physical science
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
dinosore gets it. …
dinosore gets it. This song is an absolute masterpiece that will never get the credit that it deserves. Hell, so is the overwhelming majority of MM’s work.
This and Cowboy Dan match perfectly. One speaks from the Earth and water’s point of view and the other from a man who’s just as affected by urbanization and the erosion of the natural beauty of Earth.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
and eventually …
and eventually becomes a song about the desrtuction of morals through religion and the unions under capitalism… “a message left on the forehead of god”- because god couldnt see it. annd “we’re going union…big ideas of stocks and shares.” its a beautiful and amazing song, really.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
this is probably …
this is probably the lyrical peak of modest mouse, in this song alone… its about the eroding of the earth. or how the earth is trying to kill itself because its sick of being used so sparringly. then it eventually leads to erosion of all things “poor eyes, sore eyes, no eyes”.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
issac is a clever …
issac is a clever motherfucker. think about it… the whole album is only a long drive……. if you have nothing to think about. meaning you would gain nothing from it unless you were a person with somthing to think about. not to mention its the best driving music for long trips. the album, like most of their albums, is like a journey in itself.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
They got some …
They got some pretty deep lyrics
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
modest mouse is …
modest mouse is very diverse band.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
this band seriously …
this band seriously understand how to put songs togetther. all of the instruments are playing something you wouldnt expect to go well with the others but it just fits so well
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
holy fuck, that …
holy fuck, that vocal line caught me the off guard.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
this is the first …
this is the first and so far the only album that only has tracks i like (well exept “exit does not exist”).
listen to track 15, mechanical birds (starts at 3:15) is epic
January 19th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
i really want to …
i really want to write a song but i need help lol
because i want it to like this