#taking the dative

[outofcontextgoats]

They wanted me to be a lawyer

They wanted me to work in a machine shop

They wanted me to be a designer

But I came out on top

I'm a fireman

[yourbelgianthings]

new goats design up in my shop :-)

id: 3 concentric circles of yellow orange, orange, and red orange with black text in the middle reading: HATE, Love, Pain, Peace, Pride, SHAME, WAR all in different typefaces end id.

[goingtothebes]

What tMG lyric is stuck in your head right now? mine is “I went mining for gold, I struck pure. fresh. zinc. god, god will give him blood. to drink. hey hey hey” from Standard Bitter Love Song #8

[oddlyspecifictmglyrics]

Saw the two of you leaving I didn't want to follow behind But I could see the rest of your evening Burning in my mind

Standard Bitter Love Song #8 / Taking the Dative / Ghana

[mountaingoatsfirstlineaday]

you know, you know

[onemountaingoatssongaday]

Orange Ball of Peace 

They wanted me to be a lawyer They wanted me to work in a machine shop They wanted me to be a designer But I came out on top I'm a fireman I'm a fireman

Stand and watch the smoke See the flames rise to the sky I stand and watch the flames climb higher I feel the smoke get in my eyes I'm a fireman I'm a fireman

from Taking the Dative (1994)

[onemountaingoatssongaday]

Alpha Gelida

Popcorn was snapping in the hot oil on the kitchen stove And the sky through the kitchen window was cold and poised and threatening Heard your voice come lilting through the wall I heard your voice come sailing from the other room

Let the young lions come Let me break their jaws Let the young lions come out Let me break their jaws with my bare fingers

Coffee was dripping through the paper filter cone The hip scent of it nearly knocked me out I heard your voice come lilting through the back of the refrigerator Heard your voice come breaking through the wall

Let the young lions come out Let me talk them out of it Let the young lions come Let me break their jaws with my bare fingers

from Taking the Dative (1994)

"...I don't quite get what is going on in this song. Most of the time I have a pretty good idea of what's going on with the people, and I don't really know what is behind the refrigerator in this song. I will someday find out." 

- 2012-06-28 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA

[onemountaingoatssongaday]

Standard Bitter Love Song #8

I went down to Lloyd Center looking for you But a mouth full of anger blocked my view He took your hand there in the skating rink God will give him blood to drink

Saw the two of you leaving I didn't wanna follow behind But I could see the rest of your evening burning in my mind The sky's black, the moon's pink God will give him blood to drink

I looked over the railing, the ice was white On the northeast side where I saw you and your boyfriend On a Friday night I went mining for gold, I struck pure, fresh zinc God, God will give him blood to drink Hey hey hey

from Taking the Dative (1994)