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Album |
Get Lonely |
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Released |
2006 |
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Artist |
the Mountain Goats |
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Length |
3:10 |
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Cobra Tattoo is the 11th song on the album Get Lonely.
Lyrics[]
Sun just clearing the tree line when my day begins Slippery ice on the bridges, northeastern wind coming in You will bruise my head, I will strike your heel Drive past woods of northern pine, try not to let go of the wheel Dream at night, girl with the cobra tattoo On her arm, its head flaring out like a parachute Prisms in the dewdrops in the underbrush skate case sailors' purses floating down in the black needlerush Higher than the stars I will set my throne God does not need Abraham, God can raise children from stones Dream at night, girl with the cobra tattoo And try to hear the garbled transmissions coming through
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
Things Referenced in this Song[]
- The lyric "God does not need Abraham, God can raise children from stones" is a reference to Matthew 3:9.
- There are several other Biblical references in the song, explained in detail at The Annotated tMG.
- "Sailor's purses" are the egg cases of the skate fish.
- "Black needlerush" is a flowering plant mainly found on the southeastern coast of the United States.
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]
| Get Lonely |
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Track list: "Wild Sage" • "New Monster Avenue" • "Half Dead" • "Get Lonely" • "Maybe Sprout Wings" • "Moon Over Goldsboro" • "In the Hidden Places" • "Song for Lonely Giants" • "Woke Up New" • "If You See Light" • "Cobra Tattoo" • "In Corolla" |