Down Here Where the Bullet Bills Are is an unreleased song by the Mountain Goats. The song was announced in the Mountain Goats newsletter, with a corrected link for the download posted on Twitter on January 1, 2019.
Lyrics[]
Such a long way to go Such a strong pull from the upworld undertow Nothing seems to happen when I wish upon a star Down here where the Bullet Bills are Such a long life to live Only so much of myself left to give We'd all stick together if we were standing on Zanzibar It's just me and my cap down here where the Bullet Bills are At the bottom of the maze Knocked down all day, all day, every day for the rest of my days Such a long line behind I know why I'm here, not sure what you all have in mind No one will remember this run, not gonna leave a memoir Just a ghostly crackling afterglow down here where the Bullet Bills are Where the Bullet Bills are
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- "AS IT'S WINTER BREAK WE'RE PLAYING A LOT OF VIDEO GAMES IN THIS HOUSE AND THIS MORNING MY FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON DESCRIBED A SCENARIO USING WHAT QUICKLY BECAME THE TITLE OF A SONG. SATURDAY MORNINGS AROUND HERE OFTEN INVOLVE QUICK-HIT OLD-SCHOOL GET-IN GET-OUT SAY-THE-LINE-YOU-CAME-TO-SAY SONGS SO HERE'S ONE OF THEM / GUEST APPEARANCE AT THE END BY THE AUTHOR OF THE TITLE / HAPPY NEW YEAR SEE YOU SOON" -- the Mountain Goats newsletter
Things Referenced in this Song[]
- Bullet Bills are bullet-like projectile enemies from the Super Mario universe.
- Stand on Zanzibar is a 1968 dystopian novel by John Brunner about an overpopulated world. The title comes from the repeated image of the 7 billion people alive in the book's vision of 2010 standing together on the African island of Zanzibar, which would be just large enough to fit all of them standing shoulder-to-shoulder.
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]