Going to Japan

Going to Japan
Album	Hot Garden Stomp
Released	1993
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	2:20
Previous track	"Sun Song"
Next track	"Are You Cleaning Off the Stone?"

Going to Japan is the fifth song on The Mountain Goats' fourth cassette, Hot Garden Stomp.

Lyrics

There's a north wind coming in 
And there's a west wind coming in 
And there's an east wind coming in 
And there's a strong wind blowing in from the south 
And there's a sweet metallic taste in my mouth
There's a dead feeling lingering over the land

And there's a one-way ticket in my hot little hand 
And I'm kissing your eyelids and I'm going to Japan

There's life and liberty on my tongue 
And there's a dead silence where the wind-chimes hung 
And on some mountain somewhere in the world it's snowing 
But here in the fields there's not a thing growing
Maybe next year, you know, there is no way of knowing
There's wind coming in from all directions
There's a coat on my shoulders, midnight connections

And I'm kissing you and leaving you behind in the sand
I'm holding you a while then I'm going to Japan

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "I consider this one one of my better songs from that era but I doubt I’ll ever play it" -- Tumblr, on the possibility of playing it live

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 2023-09-19 - Brooklyn Made - New York, NY