In Corolla | |
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Album |
Get Lonely |
Released |
2006 |
Artist |
the Mountain Goats |
Length |
4:05 |
Previous Track |
In Corolla is the 12th and final song on the album Get Lonely.
Lyrics[]
The day I turned my back on all you people I felt an itching in my thumbs Salt air like a broadcast from the distant dark beyond When my transformation comes I went down to the warm warm water Saw a pelican fly past Waved once at the highway and then left all that behind me I went wading through the grass And no one was gonna come and get me There wasn't anybody gonna know Even though I leave a trail of burned things in my wake Every single place I go And it was cool and it was quiet In the humid marsh down there I let my head sink down beneath the brackish water Felt it gumming up my hair The sun was sinking into the Atlantic The last time that I turned my back on you I tried to summon up a little prayer as I went under It was the best that I could do And I said let them all fare better than your servant The reeds all pricking at my skin Here's hoping they have better luck than I had down here with them All that water rushing in
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- "But there are a few songs where the narrator is for sure someone in a sort of elevated depression: 'In the Hidden Places,' 'In Corolla,' 'Wild Sage.' For sure, the speakers in those three are out on the lonely edges of being able to relate to people, of being able to hold it together." -- Florida Times-Union interview
Things Referenced in this Song[]
- Corolla, North Carolina is a beach town in the Outer Banks region, famous for its lighthouse and wild horses.
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]
- 2006-09-20 - The Andy Warhol Museum - Pittsburgh, PA
- 2006-10-01 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
- 2006-10-26 - The Opolis - Norman, OK
- 2012-04-19 - Benefit to Defeat Amendment One - Motorco - Durham, NC
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" |