Island Garden Song

Island Garden Song
Album	The Coroner's Gambit
Released	2000
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	2:27
Previous Track	"Trick Mirror"
Next Track	"The Coroner's Gambit"

Island Garden Song is the fourth song on the album The Coroner's Gambit.

Lyrics

I will sail to the far shore
And I will chop a hole in the hull too big to repair
And I will turn the soil with my hands
And I will make my home there
My garden will grow so high
My garden will grow so high
That I will be completely hidden

I will go where I will go
And I will jettison all dead weight
And I will use these words for kindling
And I will sleep by the garden gate
My garden will grow so high
My garden will grow so high
That I will be completely hidden

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "I'm pretty certain that this is a song about the, uh, the need for isolation and the possibility of, uh, finding something in there that, uh, you didn't know you needed." -- 2012-06-30 - McCabe's Guitar Shop - Santa Monica, CA

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 2001-04-21 - The Olde Club - Swarthmore, PA
• 2009-02-25 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA
• 2009-03-19 - Duke Coffeehouse - Durham, NC
• 2009-03-21 - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue - Washington, D.C.
• 2009-03-25 - Somerville Theater - Somerville, MA
• 2009-04-04 - Earlham College - Richmond, IN
• 2011-03-25 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
• 2012-06-30 - McCabe's Guitar Shop - Santa Monica, CA
• 2012-07-01 - McCabe's Guitar Shop - Santa Monica, CA
• 2014-02-28 - Rangos Ballroom - Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA
• 2014-04-16 - Somerville Theatre - Somerville, MA
• 2014-04-17 - Club Helsinki - Hudson, NY
• 2014-04-19 - Old Town School of Folk Music - Chicago, IL
• 2014-04-20 - Old Town School of Folk Music - Chicago, IL
• 2014-04-21 - Scope Productions Presents First United Methodist Church - Iowa City, IA
• 2015-04-13 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
• 2015-04-17 - Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI
• 2015-05-29 - KEXP Session - Alaska Junction - Seattle, WA
• 2015-06-03 - The Mayan - Los Angeles, CA
• 2019-07-23 - The Jefferson - Charlottesville, VA
• 2019-09-17 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
• 2021-08-23 - Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI
• 2021-09-07 - City Winery - New York, NY
• 2021-09-09 - City Winery - New York, NY
• 2021-09-24 - Gateway City Arts - Holyoke, MA
• 2021-10-14 - Cannery Ballroom - Nashville, TN
• 2022-05-03 - Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ
• 2022-05-10 - Aladdin Theater - Portland, OR
• 2022-08-28 - The Broadberry - Richmond, VA
• 2022-09-04 - Baltimore Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
• 2022-12-06 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
• 2024-03-02 - The Neptune - Seattle, WA
• 2024-04-12 - Palace Theatre - Saint Paul, MN
• 2024-04-16 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO

Videos of this Song

• 2009-02-25 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA
• 2009-03-19 - Duke Coffeehouse - Durham, NC
• 2011-03-25 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
• 2014-04-16 - Somerville Theatre - Somerville, MA
• 2015-04-17 - Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI