Plain is a song originally by indie rock band Silkworm, released on their 2000 album Lifestyle. It has been covered by the Mountain Goats during a few live shows. In one 2011 Chicago show, Silkworm lead vocalist Tim Midgett joined the Mountain Goats on stage to perform the song.
Lyrics[]
Missoula, Montana, 1984 The year of big government taking over The river gleams with sunlight New wave bliss under patchy fog tonight The strands of your hair fell Opened your eyes, the start of a spell The perpetual movement gleam in your eye The cut your hair, length of your stride We're plain, so plain Just look the other way Do you want to stay Stay with me Walk home from work, it's bitter and cold No 4x4s spinning out of control But nothing much gets over these mountain tops Snow in the street and the moon in the sky Is like a fish's eye, it's scaly and gray Its rays and my cigarette are lighting my way I walk home from work, it's bitter and cold And I'll never know what it's like to grow old You're plain, so plain Just look the other way Do you want to stay Stay with me Time's past, I'm becoming a man Or so says the clock that defines who I am I might not have changed enough to meet any new needs Might've changed too much to do what I used to But you're stuck with me, stuck with this It will never relent, and I'll never miss I'm part of your kiss, I'm inside you now The coarse and the rough get alighted somehow You're plain, so plain Just look the other way Do you want to stay with me So plain Just look the other way Do you want to stay And stay with me
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
Things Referenced in this Song[]
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]
- 2011-03-24 - The National - Richmond, VA
- 2011-03-25 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
- 2011-03-28 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
- 2011-03-29 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
- 2011-04-01 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
- 2011-04-05 - The Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL
- 2011-04-12 - Mr. Smalls - Pittsburgh, PA