Pure Money

Pure Money
Album	Nine Black Poppies
Released	1995
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	2:02
Previous Track	"Chanson du Bon Chose"
Next Track	"I Know You've Come to Take My Toys Away"

Pure Money is the fifth song on the Nine Black Poppies EP. The quote that appears before the song starts is taken from a 1995 VPRO Radio session.

Lyrics

Waves crashed all around and near your body
The waves came all over you
And I saw the sky reflected on the ocean
Deadly blue 
Yeah, I used to know you
I used to know you
I used to know you
I used to know you
I used to know you

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "I write these songs where people say a lot of horrible things to one another. This song, which has never been played live to the best of my knowledge—I really think the guy goes out of his way to say something terrible. But it doesn't sound that terrible. He is sort of a ninja of saying terrible things. He feels like 'I'm gonna say something that sounds like it's really not that much, and then a year or so from now, when you won't be able to find me, you'll realize what I said to you, and you'll wanna slap me, but by that time, you won't know where I'm at. So hey, what's up?'" -- 2007-09-21 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 1997-06-20 - The Black Cat - Washington, D.C.
• 1997-11-14 - University of Wisconsin Student Union - Madison, WI
• 2007-09-21 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD