Song for Lonely Giants

Song for Lonely Giants
Album	Get Lonely
Released	2006
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	3:10
Previous Track	"In the Hidden Places"
Next Track	"Woke Up New"

Song for Lonely Giants is the eighth song on the album Get Lonely.

Lyrics

No one washed behind my ears
High in the trees alone for years
Practicing my solitary scales 'til they rose like balloons
Watching them go where they will go

Face in the leaves 
Song in my throat
Fall through the air
Hoping to float

Practicing my solitary scales 'til they grow heavy
Too heavy to carry
Watching them go where they will go

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "I had this vision of a, of a giant who... but who had no power of any kind, right, you know? Who was sort of a large fellow, but there was no one around to see him. As happens when you allow yourself to dwell on senseless images across your consciousness, I got depressed about it. So I wrote a song about it so I could share that bad feeling with you." -- 2006-09-30 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
• "This is a song about feeling like you don't fit in anywhere. It's called 'Song for Lonely Giants'." -- 2012-01-21 - Tipitina's - New Orleans, LA
• "This is a song about being too big to take care of, and it's called 'Song for Lonely Giants'." -- 2012-01-31 - Visulite Theatre - Charlotte, NC

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 2006-08-21 - Easy Street Records - Queen Anne - Seattle, WA
• 2006-09-20 - The Andy Warhol Museum - Pittsburgh, PA
• 2006-09-29 - Club Europa - Brooklyn, NY
• 2006-09-30 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
• 2006-10-23 - The Gargoyle - St. Louis, MO
• 2006-10-26 - The Opolis - Norman, OK
• 2007-01-02 - Club Capitol - Perth, Australia
• 2012-01-19 - Antone's - Austin, TX
• 2012-01-21 - Tipitina's - New Orleans, LA
• 2012-01-23 - Club Downunder - Tallahassee, FL
• 2012-01-24 - The Social - Orlando, FL
• 2012-01-30 - 40 Watt Club - Athens, GA
• 2012-01-31 - Visulite Theatre - Charlotte, NC
• 2012-02-03 - The Blind Tiger - Greensboro, NC
• 2012-06-10 - Halfway Festival - Białystok, Poland
• 2013-01-20 - Rock for Roe at The Pinhook - Durham, NC
• 2018-02-26 - University of South Alabama - Mobile, AL
• 2019-04-28 - Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA
• 2019-08-31 - Top Hat Lounge - Missoula, MT
• 2023-12-08 - Homer Center for the Arts - Homer, NY
• 2024-01-18 - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC
• 2024-01-19 - Saturn - Birmingham, AL
• 2024-01-20 - Chelsea's Live - Baton Rouge, LA
• 2024-01-21 - Revolution Music Room - Little Rock, AR
• 2024-01-23 - The Blue Note - Columbia, MO
• 2024-01-24 - Tower Theatre - Oklahoma City, OK
• 2024-01-26 - Lowbrow Palace - El Paso, TX
• 2024-01-27 - The Liberty - Roswell, NM
• 2024-01-28 - El Rey Theater - Albuquerque, NM
• 2024-01-30 - 24 Oxford - Las Vegas, NV
• 2024-01-31 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
• 2024-02-01 - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff, AZ

Videos of this Song

• 2012-01-23 - Club Downunder - Tallahassee, FL