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Album |
Jam Eater Blues |
Released |
2001 |
Artist |
the Mountain Goats |
Length |
2:19 |
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Store (also known as Aisle) is the second song on the single Jam Eater Blues.
Lyrics[]
In the five minutes' worth of lost time that I had When I was passed out on the supermarket floor I saw you at the head of the heavenly chorus And I heard your song ringing all through the store In the five minutes when my broadcast got pre-empted I saw you touch down, you were no longer dead I was happy to see you, I had lots of questions And I put my hand to the wound in your head Ah, the blood All of that blood All of that warm blood Flowing freely from you In the five minutes when I was dead to the world In a place far away from my friends and my home I saw you with a smile on your radiant face Amidst all of the cans and the glass and the chrome And in those five minutes, my signal was jammed The frequencies that I received were so pure That I almost believed that the sight of the hole in your skull Was a thing that my heart could endure Ah, the blood All of that blood All of that warm blood Flowing freely from you
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- "I think I wrote this while I was working on The Coroner's Gambit and thinking a lot about dead friends, as you do. And it was on the Sub Pop single...this is a song that I believe is called 'Aisle', but I always want to call it 'Store', but I could have that backwards….you can call it either one, I won’t mind, because generally speaking if you’re requesting it I won’t play it anyway. It’s because it involves a lot of hollering, and it’s a terribly gory song that’s kind of, um, disturbing to me to think about this guy having this anti-epiphany walking up and down the aisles of the Hy-Vee in Iowa all brightly lit in the middle of the afternoon." -- 2007-06-17 - Zoop - Farm Sanctuary - Watkins Glen, NY
Things Referenced in this Song[]
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]
- 2001-04-21 - The Olde Club - Swarthmore, PA
- 2002-07-24 - Sound & Fury In-Store - New York, NY
- 2004-02-11 - Dennis Kucinich Headquarters - San Francisco, CA
- 2004-04-20 - Go! Rehearsal Studios, Room 4 - Carrboro, NC
- 2007-06-17 - Zoop - Farm Sanctuary - Watkins Glen, NY
- 2007-09-25 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, Ontario
- 2009-02-25 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA
- 2015-05-29 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA
- 2015-09-08 - Off Broadway - St. Louis, MO
- 2015-10-02 - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN
- 2016-07-22 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL
- 2017-05-22 - Terminal West - Atlanta, GA
- 2017-10-08 - Button Factory - Dublin, Ireland
- 2024-10-08 - The Birchmere - Alexandria, VA
Videos of this Song[]
- 2004-02-11 - Dennis Kucinich Headquarters - San Francisco, CA
- 2009-02-25 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA
Jam Eater Blues |
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Track list: "Jam Eater Blues" • "Store" • "Straight Six" |