Tape Travel Is Lonely | |
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Album |
All Hail West Texas (Remastered) |
Released |
July 23, 2013 |
Artist |
the Mountain Goats |
Length |
2:35 |
Previous Track |
"Jenny" (Alt. take) |
Next Track |
"Waco" |
Tape Travel Is Lonely is a song by The Mountain Goats written for their 2002 album All Hail West Texas, but it failed to make the cut. It was released as a bonus track on the 2013 remastered re-release of the album.
Lyrics[]
Peppers on the plants Plum tomatoes ripening on the vine Mid-summer evenings on the back porch Barbecued sweet corn, sweet white wine When the west wind comes through, it'll rip right through you When the west wind comes through, it'll rip right through you Bottle after bottle of the cheap stuff Feeling two degrees north of alright Heaven help us, heaven help us Or we're all gonna die tonight When the west wind comes through, it'll rip right through you When the west wind comes through, it'll rip right through you Party goes on 'til the end of August The tensions build, the air currents throb Mosquitoes suck the blood out of my body Why don't they finish the job When the west wind comes through, it'll rip right through you When the west wind comes through, it'll rip right through you
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- "This one didn't have a title on the original cassette — it was the last song on a side and when I was mining the tape for anything that might be used here, it just popped up after the last one listed. Why it didn't make the album: tape ran out while I was recording it. It was always disheartening when this happened, so often I'd be too annoyed to resume recording afterwards. 'But John,' you might say, 'that's completely stupid.' You are right. My bad." -- All Hail West Texas (2013 Reissue) liner notes
Things Referenced in this Song[]
- The title is most likely a reference to John Vanderslice 's 2001 album Time Travel is Lonely .
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]
All Hail West Texas |
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Track list: "The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton" • "Fall of the Star High School Running Back" • "Color in Your Cheeks" • "Jenny" • "Fault Lines" • "Balance" • "Pink and Blue" • "Riches and Wonders" • "The Mess Inside" • "Jeff Davis County Blues" • "Distant Stations" • "Blues in Dallas" • "Source Decay" • "Absolute Lithops Effect" |