The Last Limit of Bhakti

The Last Limit of Bhakti
Album	Isopanisad Radio Hour
Released	2000
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	3:47
Previous Track	"Pseudothyrum Song"

The Last Limit of Bhakti is the sixth song on the EP Isopanisad Radio Hour.

Lyrics

Let me serve you with my mind
Let me serve you with my mind
Let me leave this grieving sand and sky far behind

Let me serve you with my tongue
Let me serve you with my tongue
Let me say your name all day 'til my mouth goes numb

And when the sun comes up
Open up the blind
Let me hear the machines' great gears squeal and grind

Yeah, let me serve you 'til it's over
Let me serve you 'til it's all over
When the world is giving your secrets all away
Let me give you cover

Let me serve you with my body
Let me serve you with my body
Let me find now until the end of time
The last limit
Yeah yeah

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "It's a song about devotional service, the Hindi term for which is 'bhakti'." -- 2019-04-28 - Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA

Things Referenced in this Song

• Bhakti is an Indian spiritual practice:

"Bhakti is love and devotion to religious ideas that engage both emotion and intellect. Like prayer, devotion is quiet, inward, emotional: a movement of the heart." -- Steve Davis and Stephen Hill

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 2009-03-27 - The Society for Ethical Culture - New York, NY
• 2019-04-28 - Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA
• 2019-09-13 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
• 2023-10-13 - Fox Theater - Boulder, CO
• 2023-11-24 - The Rialto Theatre - Raleigh, NC