The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums

The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums
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Album	Dark in Here
Released	June 25, 2021
Length	5:26
Previous Track	"The New Hydra Collection"
Next Track	"Before I Got There"

The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums is the ninth song on the album Dark in Here. It became available as a single on streaming services on May 11, 2021.

Lyrics[]

Jumping out of my skin
This tiny sector can't contain me
Suit up in a flash
Slipping symbols bravely, bravely
Go where I'm not wanted
Stand where the light hits hard
Almost full grown
Drive home alone and listen to the slow parts
 
In a new universe
Trying to find the mask that fits me
Shaking the curse
Behaving as the beacons bid me
Denim and leather
Silver strap to please the diehards
Let me dance till I die
Turn the volume up high and listen to thе slow parts
 
Alien ships from ancient realms (Ships from anciеnt realms)
Ageless captains at their helms (Captains at their helms)
Rage from the sea
Let it begin with me

Half-life of my toxins
Difficult to calculate
Stock up on gauze in case of accidents
Try to keep my story straight
Dozens like me
Never quite free, filling out our dance cards
Mark my time on the wall
Answer the call and listen to the slow parts

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]

"All songs end up being autobiographical if you take the long view, but 'The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums' is probably the most directly confessional song of this bunch." -- Dark in Here liner notes
"This song takes place largely at Fender's International Ballroom in Long Beach." -- 2022-04-28 - The Regent Theater - Los Angeles, CA
- Fender's is also mentioned in the lyrics of Paid in Cocaine.

Things Referenced in this Song[]

The line "Half-life of my toxins / difficult to calculate" is similar to the line "List alphabetically / the toxins the doctors found in me" from "Done Bleeding" (from In League with Dragons).
The line “Dozens like me. Never quite free” contains the title of the song "Never Quite Free" from All Eternals Deck.

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Videos of this Song[]

Trivia[]

A line in the song reads "filling out our dance cards." Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards opened for The Mountain Goats the night that they played the song live for the first time.

Dark in Here

Track list: "Parisian Enclave" • "The Destruction of the Kola Superdeep Borehole Tower" • "Mobile" • "Dark in Here" • "Lizard Suit" • "When a Powerful Animal Comes" • "To the Headless Horseman" • "The New Hydra Collection" • "The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums" • "Before I Got There" • "Arguing With the Ghost of Peter Laughner About His Coney Island Baby Review" • "Let Me Bathe in Demonic Light"

The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums

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Lyrics[]

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]

Things Referenced in this Song[]

Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]

Videos of this Song[]

Trivia[]

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The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums

Album	Dark in Here
Released	June 25, 2021
Length	5:26
Previous Track	"The New Hydra Collection"
Next Track	"Before I Got There"