Modest Mouse - Teeth Like God's Shoeshine [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Intro] x2
From the top of the ocean, yeah
From the bottom of the sky, goddamn
Well, I get claustrophobic
I can you know that I can, well

[Verse 1]
And he said
"I am not allowed much danger
Keep in line, you're an old friend, stranger
You'll burn me in effigy and I'll burn you in effigy."
A rattle snake up in Buffalo, Montana
He bit the leg of the old sheriff
Ha! That boy fell down on his harelip—Ow! Ow!
Well I, I might be wrong
But you, you tag along
And we, we all been wronged
And I get dizzier by the mile
Said, "Hell, yeah! The money's spent!"
Went to the county line
And paid the rent said "Uh-oh."
I said, "Uh-oh!"

[Verse 2]
Oh! If you could compact your conscience
Oh! And you might
Oh! If you could bottle and sell, it you might have done
Oh! And you might
Oh! If you could compact your conscience
And sell it, save it for another time
You know you might have to use it

[Verse 3]
And the television's on
Go to the grocery store, buy some new friends
And find out the beginning, the end, and the best of it
Well, do you need a lot of what you've got to survive?

[Chorus]
Here's the man with teeth like God's shoeshine
He sparkles, shimmers, shines
Let's all have another Orange Julius
Thick syrup standing in lines
The malls are the soon-to-be ghost towns
So long, farewell, goodbye

[Bridge]
Take 'em all for the long ride
And you'll go around town
No one wants to be uptight anymore
You can be ashamed or be so proud of what you've done
But not no one, not now, not ever or anyone

[Verse 4]
Take 'em all for the sense of happiness
That comes from hurting deep down inside
Or you can add it up and give a shit, give a shit
Go to the family doctor
It's all worth it
And it's all, all wrong, and it's all, all gone
Or you can add it up and give a shit, give a shit
I'm on the corner of this and this and this and this
All, all wrong, and it's all, all gone

[Chorus]

[Verse 5]
And the telephone goes off
Pick the receiver up, try to meet ends
And find out the beginning, the end and the best of it
Oh my, God damn!

[Bridge]