Modest Mouse - World at Large lyrics

[mitterkell]

i dont know why but this song makes me cry

[mrfaller]

Modest mau5

[NuckingFuts17]

i come back to this song often. its been said a shitload of times but like, its def explaining my life as of now. I moved to Oregon to be with my love. The autumns here are beautiful, seeing as im from Cali. Two years later, we broke up. we're trying to salvage it, but every cold night is making it apparent that maybe i need to head back home. " I know starting over is not what life's about, but my thoughts were so loud..."

[subpolarity]

This will be the first song I play in my car the day I move away from home.

[MrSwimbeast1234]

sounds like CTE

[xgoldlion07x]

BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG FOREVER! SO GLAD I FOUND IT :)

[cocteautwins100]

Pretty much my life so far, am a Mexican American that did his whole life in Chicago, one day I didnt feel happy there anymore, I ended up here in Mexico, I got married here, but still I dont feel like this is my home, where should I head to nxt, god only knows haha, beautiful song

[ObscureDEG]

When I run I pace myself with this song

[freeworldslave]

this song changes lives.

[1050124]

Never heard this song until now, I must have lived under a rock because this is fantastic.

[Omarzabeast]

All of Modest Mouse's songs carry a meaning and thats why it never gets old to listen to a classic such as this

[HKM131]

My favorite song. for my life. <3 i love you modest mouse!!

[SirchHanom]

2:36

Even Modest Mouse gives shout-outs to Daft Punk now and then.

[Klumsyy13]

This is what lifes all about.... i live on Modest Mouse.

[realslimvulcan]

I like the way that the maker of this video advertises how many pictures are in this video in the description.

[6Lord6Infamous6]

if i'm free its because i'm always running.

anyway, everyone relates to music differently, why do you have to make an issue of it.

fascists

fuck you and your high horse

i'd rather wander the planet unhappy than be stuck with the likes of you.

and thats what the song is about, moving around, not being happy, with anyone or yourself.

drugs were part of his life so ultimately a part of everything he makes

[MrChevy70nova]

if you havent moved several times and left behind many good friends and have made new friends where you are now. me personally would like to say shut up and listen to the song. i dont care if you have been high half your life and feel bad about it. try being high and numb to the world and then dry out and recall all those things youve have missed out one, also all the drama youve started cuz you were "high'

[jacethegreat]

This song describes my life when I'm high.

[stephaniea1100]

@jacethegreat lol I couldn't have said it any better

[cajuncoonass]

This song just might have saved me from taking my life tonight. Wish I had the chance to thank them all in person...But, I guess that's why they have the repeat button on CD's. DVD'S, Mp3's, Mp4's, Ipod's...etc. for tomorrow right?

[easternbc163]

@cajuncoonass i agree modest mouse has helped me through some hard times in my life

[SareTheFish]

Why is Miley Cyrus' crap "up next"?

[chumshot1]

@SareTheFish i know... jeez. Not everyone is obsessed with that s---.

[weirdacejennings]

I love the philosophy associated with concept of "Floating On". Really perspective.

[bkc913]

i just cried a little

[systemofadownrocs1]

modest mouse makes me think about life, stopped me from stealing it purified me i love life know

[qTheOnep]

"I like songs about drifters - Books about the same - they both seem to make me feel a little less insane"

Exactly how I feel.

[CaliforniaJoker1]

This was played at my best friend's funeral who died at 19 in June 2008 - Modest Mouse and skateboarding were his top 2 concerns in life (in that order). I don't want to sound like I'm playing a violin, but I think it's cool to know this 4 minute song has his character and a lot of people's memories of him locked into it. RIP Harrison.

[epicbananaZs]

Perfect.

[Codius26]

Most times, Modest Mouse just says thing better than anyone else.

[dtlandais]

i heard this live in missoula mt, truly awesome

[LittleMisSilverRings]

i love this song... its so sweet. 

[TheSillyPlatypus]

No matter, this will always be one of my favorite songs. <3 I forget how I got into Modest Mouse, but all that matters is that I found them. :] I love you Modest Mouse and always will.~ Thank you for posting such great work.

[SICKSxNINE]

dxm trip and this song = amazing.

[vollybalb]

No one's first and your next

[Strawberry1139]

they say float on on every single song they have

[AvGSILLYSQUIDz]

@Strawberry1139 they did that on purpose with this album just like in "we were dead before the ship even sank" they did something different but similar. they like to make references to their other songs.

[UncreativeUsername4]

that weird ass flute thing...you complete me

[123beatlefan]

@UncreativeUsername4

Gotta love the ass flute thing

[lolindeedful]

@UncreativeUsername4 lol

[Biohazmat21]

This band has helped me through tough times with some beautiful music.God bless Modest Mouse for helping us all float on.

[OMGitsTOMAHAWK]

my fav song

[I8RICKROLLERS]

this guy has got the 2 best songs from modest mouse

[rahxachel]

i fucking love this song

[TheHurff]

by the time you are finished listening to this awesome video/song i will already be at your place of residence to throw corn at you

[Lindsey14Morgan]

Is this like a variation of Float On? Just wonderin cuz it sounds a lot like it but i like this song soo much more than Float On even though i think float on's a really good song too

[dudeonacomputer]

@Lindsey14Morgan This song and Float on flow into eachother. If you listen to the album, there's not stop between the songs, they just flow together like one song.

[SICKSxNINE]

@dudeonacomputer they just float on into each-other :)

[eMpeetHreez]

thumbs up if you've heard this on the oc :D

[noobz121]

modest mouse paints a true and great meaning of a band

[FerretxMagic]

I love how modest mouse has a song for every chapter of my life.

[Syrianita]

It cant be healthy to love them like I do.. ^^

[bybbo9]

ha this song reminds me of washington =) but i want to meet new people and travel till i find that place that will always make me happy and no rainy days so all the stuff ive saved for them can just be memories

[lampsy800]

i love this it makes me so happy and reminds me of all the good times yet the lyrics are slightly depressing but to be true i dont care all i know is i love modest mouse

[TheDianeharris]

57 year old high school teacher -- I love this song! Thank you for sharing the music!

[vincebenvenuto]

who disliked this? what are u def, dumb, blind, stupid, simple or slow?

[rrbp45]

I must say, the video itself is also quite nice. On videos like this no one ever seems to say anything good about the video itself.

[GetoReed]

Metaphorically I am leaving. Or so I tell myself.

[MrTechGuy1995]

isitgoingtobeok[DOT]com

Best site for anyone who needs a cheer up! 

[allcowboy1000]

im leaving for boot camp soon for the marines and kinda gettin nervise but this song helps out for some reason its a great song and it makes me think of when im out and all the stuff that will change for the better for me.

[JWStreeter]

This song is incredible.

[Onedemonchild]

Listen to this song when ur high it sounds like a screamo song jki don't get high. Live above the influence kids

[ToxsikZombie]

@Onedemonchild

I'm high right now and this song sounds nothing like a screamo song. It sounds like a beautifully constructed piece of music. Don't live above the influence. Think for yourself instead of letting others do it for you.

[rosesRflowers2]

I could listen to this song over and over and still love it the same way when i started, absolutely wonderful.

[MrTechGuy1995]

There are 8 people who couldn't handle the intense emotions of this song.

[JPhizzleForizzle87]

@MrTechGuy1995 damn straight

[0oFishyFisho0]

this song helped pull me out of depression :)

[RETARDEDyettie]

why cant there be a song that no one dislikes???

[mrjuggles11]

Heck yes! I heard this song on my television last night, and I loved it!!!! :D

[lethaldosage6040]

who the hell said this sounds like lupe fiasco? wtf

[HUA12312]

@nicholestewart1 THAT SIR, was that weirdest and most disturbing comment I've ever seen.

[BFMKsE]

Its weird. This is the one song that can make me depressed, but I like it. Its a good depressed, if that makes any sense?

[AuroraSunset]

relaxing. . .

[OldManNipples]

I just started listening to modest mouse. Have already seen 2 comments about how "this song describes my life". Pretty sad.

[Shultzy999]

some of this works as a narrative for my own life.

[a7freeman]

Sounds like the show goes on by Lupe fiasco

[BFMKsE]

@a7freeman Actually, "The Show Goes On" sounds like "Float On" by Modest Mouse

[BurnYourUmbrellas]

Go to my Channel and check out our music. It would be very much appreciated :)

[BenMan54321]

"Why would you design something if you only get people to insult it?"

[yodadasoda82]

this comment will get a random thumbs up

[BiscuitKid13]

@yodadasoda82 You're welcome for the random thumbs up =P

[shukinal]

@yodadasoda82 this comment will get no random thumbs up.

[MomentumFreerunners]

@yodadasoda82 the prophecy has come true!

[YourClassicIdiot]

Inspiring lyrics. Reminds me of someone I love.

[nerak303]

Did I want love? (8), papararara papaparara papaparara.

[TheVickster001]

Ahhh!! I cant stop listening to this song (:

I love it!!!

[streetkleena]

I love how the end of this song flows so perfectly to Float On, the first time I listened to the album I almost did not catch it.

[quittersremedy]

I know that starting over's not what life's about, but my thoughts were so loud I couldn't hear my mouth.

[letsfuku]

I want to go far away from it is drowning me I can not breath . My chest hurts me eyes sting my mouth hurts from grinding my teeth .I stood my the ocean watched the waves felt the cold water .

[MrPurplePandaNinja]

Good job putting the words in at the right time. and the pictures in there too:D I love this song:D

[MrPurplePandaNinja]

Good job putting the words in at the right time. and the pictures in there too:D I love this song:D

[Jthizz86]

i hope everyones day is at large

[PersistenceMusic]

oh yeah soundtrack to 8th and 9th grade.  This led me to discover all of Modest Mouse's other music when my sister bought me their discography. :D

[KateJSpade]

when im having a bad day i have a list of songs i usually listen to and this is one of them<3

[letsfuku]

Love you Issac.

[captianME]

its weird, ive been listening to these guys for quite a while now & i still havent heard all their great music. its great discovering songs like this. thanks for the song.

[psyco4lp]

hmmmmm......i like this. it makes me smile.

[psyco4lp]

hmmmmm......i like this.

[lorak0123]

lol i remember when the game oblivion came out i would listen to this album endlessy while playing tht game lol

[CheeseBeer90]

i want modest mouse to come play at the ampatheater again!!

[narutofan2122z]

I thought modest mouse only had 1 good song... but then I really started to listen... They are amazing!!! I love almost all of there songs.

[AVAdude36]

i literaly started crying yesterday listening to this while i tripped on mushrooms

[trogdortheenchidna]

@AVAdude36 i tried listening to them on shrooms. im obsessed with mm but im sorry, they are just way too depressing to listen to on a trip

[BillaWoh]

float on and ocean breaths salty are my personal favs, though paper thin walls and the melted dashboard one ( can't think of its name) are also pro... their just pro in general

[smittybuffmoma]

i fuckin love modest mouse. my full respect goes out to you guys

[jessbee9]

SONG REMIND WAKE UP NEXT BOYFRIEND LOSING UR VIGINTY FEEL SO HAPPY

[Funny0Films]

@jessbee9 Caps lock, virginity loss and incorrect spelling/Grammar. Everyone, stop trying, this last post was beauty in its truest form.

[MsFifthstone]

hauntingly beautiful...<3

[JAYYLOWW]

bankrupt on selling is their best song!!!!!!!!

[StelutzaVisatoare]

totally their best song.

[michael102387]

When I was young I wrote down these lyrics on one of my folders for class. And read them when I was bored. I couldn't wait to get home to smoke weed.

[piscesxxful]

i love dis song

[hkcrakinkf]

why the hell does this take so long to load?

[iAMsoBEAST1]

@hkcrakinkf hd font lol

[Ellakiwi]

no problem my pleasureeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee bitch

[jerfleck1991]

FUCKING GODLIKE i love this song

[stafly108]

... pure poetry..

[circasurvive1209]

amazing.

[hun64597]

probably my favorite of all time

[ennie36]

To:chimera009

you know the good people go because those are the people that God needs as his angels....it sucks and it's very sad but it's life and you have to accept what God wants..

[chimera009]

RIP JIMMY... its always the good ones that have to die. see you soon.

[theaudie13]

mm 4 ever

[theaudie13]

best song ever....mm 4 ever

[aliceinhorroland349]

lol cowsruleme mayb thts y my bf luv's them

[cowsruleme]

lol all stoners listen to mouse

[xXLincbaneXx]

such a good jam, mouse all day while im blazing =p

[193skate]

i love this song so much

[MarianaFromMars]

This song is one i listen to after i wake up, and it always puts me in a good mood<3

[josephmot]

the perfect song for me

[sillygoose242]

i love this song it reminds me of my brothers they this is the first band i heard when i got high

[ChadMoss51]

@sillygoose242 ha this is a good high song

[nelsonmouse]

Im a 48 year old guy from the UK and this has to be one of the finest songs I listen to (5 years now) so ethereal and atmospheric. My daughter is at Salford Uni and her friends all love this band n i introduced them to it. Between you and me i sometimes pretend to like stuff like Death cab for cutie just to piss her off. Dont ya just hate old people!

[glassjaw252]

This made me laugh, keep kickin dad!!!

[sergiogubino]

Whats wrong with Death Cab? ,,They rock

[heartmulgrew15]

I love listening to this on my ipod over and over while walking along the road ...i feel like i'm in my own private movie

[GIFT1FROM1THE1GODZ]

@heartmulgrew15 omg dude thats so right lolol

[TheHatebird]

That ending is just so heavy (in a good way) it makes you feel like you're sinking. Very cool effect.

[huginonairagain]

i'm scared

[doomfro2000]

this song reminds me of someone i know... a drifter at heart who hasn't started drifting yet. she will soon.

[dmackendog]

@doomfro2000 i want to be a drifter and i feel this song represents my idea

[Nadnerb95]

If you play float on right after this song it fits perfectly

[TomViolence12]

@Nadnerb95 i think that's kinda the point, in my mind they are one song

[BigTube420]

@Nadnerb95 yeah dude theyb are in order on the CD.....so thank you captain obvious!

[razzlefrazzle123]

@Nadnerb95 Me too man, I love how they fit together, the first one being all depressing, then the last one being all happy like the guy found a new life or something.

Also the ending note is the exact same as the beginning note in "Float On"

[ponyslobber]

i love modest mouse!!!!

[lakai958]

their music makes me happy, yet depressed

beautifus stuff :'D

[marcusmanslaughter]

lawl you could chant softly the chorous from the end of float on when he pauses and it works

[Milansonfire]

dude look it up!

[Xango54]

moving on , over and over again .........

what am i looking for? U.U

[PsychoRussian]

this song is nice

[SFGoonies]

favorite song from them, hits my life scene.

[supask8a23]

so which one came first world at large or float on cause they both obviously have that same guitar riff

[Dellazice]

Being a drifter does suck sometimes. It's not to bad if you can find work where you go, but winter is the worst. You feel like you make no progress.

[soccerdf22]

hahahaha i love their name. modest mouse, hahahahaha, they're pretty good, though.. you'd never guess by their name

[Fig65]

Tiny city made of ashes, so much beauty in dirt, and broke are their best songs by far

[pk1444]

what about... Night on the Sun? The Waydown? I Came As a Rat? xD

ALL THEIR SONGS ARE GREAT!

i can never choose a favorite!

[noxmusiq]

Is like this songs is telling my story :O omg... perfect song for me at the mo. 100%

[tadpolesexxx]

Ah yes. My first ever Modest Mouse song. After this one I was hooked. These guys are awesome.

[olicoboy]

yeah

thos song must be hypnotising... normally i hate this type of songs and now i'm addicted to them!

[eXpLiiiSiT]

this song, float on, dashoboard. top three

[tjfrasca]

I hate you.

[skitaboo]

read my mind eXpLiiiSiT :)

[thatwalrusguy]

then you should probably broaden your horizons, because modest mouse has some really underrated songs.

[Br3nd3n14]

so trueeeeeeeeeee and the starting of float on has the same beat than changes in to happy one

[smilingLeah]

i love the song

[lbraddock44]

great song, the best song from modest mouse