The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton - The Mountain Goats (w\ lyrics)

LYRICS:

the best ever death metal band out of denton
were a couple of guys, who'd been friends since grade school.
one was named cyrus, and the other was jeff.
and they practiced twice a week in jeff's bedroom.

the best ever death metal band out of denton
never settled on a name.
but the top three contenders, after weeks of debate,
were satan's fingers, and the killers, and the hospital bombers.

jeff and cyrus believed in their hearts they were headed
for stage lights and leer jets, and fortune and fame.
so in script that made prominent use of a pentagram,
they stenciled their drumheads and guitars with their names.

this was how cyrus got sent to the school
where they told him he'd never be famous.
and this was why jeff,
in the letters he'd write to his friend,
helped develop a plan to get even.
when you punish a person for dreaming his dream,
don't expect him to thank or forgive you.
the best ever death metal band out of denton
will in time both outpace and outlive you.
hail satan!
hail satan tonight!
hail satan!
hail hail!

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[aids514]

i guarantee that at least 60 of the 67 dislikes this video has are from religious fanatics who heard the line "Hail Satan" and freaked out.

[TheTeaLovingTurtle]

This isn't a comedy dude. I really think you've got the wrong idea about the song.

[johnobrien86]

Why are comedy and philosophy mutually exclusive?

[ConvincingPeople]

Well, there is humour to it, but in the end the tone is not comedic, just bittersweet. Darnielle does that well.

[eparedrum]

The HD made the experience unforgettable.

[AntonetheGreat]

It sure as hell isn't country... but it is about a metal band, and is itself a sort of folksy alternative.

[Bfuckin7]

I mean....it's pretty funny...just the concept of the story being told of a couple of childhood buddies starting a DM band who have all these grand aspirations.. in that lo-fi, hipster-folky kind of sound. It's actually pretty fucking hilarious. But the core message of the song's deeply rooted and pretty clear: If there's something you want to do or something you want be in life, go out and get it. And fuck anyone who does anything but encourage you to live YOUR life on your terms. Hail satan.

[Alexi Tomokov]

I cannot confirm this, but I gathered that it's about not killing your own dream just because someone tells you it's useless.

And this person clearly did not kill such a dream, but had a legal guardian wanted to try.

Hail Satan.

[Austhesauce]

you are lost

[Ian-Robert M Armitstead]

...i know that feeling. ah well :)

[MrWillyHollywood]

"The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton" is the name of the song

[miguel lorenzo-day]

It didnt say this band was death metal you fucking moron