Modest Mouse - King Rat

Check out the music video (it's really crazy)

Well!
Well!
Well!
Well!

We spun like birds on fire right down towards the residence and I
I took all that I desired, even crooks have to pay the rent
We swam like rats on fire right, right down the reservoir
We took all that we could carry but we tried to carry more

And you know you know you know it all went wrong
And you know you know you know it was all wrong

We choked on street tap water well I'm gonna have to try the real thing
I took your laugh by the collar and it knew not to swing
Anytime I tried an honest job well the till had a hole and ha-ha
We laughed about payin' rent 'cause the county jails they're free

And you know you know you know it all went wrong
And you know you know you know it was all wrong

Deep water, deep water
Senseless denial
I went down like a rag doll as you would, child
Deep water, deep water
Senseless denial
I went down like a rag doll as you would, child

Oh, lucky lucky lucky lucky me again
I said it looks like I've got to use my feet again
Well I just spent my last one-hundred dollars
God I'll pay my bill again

Oh, I don't care
Oh, how I just don't care

Deep water, deep water
Senseless denial
I went down like a rag doll shooken and shy
Deep water, deep water
Senseless denial
I went down like a rag doll rat of a child

Well king rat has me on his list again
I can never be on the fence again
I found out it's all loud
Open like an organ and it
talk, talk, talk, talk again
he promised me that when I cheated him
But I could open my eye well...
lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky,
lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky me again

Deep water, deep water
Senseless denial
I got fed like a fish, full of open smiles
Deep water, deep water
Senseless denial
I got fed like a fish on the cardboard smiles

Well Well...
What do you have to say for yourself?
I said, well well
Well?
I said well, well, well, well!

Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky me again.
I hardly knew I should use my feet again
What do you have to say for yourself?
What do you have to say for yourself?

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[Legion7991]

Anyone else notice in the very beginning at 0:07 you can hear Isaac laugh and say "I love this shit"?

[Guercinator]

@Legion7991 I knew he said something with "shit" at the end of the sentence but I didn't know what he said before. Thanks :)

[Masterblaster9258]

The only modest mouse song that I like.

[Guercinator]

@Masterblaster9258 Really? You don't like any other song?

[Guercinator]

watch in 360p. It actually makes the music quality better than 480p. thumbs up so everyone can see

[Dawgtha]

We choked on *straight* tap water well I'm gonna have to try the real thing.

[Guercinator]

@Dawgtha Yeah sorry I just get these lyrics off of a website but It is usually a pretty good website.

[CoN0R115]

@DreamStepper If the video disturbed you that's actually a good thing. It disturbed me a lot too. It means it had an impact on you which is what Heath Ledger wanted it to do. "King Rat" isn't just some song you can throw onto your iPod and play carelessly. The lyrics alone make you think, and the video even more so, which I thought was excellent. A credit to Heath. It made me feel guilty/powerless/sick of humanity.

[homespunB]

@Guercinator He probably meant, the only Modest Mouse song that he really listened to.

[Coolestnordalive]

This song inspired me to play banjo.



[yourtuber111]

the video reminded me of animal farm. animals acting like humans. holy shit this world is fucked up...

[XIXGENOME]

The second part of BUKOWSKI DUHHH BITCHES! Or the other way around lol

[Legion7991]

Oh wow, just read the comments and realised how late I am. Ignore my previous stupidity!

[captaincoco1]

@Masterblaster9258 Same here haha

[iNTERS22]

When their new album is gonna come out??? :((

[RyRyskates]

Sk8rat!