Modest Mouse-Bukowski

4 pictures i but together with bukowski from modest mouse Lyrics

Woke up this morning and it seemed to me,
that every night turns out to be
A little more like Bukowski.
And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read.
But God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?
God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?

Well we sat on the edge of the river,
the crowd screamed, "Sacrifice the liver!"
If God takes life, he's an Indian giver.
So tell me now why, you'll tell me never.
Who would wanna be?
Who would wanna be such a control freak?
Well who would wanna be?
Who would wanna be such a control freak?

Well see what you wanna see. You should see it all.
Well take what you want from me. You deserve it all.
Nine times out of ten our hearts just get dissolved.
Well I want a better place or just a better way to fall.

But one time out of ten, everything is perfect for us all.
Well I want a better place or just a better way to fall.
Here we go!

If God controls the land and disease,
keeps a watchful eye on me,
If he's really so damn mighty,
my problem is I can't see,
well who would wanna be?
Who would wanna be such a control freak?
Well who would wanna be?
Who would wanna be such a control freak?

Evil home stereo, what good songs do you know?
Evil me, oh yeah I know, what good curves can you throw?

Well all that icing and all that cake,
I can't make it to your wedding, but I'm sure I'll be at your wake.
You were talk, talk, talk, talkin' in circles that day,
when you get to the point make sure that I'm still awake, OK?

Went to bed and didn't see
why every day turns out to be
a little bit more like Bukowski.
And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read.
But God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?

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• Modest
• Mouse
• Bukowski

[stapeler23]

this song is not ripping on Bukwoski it's ripping on God and why he lets people become like Bukwoski and everything that Bukwoski represents.. It's not that hard to pick up

[sunchild90]

I love both modest mouse and Bukowski

[shotgundivorce]

@stapeler23 You're a douche. Become like Bukowski?? Bukowski was the way he was because people and god (if it exists) are assholes. Bukowski represented free thought and living in a minimalist fashion. Maybe you worded your statement wrong, but it sounded like you were referring to Bukowski as something you do not want to become. I'd rather be a Bukowski than anyone nowadays.

[sadpanz]

this song..dosnt bash bukowski atall... he wrote about the world being bad.. god is the asshole lol

[sadpanz]

there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I pur whiskey on him and inhale cigarette smoke and the whores and the bartenders and the grocery clerks never know that he's in there. there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I'm too clever, I only let him out at night sometimes when everybody's asleep. I say, I know that you're there, so don't be sad. then I put him back, but he's singing a little in there, I haven't quite let him die and we sleep together like that

[HatemailMagnet]

@jmuzz871 Are you saying that only greater poets have the right to criticize other poets? I judge him by his world views, not by his writings. His writings are rather bland to me, but overall, he's just a pessimistic dickhead who can't get off booze. This is the guy that liked to spout shit about marijuana, but only stopped drinking long enough write this shit. Yes, he's a poetic dickhead. Don't like it? Go fuck yourself. :)

[potol5678]

This song is so fucking good :D

awesome melody and lyrics

[F00LSG0LD215]

In true Bukowski fashion I say F U C K Bukowski! Yea I said You read It and now I can go burn in hell and have a whiskey and water with him and we'll talk about all the idiots who think they know a man from reading his writings when in fact you never met the man.

[Delorian82]

Bukowski > Modest Mouse

[jmuzz871]

@HatemailMagnet Poetic Dickhead?

What the fuck have you done to make you so qualified to comment on someone that has actually achieved?