Missed the Boat

This mouse truly lives within his means and by that I mean modestly

R.I.P Jeremiah, truly one of the greats.

I grew up listening to modest in the late 90s in 7th grade. I'll die listening to their music.

Don't worry we'll all Float On.

While we're on the subject Could we change the subject now? I was knocking on your ear's door, but you were always out Looking towards the future We were begging for the past Well, we know we had the good things But those never seemed to last Oh, please just last Everyone's unhappy Everyone's ashamed Well, we all just got caught looking At somebody else's page Well, nothing ever went Quite exactly as we planned Our ideas held no water But we used them like a dam Oh, and we carried it all so well As if we got a new position Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell Saying, "Yes, this is a fine promotion" Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell Of course everyone goes crazy Over such and such and such We made ourselves a pillar We just used it as a crutch We were certainly uncertain At least, I'm pretty sure I am Well, we didn't need the water But we just built that, good God damn Oh, and I know this of myself I assume as much for other people Oh, and I know this of myself We've listened more to life's end-gong Than the sound of life's sweet bells Was it ever worth it? Was there all that much to gain? Well, we knew we missed the boat And we'd already missed the plane We didn't read the invite We just dance at our wake All our favorites were playing So we could shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Tiny curtain's open, and we heard the tiny clap of little hands A tiny man would tell a little joke, and get a tiny laugh from all the folks Sitting, drifting around in bubbles, and thinking it was us that carried them When we finally got it figured out, that we had truly missed the boat Oh, and we carried it all so well As if we got a new position Oh, and we owned all the tools ourselves But not the skills to make a shelf with Oh, what useless tools ourselves Songwriters: Eric Judy / Isaac Brock / Jeremiah Green / Joe Plummer / Johnny Marr / Tom Peloso Missed the Boat lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

This sounds like a song Lou Reed would write. Excellent.

this song always brings me close to crying a little. one of their most beautiful. i love james mercer's voice blending in the chorus, it just sounds so damn good

the lyrics of this song match so well to how i feel, it almost seems like the lyrics were made for me

I miss my friends.

Biking back and forth and had only cd player. This was the first I'd heard their music without the bias of being where they are from. I miss them. A band that comes around not too often, leaves it's mark, and continues to do so.

I cant believe I've never heard this, it's great

I was very lucky to hear a hijacked version of this album a couple months before it dropped. and this song is dope

i listened to this song all the time in where i used to live and whenever i hear it i want to go back this song is so amazing and it is probably one of my top five favorite songs

Their best song.

You got all the tools to love and help yourself and others to live a life❤

I think this song is my favorite of this band

I'm playing this at my graduation.

this song is gr8

what a good god damn song

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