The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
From the album’s description on Bandcamp: “The narrator of “Cleaning Crew”—“I”—is Jenny from All Hail West Texas. She’s speaking to the narrator of “Source Decay” from the same album. Enterprising travelers will work out the rest.”
[Verse 1]
You were passed out on the sofa
Cigarette burns and coffee stains
Loose change in your pocket
Naltrexone in your veins
[Verse 2]
They got a scanner at the airport now
And a dropout in a Kevlar vest
I can hear the timer
Ticking in my chest
[Chorus]
What are you gonna do
What are you gonna do
What are you gonna do
When the cleaning crew comes through?
[Verse 3]
When you get out on your own again
If you ever do shake free
If you find yourself in Portland
Ask about me
[Verse 4]
Dig up the first revision
The one who's got less to lose
Look on еvery lamppost
From here to Baton Rougе
[Pre-Chorus]
Ask yourself one question
Then ask yourself again
[Chorus]
What are you gonna do
What are you gonna do
What are you gonna do
When the cleaning crew comes through?
[Bridge]
It’s better if you have a plan
It's better if you have a plan
[Outro]
I saw the future in an oil slick
It told me what I need to know
Leave a little stain behind you
Everywhere you go
Cleaning Crew was written by John Darnielle.
Cleaning Crew was produced by Trina Shoemaker.
The Mountain Goats released Cleaning Crew on Fri Oct 27 2023.