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[Verse 1]
Recite the songs that kept me whole
On the day I hand over command control
Try to let them all flow into this one
List alphabetically
The toxins the doctors found in me
During my time in prison
[Chorus]
Count my fingers, every last one
When I get done
[Verse 2]
Clean the floors well, sweep and swab
Do a thorough job
Leave the old place nicer than I found it
Wish well as the neighbors cheer and shout
Finally taking their earplugs out
Things were even worse here than they sounded
[Chorus]
Grim-faced pilots, back from the bombing run
When I get done
[Bridge]
Take a picture or two
Just to remember the view
Leave a mark on the door
As an empty warning sign from one who's gone before
But isn't here anymore
[Chorus]
Let the crust form on my skin in the sun
When I get done
[Verse 3]
Sweep the front porch, make it new
Put the broom away when I get through
No passersby need know of my lonely tenure
All this riot of light, the shock of leaves
Wind rippling in my sleeves
Swirling against my skin as in a blender
[Chorus]
Red thread drying behind me, hand-spun
When I get done
Done Bleeding was written by John Darnielle.
Done Bleeding was produced by Owen Pallett.
The Mountain Goats released Done Bleeding on Thu Apr 18 2019.
While discussing “Sicilian Crest” on season 2, episode 2 of I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats, John Darnielle talks about different mindsets for tracking songs. Some songs require him to focus on the technique of his singing, while others work better if he lets his voice act emotionally.
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The title “Done Bleeding” refers to the process of realizing that who you are is subject to change. Part of the song’s theme is the strange realization that the destructive behaviors you once defined yourself with aren’t who you are anymore.
On episode 3, season 2 of I Only Listen to the Mountain...
“Done Bleeding” is heavily inspired by John Darnielle’s time in the employee housing of Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, California. Here, while working as a psychiatric nurse, he spent a lot of time by himself. In many ways this is the “incubation period” of what would become the Mountain Go...