Pink and Blue
The Mountain Goats * Track #7 On All Hail West Texas
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Pink and Blue by The Mountain Goats
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The Mountain GoatsProduced by
John DarnielleWrited by
John DarnielleAbout
Track #7 on The Mountain Goats‘ twelfth full-length album All Hail West Texas.
This song seems to be about a new father, trying his best to take care of a newborn, despite feeling constantly unsure of himself and unprepared for this newfound responsibility.
Pink and Blue Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Wind out of Oklahoma this morning
Smelled like blood and smoke
And the crows discuss their future in the
Branches of their Louisiana live oak
The limbs are strong and heavy
And its leaves are all aglow
And the branches brush the upper air
But the roots reach down to where the bad people go
[Chorus]
And what will I do with you?
Pink and blue
True gold
Nine days old
[Verse 2]
Nice new clothes on you
And old cardboard produce box for a cradle
I mashed some bananas in a coffee cup
And I fed you there at the kitchen table
Crows outside complaining about the
Finer points of local politics
Strange wind all full of new smells
Rust and fur and reception sticks
[Chorus]
And what will I do with you?
Pink and blue
True gold
Nine days old
Pink and Blue Q&A
Who wrote Pink and Blue's ?
Pink and Blue was written by John Darnielle.
Who produced Pink and Blue's ?
Pink and Blue was produced by John Darnielle.
When did The Mountain Goats release Pink and Blue?
The Mountain Goats released Pink and Blue on Tue Feb 19 2002.
Is the narrator a father? How do we know they aren't a mother?
From the lyrics alone, it cannot be stated with certainty if the narrator is a parent of the nine-day-old baby. However, that the narrator is trying to feed them bananas instead of breast milk indicates that they are very likely not the baby’s biological mother.