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
The Mountain Goats
This song is about loss. The way it hangs around you and how memories tend to sneak up on you. It seems to be about a car crash, or just, in general, the death of a loved one which haunts you. You always remember them, and it’s painful to be in spaces they used to occupy.
[Verse 1]
I'm not thinking of you
When I swing left onto Gordon Avenue
It's just the way the traffic veers
Haven't driven down these streets in years
[Chorus]
But then I pass the last place I saw you alive
[Verse 2]
I walk the narrow path these days
I can't see going back to my old ways
Call to mind sometimes that bloody, stinking mess
Us worms turn into butterflies, I guess
[Chorus]
But then I pass the last place I saw you alive
[Verse 3]
It's changed since you were here, or else it hasn't
It was special, it was deadly
It was ours and then it wasn't
[Verse 4]
It's only now and then you come to mind
There's a trillion things you left behind
It's just the way the math works out
Nothing really to get worked up about
[Chorus]
But then I pass the last place I saw you alive
The Last Place I Saw You Alive was written by John Darnielle.
The Last Place I Saw You Alive was produced by Matt Ross-Spang.
The Mountain Goats released The Last Place I Saw You Alive on Fri Oct 23 2020.