Tiny Cities Made of Ashes

Modest Mouse * Track #5 On The Moon & Antarctica

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Album The Moon & Antarctica

ALBUM

Modest Mouse

2000

Tiny Cities Made of Ashes by Modest Mouse

Release Date

Tue Jun 13 2000

Performed by

Modest Mouse

Produced by

Brian Deck

Writed by

Isaac Brock

About

One take on Tiny Cities is that the character whose point of view the song is from is discussing contemplating death, or possibly suicide. The “tiny city made of ashes” would be a cemetery–or more likely a columbarium–in this case.

Another interpretation involves parallels between the lyrics and F...

Tiny Cities Made of Ashes Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We're goin' down the road
Towards tiny cities made of ashes
I'm gonna hit you on the face
I'm gonna punch you in your glasses, oh no
I just got a message that said
"Yeah, Hell has frozen over"
I got a phone call from the Lord sayin'
"Hey, boy, get a sweater, right now"

[Bridge]
So we're drinkin', drinkin', drinkin', drinkin'
Coca, Coca Cola
I can feel it rollin' right on down
Oh, right on down my throat
And as we're headed down the road
Towards tiny cities made of ashes
I'm gonna get dressed up in plastic
Gonna shake hands with the masses
Oh no!

[Chorus]
Does anybody know a way that a body could get away?
Does anybody know a way?
Does anybody know a way that a body could get away?
Does anybody know a way?

[Verse 2]
We're goin' down the road
Towards tiny cities made of ashes
I'm goin' to hit you on the face
I'm goin' to punch you in your glasses
I'm wearin' myself a T-shirt
That says "The world is my ashtray"
Our hearts pump dust
And our hair's all gray
And I just got a message that says
"Yeah, hell has frozen over"
I got a phone call from the Lord sayin'
"Hey, boy, get a sweater, right now!"

[Chorus]
Does anybody know a way that a body could get away?
Does anybody know a way?
Does anybody know a way?

[Bridge 2]
We're drinkin', drinkin', drinkin', drinkin'
Coca, Coca Cola
I can feel it rollin' right on down
Oh, right on down my throat
And as we're headed down the road
Towards tiny cities made of ashes
I'm gonna lay down in the spa
Where they coat you in molasses, right now!

[Chorus]
Does anybody know a way that a body could get away?
Does anybody know a way?
Does anybody know a way that a body could get away?
Does anybody know a way?

[Instrumental Outro]

Tiny Cities Made of Ashes Q&A

Who wrote Tiny Cities Made of Ashes's ?

Tiny Cities Made of Ashes was written by Isaac Brock.

Who produced Tiny Cities Made of Ashes's ?

Tiny Cities Made of Ashes was produced by Brian Deck.

When did Modest Mouse release Tiny Cities Made of Ashes?

Modest Mouse released Tiny Cities Made of Ashes on Tue Jun 13 2000.

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