You or Your Memory
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You or Your Memory by The Mountain Goats
Release Date
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The Mountain GoatsProduced by
John VandersliceWrited by
John DarnielleAbout
The song is implied to be about the narrator contemplating suicide (though the choice of baby aspirin and Bartles and Jaymes would imply his heart isn’t in it as they wouldn’t be enough to kill him).
You or Your Memory Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I checked into a bargain-priced room on La Cienaga
Gazed out through the curtains at the parking lot
Walked down to the corner store just before nightfall in my bare feet
Black tarry asphalt, soft and hot
And when I came back, I spread out my supplies
On the counter by the sink, looked myself right in the eyes
[Chorus]
St. Joseph's baby aspirin
Bartles and Jaymes
And you
Or your memory
[Verse 2]
I ducked behind the drapes when I saw the moon begin to rise
Gathered in my loose ends switched off the light
And down there in the dark I could see the real truth about me
As clear as day, Lord, if I make it through tonight
Then I will mend my ways
And walk the straight path to the end of my days
[Chorus]
St. Joseph's baby aspirin
Bartles and Jaymes
And you
Or your memory
You or Your Memory Q&A
Who wrote You or Your Memory's ?
You or Your Memory was written by John Darnielle.
Who produced You or Your Memory's ?
You or Your Memory was produced by John Vanderslice.
When did The Mountain Goats release You or Your Memory?
The Mountain Goats released You or Your Memory on Tue Apr 26 2005.
What did The Mountain Goats say about "You or Your Memory"?
“This is a song about how… someday you might find yourself in a hotel — well, hotel is a generous term — you might find yourself in a motor lodge, The Royal Hawaiian motor lodge on Crenshaw. There’s a Polaroid picture of a naked lady in the window of the Royal Hawaiian, and it says, ‘Sexy Movie, $5’...