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Cotton
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Cotton was released on February 2, 2004 by 4AD as a part of the album We Shall All Be Healed
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Release DateFebruary 2, 2004
Label4AD
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM144

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
Performer
John Darnielle
John Darnielle
Vocals
Christopher McGwire
Christopher McGwire
Drums
Franklin Bruno
Franklin Bruno
Keyboards
Peter Hughes
Peter Hughes
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Darnielle
John Darnielle
Composer

Lyrics

This song is for the rats
Who hurled themselves into the ocean
When they saw that the explosives in the cargo hold
Were just about to blow
This song is for the soil
That's toxic clear down to the bedrock
Where no thing of consequence can grow
Drop your seeds there, let them go
Let them all go
Let 'em all go
This song is for the people
Who tell their families that they're sorry
For things they can't
And won't feel sorry for
And once there was a desk
And now it's in a storage locker somewhere
And this song is for the stick pins and the cottons
I left in the top drawer
Let 'em all go
Let 'em all go
I wanna sing one for the cars
That are right now headed silent down the highway
And it's dark and there is nobody driving
And something has got to give
I saw you waiting by the roadside
You didn't know that I was watching
Now you know
Let it all go
Let 'em all go
Let it all go
Written by: John Darnielle
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