The Mountain Goats — Lovecraft in Brooklyn Aesop Rock Remix

[Verse 1: John Darnielle] It's gonna be too hot to breathe today But everybody is out here on the streets Somebody's opened up the fire hydrant Cold water rushing out in sheets Some kid in a Marcus Allen jersey Asks me for a cigarette Companionship is where you find it So I take what I can get Hubcaps on the car like fun house mirrors Stick to the shadows when I can Lovecraft in Brooklyn [Verse 2: John Darnielle] When the sun goes down the armies of the voiceless Several hundred-thousand strong Come out without their bandages Their voices raised in song When the street lights sputter out They make this awful sizzling sound I cast my gaze towards the pavement Too many blood stains on the ground Rhode Island drops into the ocean No place to call home anymore Lovecraft in Brooklyn [Bridge: John Darnielle] Head outside most everyday to try to keep the wolves away Imagine nice things I might say If company should come [Verse 3: John Darnielle] Woke up afraid of my own shadow Like, genuinely afraid Headed for the pawnshop To buy myself a switchblade Someday something's coming From way out beyond the stars To kill us while we stand here It'll store our brains in mason jars And then the girl behind the counter She asks me how I feel today I feel like Lovecraft in Brooklyn [Verse 4: Aesop Rock] Before the BQE & FDR, HP, on the MTA Wanted with his whole pink heart to honor and befriend BK Unbeknownst to all he'd soon defend each blessed breath he takes For now he scrape his meat hooks on the reddest parts and penetrate Summer lovin' snuck him toward the tarnished arms of liberty Love is tough as muffin splits, grown-ups play the dozens best Clap, Kings County feeded shrapnel to the saplings From under canopy of attack and leathery bat wings Two of every animal; crawl out anything tangible Dance with evils guaranteed to spin your parents' parasols Little Howie's parachute has flowered down the rabbit hole No trespassing, violators get your tarots pulled