Modest Mouse > A Life Of Artic Sounds

2006

LYRICS:
as long as your gone, i can't apologize
for all the things that i haven't said and done
And 100 miles is a long drive inside a car
200 miles is a long drive inside a car
300 miles is a long drive inside a car
400 miles is a long drive inside a car
500 miles is a real long drive in a car
600 miles is a long drive inside a car
700 miles is a long drive inside a car
800 miles is a long drive inside a car
900 miles is a long long long long ways in a car
1000 miles is a long drive inside a car
1100 miles is too far inside a car
I wrote my name on the sun
hey alright i might be goddamned
a life of arctic sounds
hey alright i might be goddamned
all the sad comedians
hey alright i might be goddamned
I wrote my name on the sun
hey alright i might be goddamned
a life of arctic sounds
hey alright i might be goddamned
all the sad comedians
hey alright i might be goddamned.

COMMENTS BY FANS:

by I_Want_You_Dead on 05-26-2006 @ 11:28:02 PM
ummm, possibly a break up song? or an attempt to not have one? "as long as your gone" as in, if you're away i won't be able to apologize. so, maybe he's talking about having said something and she left, so, now he's going all this way there. but along the way he starts to loose hope "and 1100 miles is too far inside a car" so he turns around and is just like: "i'll write my name in the sun" or, i'm going away, watch me into the sunset (western style) and he'll live alone "life of arctic sounds" and he sees the humor in this irony (going miles for nothing) and he says, "hey, alright. so i screwed up. whatever." maybe something like that.

by RecoveringPain on 05-30-2006 @ 01:54:07 AM
I'm suprised theres only 1 comment this such a damn good song too, and i agree with I_want_you_dead.

by To Xi Ci Ty on 05-31-2006 @ 04:28:45 PM
Recovering Pain: This song is also listed as Life Of Arctic Sounds.

by ffunkboodha on 10-19-2006 @ 05:09:59 AM
a regret.not confessing my feelings at the moment they were present because of the situation. so i leave. i cant do anything about it cos shes not here. it doesn't get any easier driving away bc the silent moments are spent thinking about her and listening to this song sorta helps. 500 miles is a long drive inside a car.

by ICameAsaRat on 01-15-2007 @ 01:23:43 AM
I see the obvious break up refrences but whats with the line "all the sad comedians"?