The philosophical lyrics of Modest Mouse

Find out why the lyrics written by songwriter Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse strike a chord with so many fans today. This video essay will explore the philosophical ideas that can be found in a large part of their album catalog. Furthermore, this video will delve into the meaning behind a few of their album covers.

The founding members of Modest Mouse were singer/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. Despite many changes in the band's lineup, Isaac has always remained the frontman and primary songwriter of the band.

Studio albums:

This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About (1996)
The Lonesome Crowded West (1997)
The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004)
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007)
Strangers to Ourselves (2015)
The Golden Casket (2021)

Music used:

0:00 Introduction
0:57 Long Drive
1:26 Lonesome Crowded West
2:24 The Moon & Antarctica
3:59 Good News Album Cover
4:46 Strangers to Ourselves Album Cover
6:14 The Golden Casket

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[elsewherehouse]

Sometimes
all i really wanna feel
is love.
Sometimes
Im angry
that i feel so angry


Sometimes
my feelings
get in the way
of what
I really feel
I needed to say...

[danilopablo]

My thoughts were so loud I couldn't hear my mouth.

[karmakuntz]

RIP Jeremiah Green
Isaac is one of a kind

[raddimusmcchoyber]

OK guys, I’ve been reading my lawyer friend’s books, I haven’t yet found a law that covers the absolute criminal offence that is the disparity in views between this channel’s 2 videos. Please share them with your music-minded pals (esp the MM one!), because 1) they’re superb and deserve to be viewed, 2) I’m still grateful 18 years on to the girl who got me hip to “Lonesome Crowded…” and 3) I really hope the creator of this channel doesn’t get discouraged, because he is very talented indeed.

[pjfan]

The best Issac lyrics :

Tell me what you saw
And ill tell you what you missed
When the ocean met the sky
You missed
When time and life shook hands
And said goodbye
When the earth folded in on itself
And said goodluck
For your sake i hope heaven and hell
Are really there but i wouldnt hold my breath
You wasted life why wouldnt you waste death.

[Jasonism]

As life gets longer the awful feels softer and it feels pretty soft to me... And if it takes shit to get bliss, i feel pretty blissfully.
Gets me every time.

I been waiting for a MM official lyrics book so soooo long.... I finally made a homemade MM lyrics book, because i consider them poetry. And believe me I speak three languages and MM lyrics are amongst the best of what I've heard in indie/rock music.

[chris_tophe_r]

been a modest fan for about 17 years now. favorite band. the lyrics, sounds, a s ideologies, isaac helped shaped me as a person

[DrZombieShark]

Man i love modest mouse and I feel like The Golden Casket is SUCH an underrated album it has such a great message that feels so modest mousy if that makes sense lol

[Atamastra]

I'll leave a kinder, less sarcastic comment now. Why couldn't this be an hour long? I would gladly listen to an hour of you deep-diving into the lyrics of Modest Mouse, because they are genuinely fascinating and could easily hold up an hour-long video essay. You clearly understand what Isaac Brock and his crew are trying to convey. There is so much to be said of their art and I'd love to listen to someone go through it with a fine tooth comb.

[SkinnyEatWorld]

Where's We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank??

[Alex_Mac_]

The Moon & Antarctica is the Dante's Inferno of indie rock. The whole album is a throughout composed story.

[RheaStorm]

Great Essay about one of my favorite bands !

[blu-cadet-]

this is a shockingly great quality video about my favorite band of all time. subscribed

[Whatthedannation]

“In this life that we call home, the years go fast and the days go so slow”

“Changed my mind so much I can’t even trust it, my mind changed me so much I can’t even trust my self”

I could choose almost every line from any song

[Dudenobody]

This feels like a PBS documentary, and I love it

[Lemino]

Guaranteed subscription !

I hope I'll be seeing more of this beautifully written, edited and narrated content.

I wish you well, and I'm optimistic you'll find time and passion to keep making such quality video essays 😊

[The_Ultimate_Ground_Of_Being]

Great video, mate. It would please me if you did another.

[Duncanisanerd]

fire video! these lyrics are still relevant today.

[SkinnyEatWorld]

Greatest band ever, Isaac Brock is the closest thing to a Messiah or prophet we'll ever get. He's my hero ❤