The Mountain Goats - Training Montage Lyrics

The Mountain Goats Lyrics

"Training Montage"

Water dripping from the pipes down in the basement
Bare feet on a concrete floor
Notches on the wall of my solitary cell
Sweat dripping out of every pore
It feels like it takes forever
It's maybe five minutes on screen
But the horns will swell and the strings will sound
When that flipped quarter hits the ground

I'm doing this for revenge
I'm doing this to try and stay true
I'm doing this for the ones
They had to leave behind, I'm doing this for you

Keep cool down in the quiet of the morning
Sweat blood when the sun comes through
Thick mist on the pond before the temple
Headed down for the final rendezvous
Everybody's ready for justice
Just another mile to go
But the strings will keen and the horns will cry
When it's just me against the sky

I'm doing this for revenge
I'm doing this to try and stay true
I'm doing this for the ones
They left to twist in the wind, I'm doing this for you
I'm doing this for you

I'm doing this for revenge
I am doing this to try and stay true
I'm doing this for the ones
We had to leave behind, I'm doing this for you
I'm doing this for you
I'm doing this for you

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Writer(s): John S Darnielle

"Training Montage" is the first single from the Mountain Goats's studio album "Bleed Out". The song was premiered on June 2, 2022, accompanied by a music video.

"I got this idea to write a bunch of songs where they were all uptempo mini-action movies," explained John Darnielle in a press statement about the album this song belongs to. "Plots, characters, heists, hostages, questionable capers, getaway cars, all that stuff. Gas pedal glued to the floor. Eventually, as you might guess I wanted at least one song where the tempo relaxed a little and that's the title track but otherwise, buckle up. [...] The first single is 'Training Montage' which does what it says on the tin."

album: "Bleed Out" (2022)

The Mountain Goats - Bleed Out album cover

Training Montage

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"Training Montage" lyrics

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