The Mountain Goats – Alpha Rats Nest Bonus Track Lyrics

Ah, the lengthening hours in the refinery
Belching fire into the sky
We do our best vampire routines
As we suck the dying hours dry

The night is lovely as a rose
If I see sunlight hit you
I am sure that well both decompose

Ah, the fitful sleep and the fire engines
That I dream of when I dream
Someday well both wake up for good
I will try hard not to scream

The evening wind will shake the blinds
Youre stirring from your slumber
Weve got something hateful on our minds

Oh, sing, sing, sing
For the dying of the day
Sing for the flames that will rip through here
And the smoke that will carry us away

Yeah, sing for the damage weve done
And the worse things that well do
Open your mouth up and sing for me now
And I will sing for you