3:11
We Shall All Be Healed, 2004
Written by John Darnielle
I only recently got into the Mountain Goats, though several of the artists I admire have extolled their praises in print. It is told from the point of view of a tweaker, sweating out a meth addiction, afraid to go outside, "Chewing our tongues off / Waiting for the fever to break." Darnielle's impassioned, urgent voice and the stark, driving chords really sell this song. Despite its rather narrow reach, lyrically, it's one of my favorites by this band.
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