Willful Suspension of Disbelief
Modest Mouse Lyrics
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It's all so plain it's all a plan
The sky doesn't ever end
The air just gets much thinner further up
You could keep diggin' down and down
A thousand graves down without turnin'
Around or finding hell
You find you're digging up again
Everywhere everywhere everywhere
Willful suspension of disbelief
The lyrics of Modest Mouse's song 'Willful Suspension of Disbelief' explore the concept of perception and reality. The first few lines, "Everywhere everywhere everywhere, It's all so plain it's all a plan," suggest that everything around us is laid out in a particular order and there is a plan to it all. But the following lines "The sky doesn't ever end, The air just gets much thinner further up," challenge this perception of order and infinity. The endless sky and the air getting thinner suggest that there might be more beyond and that our perception might be limited.
Line by Line Meaning
Everywhere everywhere everywhere
The presence of something everywhere, omnipresent.
It's all so plain it's all a plan
Everything appears to be laid out and constructed intentionally.
The sky doesn't ever end
The vastness of the universe seems infinite and boundless.
The air just gets much thinner further up
As one moves higher up in the atmosphere, the air gradually becomes sparser and harder to breathe.
You could keep diggin' down and down
One could continue digging underground, deeper and deeper.
A thousand graves down without turnin'
Even if one were to dig a thousand graves down, they would not need to turn around because they wouldn't be met with anything behind them.
Around or finding hell
They would not be met with any form of punishment or danger.
You find you're digging up again
Eventually, after digging deep enough, one would start to dig upward again, completing a cycle.
Everywhere everywhere everywhere
The omnipresent feeling is echoed again.
Willful suspension of disbelief
The decision to temporarily put aside skepticism and believe something that may not be necessarily true, usually done for the sake of art or entertainment purposes.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ERIC JUDY, ISAAC BROCK, JEREMIAH GREEN
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Everywhere everywhere everywhere everywhere
Everywhere everywhere everywhere everywhere
Everywhere everywhere everywhere everywhere
It's all so plain it's all a plan
It's all so clear to most everyone
The sky it doesn't ever end
The air just gets much thinner further up
You keep digging down and down
A thousand graves down
Without turning around or finding hell
You find you're digging up again
Everywhere everywhere everywhere everywhere
Willful suspension of disbelief
Everywhere everywhere everywhere everywhere
Willful suspension of disbelief
brent bartholomew
i know you all know this but modest moouse is fucking boss..................end of story.
OGT 420
@brent bartholomew right on!
Gonk Nodge
Amen
George Burke
I genuinely am constantly surprised on how good Modest Mouse are. Issac is the man
oscar tovar
I wish this song was never ending, therefore I wouldn't have to keep replaying it a million times!
xPg13X
Oscar Tovar
If u replay it endlessly then it is endless, and if it were endless u would never have to replay it....
Bergquists rock
this song fucking crushes me.
Brielle Land
Same
Ruck
something about this is just haunting to me.
traitor joseph
This song is what the land of america is really like