Montana
John Linnell Lyrics

What are you staring at
Asking the patient in the hospital bed what they are looking at

In that hospital bed?
Asking the patient in the hospital bed their location

Let me explain
Offering to clarify a thought process

I wasn't thinking about anything
Initially not having any specific thoughts

Then it hit me that Montana was really just a leg
Having an epiphany that the state of Montana sounds like a body part

With the round part just the way you would expect
Reiterating the similarity between the name and the shape of a leg

And it started with a feeling that ended in a leg
Realizing that the initial feeling led to the discovery of Montana being a body part

And it seemed to me Montana was a leg
The conclusion drawn from the previous observations

A leg
Restating that Montana is being likened to a leg

Now I get it
Understanding the new realization

I'll tell the person next to me
Planning to share the new information with someone nearby

And then haul off and die
Suggesting the artist is terminally ill and doesn't have much time left

I won't need this
Acknowledging that certain medical equipment won't be necessary

Electric folding bed
Referring to the specific bed the singer is lying in

I can lose these
Certain small objects won't be needed anymore

Tiny pillcups now
Referring to medicine cups

And then just like that it all fell into place
Describing how suddenly everything made sense

And I don't think I can stand any longer in this bed
Feeling restless and ready to move on

Since I figured out Montana was a leg
Attributing the newfound restlessness to the discovery about Montana

Now I get it
Reiterating the understanding of Montana's resemblance to a leg

I wasn't sure but now I know
Confirming the artist's prior uncertainty about the discovery

And I can finally go
Implying that the artist is ready to pass away

Give out my lungs
Offering the singer's organs for donation

Give up and tell the information to the man in the next bed down
Choosing to share the information with someone else before passing away

In the morning he'll tell someone the last thing that I said
Predicting that the information will be shared with others after the singer dies

When I told him that Montana was a leg
Referencing the new discovery

From the beginning there was something about it staring me
Reiterating the feeling that something was off from the start

In the face I should have guessed it right away
Acknowledging that the realization should have come sooner

A leg
Restating the comparison between Montana and a leg

Now I get it
Reiterating the understanding of Montana's resemblance to a leg

I'll tell the person next to me
Repeating the intention to share the information

I'll say Montana was
Preparing to share the new information

And I can finally go...
Implying once again that the artist is ready to pass away