valuable pieces of john darnielle wisdom

discountcholera:

The Mountain Goats & John Vanderslice - “Satori in Denver”

Track lights blur together
Anklet buzzing on my leg
Thinking up lies to tell 

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feast when you can

and dream

when there’s nothing to feast on.

but as the sun becomes a blazing orange ball of fire
i lose interest in this and other such inconsequential questions

The Mountain Goats - Two Headed Boy

(Source: going-to-scranton, via booyouhodor)

i heard the old songs radiating from you

i heard the old songs radiating from you

greatelsewhere:

John K Samson, John Darnielle, Peter Hughes

greatelsewhere:

John K Samson, John Darnielle, Peter Hughes

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and i know i can’t afford another night here in this place,
with its sixteenth floor view of the ocean and the dunes
and it’s gonna be, just you and me today,
waiting for the other shoe to drop in tampa bay

insomnius:

I hope to become even one fifth as awesome as John Darnielle, some day.

insomnius:

I hope to become even one fifth as awesome as John Darnielle, some day.

(via fuckyeahthemountaingoats)


current obsession

and gently, gently
the constellations aligned
and as we crossed over the throgs neck bridge i had
something on my mind

break out the crystal!
get out the good champagne!
we’re going down…. in flames.

the most remarkable thing about you standing in the doorway

is that it’s you

and that you’re standing in the doorway

it gets alright to dream at night

believe in solid skies and slate blue earth below

but when you see him, you’ll know



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