Float On

About a month or so ago Renato put me on to an amazing fucking song. One of my favorite songs since i've heard it. Idk if any of you have ever heard the Modest Mouse song Float On but if you haven't consider listening to it right now. The song just has a bunch of lines that to me look like they have a deeper meaning. Let's take a look....

I backed my car into a cop car the other day
Well, he just drove off - sometimes life's okay
(Sometimes you get into situations where there looks like there's no way out and it feels like the world is over and then, poof just like that, its gone, no more problem no more reason to worry, you can let out a sigh of relief)
I ran my mouth off a bit too much, ah what did I say?
Well, you just laughed it off and it was all okay
(Nine times out of ten the reaction you fear of telling someone something isnt half as bad as the reality[Sometimes it's worse]. We get so preoccupied on assuming the worst possible outcome that we make ourselves go to extremes to avoid it. When in fact, they might just laugh it off)
And we'll all float on okay
And we'll all float on okay
And we'll all float on okay
And we'll all float on anyway, well

A fake Jamaican took every last dime with that scam
It was worth it just to learn some sleight of hand
(Even in a bad situation theres something you can learn from it. In this case he was scammed but at least he walked away saying "Ahh isee what you did there" and he's not going to fall for it next time.
Bad news comes, don't you worry even when it lands
Good news will work it way to all them plans
(Obvious here no need for explanation)
We both got fired on, exactly, the same day
Well, we'll float on, good news is on the way
(Whatever your going through someone else is going through the same exact thing. Their world hasn't come to an end and neither will yours. The rest of the song keeps re-enforcing the main theme Float On. Things dont tend to get progressively worse and worse especially if your willing to do something about it. Float on long enough and soon enough you'll be satisfied with where you end up. I get this image of a balloon that kids accidentally let go of. It may bump into a house, telephone pole, light pole whatever, the wind may blow it this way or that way it just floats on.)

And we'll all float on okay
And we'll all float on okay
And we'll all float on okay
And we'll all float on alright

Already we'll all float on
Now don't you worry we'll all float on alright
Already we'll all float on alright
Don't worry we'll all float on

Alright, Already
And we'll all float on alright
Already we'll all float on alright
Don't worry even if things end up a bit
Too heavy we'll all float on alright

Already, we'll all float on alright
Already, we'll all float on okay
Don't worry, even if things get heavy
We'll all float on alright

Already, we'll all float on
(Alright!)
Now don't you worry, we'll all float on
(Alright!)
We'll all float on

*End of Song*

I've never considered a tattoo but if i were to get one if would be Float On. Maybe with a kid looking up at a balloon or something along those lines. Anyway listen to the song, and more than once cause i found the guys voice a little weird when i first heard it but if you hear it two or three times it sounds alot better.
I've been meaning to write about this song for a while.

Link to song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opDB5bY3YCg