Modest Mouse - I Came As A Rat Lyrics






Well I ain't sure, but I been told
He's baking cakes inside our souls
Stayed awake, took a nap
Got myself my bottles back
I'm breakin' them out on the street
Walkin' around in my bare feet
I do not need you to tell me that I am not a cat
I caught a ride, we caught some air
He's never gonna cut his hair
It takes more time to make a fake
We night swam down in the lake
Washed the dirt off our intentions
Prattle on 'bout bad inventions
I came as ice, I came as a whore
I came as advice that came too short
I came as gold, I came as crap
I came clean and I came as a Rat
It takes a long time, but God dies too
But not before he'll stick it to you
Well I don't know, but I been told
You never die and you never grow old
Uh oh!
I came as a call, I came as flat
I came too soon so I came back
I came as flowers, I came as nice
I came as dirt and I came as its price
It takes a long time, but God dies too
But not before he'll stick it to you
I don't know, but I been told
You never die and you never grow old
Uh Oh!





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  1. J.... V....

    Modest Mouse 12. I Came As Rat
    This Is Joe Plummer
    Modest Mouse’s Percussionist.

  2. K.... S....

    I dont need you to tel me that I'm not a KAT!

    K.... S....

    My mama ❤️😍

  3. k.... s....

    Sometimes they play me backwards in rivers. Like I never learned a lesson from the past. I can play the piano like a ouji CCCO HEE HHO

  4. J.... H....

    Everytime i hear this i think of middle school and having fun.

  5. P.... I....

    You need a choreographer

  6. T.... ....

    The intro is so fucking good.

  7. J.... A....

    It takes a long time, but god dies too...but not before he'll stick it to you.

  8. T.... M....

    I came as gold, I came as crap
    I came clean and I came as a Rat
    It takes a long time, but God dies too
    But not before he'll stick it to you

  9. D.... h....

    Who here wants to be a cat when they get back

  10. p.... a....

    I've just recently really gotten into Strangers To Ourselves. It's incredible. It took me a while to warm up to We Were Dead as well. I've come to realize MM doesn't produce bad music. Even stuff that lots of fans find "commercial" is 100x better than anything else out there. I've contemplated suing Isaac and the rest of the band for being so fucking good I just can't listen to anything else. (Before the jackasses start making snide comments, go back and re-read that last sentence.) Can't wait to see them in Orlando in November (and BTS in October)!

  11. k.... s....

    Tell Israel not to take that light personal. I was born on dead ends.

    k.... s....

    Say, save me mountain. The black mountain of lost angels is angered.

    k.... s....

    Now chain yourself to a tree you dirty fuckin hippies.

    k.... s....

    Anarchy that on me and I will play it back.

    k.... s....

    We are not Josh's! We are skate rats!

    k.... s....

    Touchy about being made into a hippie. I like that.
    Power of artra cation before i behold a[ei]o design.
    Makes me value you.

  12. E.... J....

    Meow 😸😸😸😸

  13. w.... o....

    I'm an iron rat. This song makes too much sense.

  14. G.... ....

    YOU'LL NEVER DIE ANDD YOU'LL NEVER GROW OLD
    YOU'LL NEVER LIE AND YOU'LL NEVER GROW MOLD
    YOU'RE NEVER LYE AND YOU'RE NEVER GROAT MOLD
    YOUR NEAR LYE AND YOU NEVER GOLF BOLD
    YOU EAT STYLE AND YOU NEVER GO GOLFING
    REHSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATGHSTDGFHSDFFGDDDDWESASAAAAAASR4TWWTTWE4RTGFGBBGGB

  15. _.... a....

    I left as a Mouse

    _.... a....

    Try thinking of your grandma naked in the bathtub in the middle of it.

  16. t.... o....

    This song/video is what kids need. Says old man.

  17. M.... ....

    I came as mei, I came as a torb
    I came as advice that came too sure
    I came as plat, I came as crap
    I came to carry, and I came as Junkrat

  18. C.... M....

    *I do not need you to tell me that I'm not a cat!*

    C.... M....

    I FELT THIS

    C.... M....

    Lol I can't stop XD

    C.... M....

    Poof, you're a cat.

    C.... M....

    When cats say Howdy.... instead they say "Meowdy".

  19. d.... m....

    "hes never gonna cut his hair, takes more time to make a fake" hits real close to home

    d.... m....

    I feel you dude, man

    d.... m....

    I always wanted to laugh at "he caught a ride, he caught some air...

  20. d.... m....

    these lyrics fuck me up

  21. R.... D....

    came too soon

  22. R.... D....

    ice and whores ww3

  23. D.... F....

    this song makes me so sad

  24. s.... ....

    lyrically the best modest mouse song. "i dont know, but i've been told. if you never die, you'll never get old."

    s.... ....

    And those arent even the best.

    s.... ....

    Lyrically ya messed em up "I don't know but I've been told, you'll never die and you'll never grow old"

    s.... ....

    But I agree withcha <3

    s.... ....

    Can't even get the lyrics right...

  25. S.... P....

    Right meow

  26. S.... J....

    Oh hey my friend died and this song reminds me of them. Their name was Tyler and someone on Tumblr drew them as a rat king (not a king rat, there's a difference) and they really liked it

  27. s.... ....

    This album is a criminally underrated modest mouse album

    s.... ....

    Idk yo. Like so many people, critics and average joes alike love love love it and say so. I'm sorry if you're sorry not everyone loves what you love. There's not a thing you can do about that

    s.... ....

    9.8 on pitchfork ... ok

    s.... ....

    so get some revenge

    s.... ....

    Learn what "underrated" means.
    Its not. Its praised by critics and fans.

  28. A.... �....

    so cool

  29. H.... ....

    By far still my favorite song from them

  30. J.... J....

    the second half always reminded me of the credits in the series of unfortunate events

  31. C.... L....

    I always thought it was I dont know but I've been told you'll never die if you never grow old

    C.... L....

    It would be better if that was the line tbh

  32. R.... E....

    I'm not sure exactly how, it might be the rhythm or the beeping, but this song always reminds me in a weird way of the Futurama theme...

    R.... E....

    It's the high hat from percussion

    R.... E....

    I feel this.

    R.... E....

    Holy crap i actually hear what you mean hahah

  33. d.... ....

    i dunno but i been told
    ya never die and ya never growold
    HU-AH Uhhhuuhh
    HU_UHH uhhhhueuhh
    HU-AH Uhhuoohh
    HU-UH HU-UH HU-UH HUH-UH!!

    d.... ....

    This part also compels me to pound on the nearest objects for the drum part

    d.... ....

    i laughed way too hard at this

    d.... ....

    😂😂😭

    d.... ....

    Trying to suppress laughter in a bathroom stall. Thanks.

  34. C.... H....

    If there's a next life, I'm coming back as a cat.

    C.... H....

    You don't get to make that decision, for all you know your coming back as a tapeworm

    C.... H....

    @Steven Bridgewater nah, I talked to the Dalai Lama. She's gonna be a cat, but he told me that I am not a cat. I'll come as clean and I'll come as a rat

    C.... H....

    I'm coming back as a dog with a thousand teeth! Does that make you nervous Maureen!? Well I find that offensive because a dog is who I am now!

    C.... H....

    uff..facc cäts 🤪

    C.... H....

    If you play it right you come back as one of my cats. That fat guy is spoiled and I can't help it.

  35. J.... S....

    Like this song... but..... Don't like surprises

    J.... S....

    Extremely hate them. unless your my henry then i only sort of hate surprises. Please don't steal identities Bah humbug

  36. s.... ....

    such a badass intro

  37. L.... M....

    read the inner notes in the album booklet it is " i came as nice" but it does sound like " i came as an ass" very open minded

    L.... M....

    I'd always heard it "I came as advice, but i came too short"

    L.... M....

    I don't but sometimes I feel like what is in the booklet is not always what is said. maybe not so much for the recorded versions but for sure in the live performances.

  38. P.... N....

    haha modest mouse gets theyr inspiration hugely from the pixies!! 2 amazing bands ahhhhhh

    P.... N....

    I never noticed that. You're right.

  39. b.... h....

    Actually and at the risk of sounding like a fanboy, all early American punk rock is cited as an influence, most the ramones and the pixies. But issacs primarily influence was bands like built to spill, and other indy bands that came out of washington and oregon

  40. K.... ....

    I really disagree with some of the lyrics..... xp like instead of "I came as nice" I'm thinking he says "I came as an ass."

    K.... ....

    KashimiVioletMoon I heard ass to

    K.... ....

    So I agree lol

    K.... ....

    (the lyrics are in the CD front slip, it's nice) lol tho

  41. T.... ....

    I always thought the line in the last verse was "I came as flowers. I came as knives."

    Learn something new every day I guess.

    T.... ....

    TheApatheticGuy i always it it was I came as flowers, i came as an ass, i came as dirt, i came as a surprise

  42. E.... P....

    @SopeV0point1 Oh yeah, the Pixies are Modest Mouse's greatest influence

  43. n.... ....

    Guercinator, I love you. (No homo)

    n.... ....

    Pro homo

    n.... ....

    full homo

  44. S.... J....

    @SopeV0point1 or even of sonic youth, very noisy =D

  45. b.... ....

    @ThisMortalCoil64 show respect and tell a better joke like... hmm in soviet russia plane crash you...

  46. E.... W....

    In Soviet Russia, Modest Rat came as a Mouse.

    E.... W....

    rocknrollnonsense Heart I love a good union!

    E.... W....

    Where do we get it from?

    E.... W....

    What is a Soviet? I doubt if your named after a map too!

    E.... W....

    So, we are soviets when run by the republic. Well obviously its elected officials to rule the law of the land. Union or united is the same. State means condition you are in. We are soviet. So why all the hate? The time is for the law to be ruled. What's so scary? Democrats establish that we can do it on our own. But the soviet american says, there's a certain way to do it... On your own. Be a man about it.

    E.... W....

    We are talking about war. Not motherhood
    I'm sorry you were born with natural instincts. Its just who you are. Women cannot make many men go to war for someone else.

  47. G.... ....

    @vampRaziel no problem

  48. v.... ....

    Best mp3 quality here, thx :)