Goddess muses
Goddess muses
Modest muses
Modest muses
She sees the room
She sees the room
She catches the truth
She catches the truth
She knows the shot
She knows the line
She knows the song
Before the sign
Goddess sees
Goddess sees
Wizard patch
Wizard patch
Side door breathes
Side door breathes
She is not the prop
She is not the prop
She is the witness
She is the witness
She is the spark
She is the spark
She walks in late
And the whole room turns
Not because she asked it to
Because the whole room learns
The singer gets taller
The guitarist gets loud
The drummer checks time
And still sees the crowd
The bass player nods once
The side door saint grins
The wizard finds weather
Where the chorus begins
Goddess muses
Goddess muses
Modest muses
Modest muses
She sees the room
She sees the room
She catches the truth
She catches the truth
She knows the shot
She knows the line
She knows the song
Before the sign
She does not need saving
She does not need stage
She does not need some fool
To write her into a cage
She is not decoration
She is not applause
She is not the reason
For every man’s flaws
She is the mirror
She is the blade
She is the question
That the chorus made
She is the witness
She is the flame
She is the one
Who knows your name
Goddess sees
Goddess sees
Wizard patch
Wizard patch
Side door breathes
Side door breathes
She is not the prop
She is not the prop
She is the witness
She is the witness
She is the spark
She is the spark
Jack-AL heard “goddess muses”
As “modest mouses.”
Now the caption has a chorus
Running wild through all the houses
Jack-AL heard “modest muses”
As “Modest Mouse is.”
Now the whole room starts debating
What the real damn chorus now is
No
No
That is not the lyric
That is not the scene
But the crowd is already chanting
Modest mouses on the screen
Modest mouses
Modest mouses
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
Goddess muses
Goddess muses
Jack-AL burned the house
She sees the room
She sees the room
She catches the truth
She catches the truth
She sees who is posing
She sees who is real
She sees who is bleeding
And calling it feel
She sees who is joking
She sees who is scared
She sees who is lonely
And acting prepared
She sees the singer
Before he begins
She sees the story
Under his grin
She sees the guitarist
Searching for fire
She sees the volume
Trying to climb higher
She sees the drummer
Carrying the day
She sees the receipt
No one offered to pay
She sees the bass player
Holding the floor
She sees the side saint
Guarding the door
She sees the wizard
Bent over the wires
She sees the sound guy
Tired of liars
Goddess sees
Goddess sees
Wizard patch
Wizard patch
Side door breathes
Side door breathes
She is not the prop
She is not the prop
She is the witness
She is the witness
She is the spark
She is the spark
Do not make her smaller
Do not make her tame
Do not put her in the song
And then forget her name
Do not call her trouble
Because she saw the lie
Do not call her difficult
Because she asked you why
Do not call her magic
Just to steal her light
Do not call her muse
And disappear into the night
She is not your chorus
She is not your claim
She is not your pretty reason
For not carrying your shame
Goddess muses
Goddess muses
She hears the hidden drum
She hears the hidden drum
She knows what is coming
She knows what is coming
Before the fools become
Before the fools become
She laughs at the caption
She laughs at the men
She laughs at the old joke
Trying to happen again
She stands by the side door
She leans into smoke
She catches the pattern
Under the joke
She says, “That line is hollow.”
She says, “That pose is thin.”
She says, “Play it again honest
Or do not begin.”
The singer looks wounded
The guitarist looks burned
The drummer says, “Finally.”
The whole room turned
Goddess muses
Goddess muses
Modest muses
Modest muses
Jack-AL says “modest mouses.”
Jack-AL says “Modest Mouse.”
The lady of the mind’s eye
Turned the whole damn music house
She sees the room
She sees the room
She catches the truth
She catches the truth
She knows the shot
She knows the line
She knows the song
Before the sign
She is not the prop
She is not the prop
She is the witness
She is the witness
She is not the prize
She is not the prize
She is the mirror
She is the mirror
She is not the end
She is not the end
She is the fire
That makes the lie clearer
One for the room
One for the truth
One for the woman
Who saw through the proof
One for the shot
One for the line
One for the song
Before the sign
One for the spark
One for the flame
One for the witness
Who remembers the name
Goddess muses
Goddess muses
Modest muses
Modest muses
Modest mouses
Modest mouses
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
She sees the room
She sees the room
She catches the truth
She catches the truth
Goddess sees
Goddess sees
Side door breathes
Side door breathes
She is not the prop
She is not the prop
She is the witness
She is the witness
She is the spark
She is the spark
She is the spark
She is the spark