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Buttons to Push the Buttons Lyrics — Modest Mouse | Dork

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Buttons to Push the Buttons Lyrics

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Buttons to Push the Buttons

From White Lies, Yellow Teeth1996

Written by Isaac Brock

Produced by Seasick Steve

Lyrics

Buttons to Push the Buttons

[Verse 1] Piglet has whiskers, the nose laughed right Off the desk Laptop computers know it was the fodder That got them jobs Featherweight fathers know nothing about daughters, and Sons be damned [Verse 2] The rest of those buttons are pushing themselves to an Early grave Parcels meets presents means business means pleasure, so We all got jobs Blind-spot opinions reached millions of readers And they passed for thoughts [Verse 3] My fear of grow-ups confirmed When I'm dealin' with folks like managers And the sad minds unwind And are given the thoughts of happiness And the broke heart breaks loud It was given those thoughts of happiness

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About this track

"Buttons to Push the Buttons" is a song by Modest Mouse from the album White Lies, Yellow Teeth, released in 1996. The song was written by Isaac Brock. It was produced by Seasick Steve.

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