10. Oh My Mamma – Alela Diane

Oh my Mama
She did give me fancy feet
I’ll be dancing on
And I’ll tap tap tap my toes
Into those creaking floorboards

9. Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show

Headed down south to the land of the pines
And I’m thumbin’ my way into North Caroline
Starin’ up the road
And pray to God I see headlights

8. Chop Suey! – System of a Down

Wake up
Grab a brush and put a little, makeup
Hide the scars to fade away the, shakeup

7. Emily – Joanna Newsom

There is a rusty light on the pines tonight
Sun pouring wine, lord, or marrow
Down into the bones of the birches
And the spires of the churches
Jutting out from the shadows

6. The Flames Beyond Cold Mountain – Mono

5. Sea of Teeth – Sparklehorse

can you feel the rings of saturn on your finger?
can you taste the ghosts who shed their creaking hosts?
but seas forever boil, trees will turn to soil

4. Lower Your Eyelids To Die With the Sun – M83

3. Tornadoes – The Drive By Truckers

Pieces of that truck stop, litter up the highway, I been told
And I hear that missing trucker ended up in Kansas, or maybe it was Oz

2. He’s Dumb, He’s Simple, He’s the Pilot – Grandaddy

How’s it goin’ 2000 man?
Welcome back to solid ground my friend,
I heard all your controls were jammed,
Well it’s just nice to have you back again

1. Do You Realize – The Flaming Lips

Do You Realize that you have the most beautiful face
Do You Realize we’re floating in space?

Picking “Do You Realize” as the top track of the decade was incredibly easy. It has no peer in this timeframe, and is already effectively lodged in place as one of the all time classics.