| MGMT – Kids Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Also, we will eventually die and so will the Earth because of these decisions. The message in the video is simply to slow down and control ourselves (make wiser, deeper, more meaningful decisions), to help slow down this inevitable event. At the beginning of the video you see a sea of flames and fire... which it is thought that the world may end in fire. Possibly by nuclear war and bombs that can blow up most of the world. Or because of our eco-system and atmosphere being destroyed from our pollutions to the air and skies, the sun could eventually blaze the earth. Global warming. So, many ways we can end this world in fire due to our destruction of the earth. It also appears we're moving closer to the sun so this could also be the flames caused in event to this particular theory (of how the world will end) being prophesied. So, right at the beginning of the video while viewing the flames you hear someone say, "We're going to die". | |
| MGMT – Kids Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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You definitely have the most correct answer than anyone else has said in reference to the meaning of this song. I think most people are getting too caught up in the song title "kids" and taking some words/phrases so literal (the video also may have been misleading and have this hidden message in it as well). But, obviously MGMT want people to think OUTSIDE THE BOX. So, to help further this theory of the meaning of the song being about how humans are destroying the world. HERE IT IS... Everyone keeps asking "what about the part about the child crawling towards it"... We are ALL GOD'S (The Father) CHILDREN. Therefore, all humans are being referred to as "KIDS". The reference to "Making momma so proud but we're still too loud"... is to MOTHER EARTH. And, how she loves us but we're still disrupting her peace. Remember, the Creation of Adam (humans) was by God and Earth (dirt). Although, I do not believe The Bible is to be taken to literal... point is, scientifically that has some truth to it because when we die our physical bodies turn to dirt and therefore we return to the earth. While, (more than likely) our spirits return to the overall Universe. God (The Energy/Creator/Spirit) is the Father and Earth (The Physical/Caregiver/Nature) is the Mother. While we live on this planet we are combined by the two and therefore are a product of their united love... we our their children. "The water is warm but is sending me shivers" could also mean from Mother Earth's perception that we are warm (we're made up of 80% of water, at birth/infancy. 70% as adults and the inside of our bodies are hot) but we're hurting her or even she feared something bad could come from this so it was sending her shivers. But "a baby is born crying out for attention" so she tends to it, nurtures it and helps it grow by providing all the things here on earth for us humans to survive... this is her decision. It was made out of love, not bought. But she thought this wouldn't hurt a lot, but she was wrong because look at what we're doing to her now. HIDDEN MESSAGE IN THE VIDEO THAT HELPS SUPPORT THIS THEORY: The only part where MGMT show up in the video, they are in surrounded by Trees (Nature). In the song, they are speaking as though they are God & Earth (the Parents) telling us to control ourselves and be mindful of our actions. Especially in that certain part of the song its as though its Mother Earth speaking... so they made sure they were surrounded by trees and nature, representing her. The rest of the video was monsters... media... power... control... money... TV that doesn't help teach us the right values, so we have also became thirsty, greedy, ruthless creations. We're all becoming the same monsters that is fed to us on these outlets without even realizing it, even when we try opposing this wrong doing in society. We ALWAYS still contribute to it, because we take small actions everyday that still continue to help fed the monster. Eating meat from McDonalds & other food places, then we say we would never torture animals nor do we believe in it. Not recycling, so trash like plastic ends up in the ocean which kills our planet everyday. That's why the beginning quoted Mark Twain's quote "He who fights with monsters might take care lest and therefore become a monster... and if you gaze for long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze into you." Get it? |
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