In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
MGMT, 4 letters, 5 minds, 6th sense. Second Sight? Rock'n Roll is 50 years old, but we are still speaking in tongues.
What would Aristotle mke of Wop Bop A Loo Bop? A Zen mantra for our Bam Boo times?
'Expect the unexpected' I heard - as any fools knows, usually impossible. 9 months, the pregnant portion of a year;
spent in their company; hasn't led me to deceive I know MGMT any better than anyone else.
No tomes from me or type-tapping critics will reveal that.
A 5 part puzzle beyond Rubik proportions for you to Twist & Shout to. Never mix stripes and spots we're told. Ha.
It's actually a beautiful clash. Hell, here comes the Paisley & Polka-dot too. Watcha gonna do about it? Love it, of course!
CONGRATULATIONS, their second long player is something precious. A Gift ........
To Lovers. To Others. For Sisters. For Brothers. To live to. To love to. To look at. To listen thru. Eight songs. Some Short Some Long.
A shy-eyed journey thru the dichotomy of their lives. Thru their souls. Sunday Bacon for the Monday Generation.
IT'S WORKING: Love? Or Confusion? Reality? Contusion? Subterranea or Sub-fusion. The Quest begins.
SONG FOR DAN TREACY: A Man. A Mistery - A Saint? A Sod? Were we all made for this life? Some give, some receive. But Dan Treacy smiles.
FLASH DELIRIUM: The Natives go all Dance-hall Stomp as something strange in the water forces a Flash time Strobo-cop emanation of the will. Delusion Extrusion.
SIBERIAN BREAKS: A Pop Surf Opera, after the storm the loss of Ego. Breakers on the Beach. Hangin Ten with the Hodads. Distraction. Then Sandy Smiles as the Sun Squints its way. A new day. Cleansed. Ready. Surf's up! Piss or pass the Pot.
SOMEONE'S MISSING: But Who? and Why? Just A thought? A Feeling? Or a moment of doubt lying in wait, the revealing a gateway, the door, consciousness aligns.
I FOUND A WHISTLE: Hope. Reassurance. The bogey-man Triumph of the Plastic surf totem. The motion of Notions. Spells & potions.
BRIAN ENO: A Smile Sent out. A wink and & chuckle. The Mistery of time. The Air Traffic controller of ssSound and ssSpace and ssSubterfuge.
LADY DADA'S NIGHTMARE: The Mind falters. Questioning. Looking for answers. Lock-loop images stray into fluorescing cotton candy crimes. Impervious. Then, the Release. A Primal Scream for the How Generation. More DaDa than GaGa. More Drinking than Thinking. Less Arty than Party. Time takes a rain-check.
CONGRATULATIONS: The Half-arsed Hugs of routine celebrations. Realisations. Random Aging .... A World in tatters? Glitter that matters? The hollow victory. And then Sleep ....
What would Aristotle mke of Wop Bop A Loo Bop? A Zen mantra for our Bam Boo times?
'Expect the unexpected' I heard - as any fools knows, usually impossible. 9 months, the pregnant portion of a year;
spent in their company; hasn't led me to deceive I know MGMT any better than anyone else.
No tomes from me or type-tapping critics will reveal that.
A 5 part puzzle beyond Rubik proportions for you to Twist & Shout to. Never mix stripes and spots we're told. Ha.
It's actually a beautiful clash. Hell, here comes the Paisley & Polka-dot too. Watcha gonna do about it? Love it, of course!
CONGRATULATIONS, their second long player is something precious. A Gift ........
To Lovers. To Others. For Sisters. For Brothers. To live to. To love to. To look at. To listen thru. Eight songs. Some Short Some Long.
A shy-eyed journey thru the dichotomy of their lives. Thru their souls. Sunday Bacon for the Monday Generation.
IT'S WORKING: Love? Or Confusion? Reality? Contusion? Subterranea or Sub-fusion. The Quest begins.
SONG FOR DAN TREACY: A Man. A Mistery - A Saint? A Sod? Were we all made for this life? Some give, some receive. But Dan Treacy smiles.
FLASH DELIRIUM: The Natives go all Dance-hall Stomp as something strange in the water forces a Flash time Strobo-cop emanation of the will. Delusion Extrusion.
SIBERIAN BREAKS: A Pop Surf Opera, after the storm the loss of Ego. Breakers on the Beach. Hangin Ten with the Hodads. Distraction. Then Sandy Smiles as the Sun Squints its way. A new day. Cleansed. Ready. Surf's up! Piss or pass the Pot.
SOMEONE'S MISSING: But Who? and Why? Just A thought? A Feeling? Or a moment of doubt lying in wait, the revealing a gateway, the door, consciousness aligns.
I FOUND A WHISTLE: Hope. Reassurance. The bogey-man Triumph of the Plastic surf totem. The motion of Notions. Spells & potions.
BRIAN ENO: A Smile Sent out. A wink and & chuckle. The Mistery of time. The Air Traffic controller of ssSound and ssSpace and ssSubterfuge.
LADY DADA'S NIGHTMARE: The Mind falters. Questioning. Looking for answers. Lock-loop images stray into fluorescing cotton candy crimes. Impervious. Then, the Release. A Primal Scream for the How Generation. More DaDa than GaGa. More Drinking than Thinking. Less Arty than Party. Time takes a rain-check.
CONGRATULATIONS: The Half-arsed Hugs of routine celebrations. Realisations. Random Aging .... A World in tatters? Glitter that matters? The hollow victory. And then Sleep ....
Lyrics submitted by mister care-too-much
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