Metanoia Lyrics

Lyric discussion by lahlahhh 

Cover art for Metanoia lyrics by MGMT

omg i love this song,i could listen to it all day,it's got so many layers etc etc :D reminds me very much of the beatles in parts,anyone agree? it could really be split up into seperate songs couldn't it but it just wouldnt be the same and just wouldnt have that ... thing :] the lyrics are really interesting,there'sm so many ways you could interpret them and there's so much to talk about,but i'll just say the bit i picked out was 'let's pretend we never touched the sugar' if you look at the lyrics around it and the way the song changes from before and after this line,it brings to my mind the garden of eden,touching the fruit and all that? in some mixed up kinda way :] anyway,there sure is a lot more to say, but :]

I support your point about the sugar being the forbidden fruit, because of the serpant and it's "breathing tail," in the beginning, and Eve "listening." To "divide, disperse and grow" is to multiply and redistribute that sin. I feel like he mentions this bit in the beginning to justify why he seeks metanoia.

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