An Orphan of Fortune Lyrics

Lyric discussion by tophteh 

Cover art for An Orphan of Fortune lyrics by MGMT

The song is about being on a doomed spiritual path which, like all spiritual paths, is self-propelling according to the spirit(s) that it is connected with. Sand has to do with a path that is doomed to failure. The song depicts movement through doomed spiritual actions and events which the singer sometimes doesn't feel good about. In this case, he suggests the abandoning of effort, and the complete acceptance of death.