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Oracular Spectacular is the first major label studio album by American band MGMT, released digitally October 2, 2007 on RED Ink Records and physically on January 22, 2008 by Columbia Records. The album, which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, was nominated for best international album in the 2009 BRIT Awards. It features new versions of both "Kids" and "Time to Pretend", songs from their previous release, Time to Pretend EP (2005), the opening track serving as a "mission statement" and theme continued through the proceeding tracks. Though Oracular Spectacular never sold more than 17,000 in a week, it Read Full BioOracular Spectacular is the first major label studio album by American band MGMT, released digitally October 2, 2007 on RED Ink Records and physically on January 22, 2008 by Columbia Records. The album, which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, was nominated for best international album in the 2009 BRIT Awards. It features new versions of both "Kids" and "Time to Pretend", songs from their previous release, Time to Pretend EP (2005), the opening track serving as a "mission statement" and theme continued through the proceeding tracks. Though Oracular Spectacular never sold more than 17,000 in a week, it has been a consistent seller since January 2008, selling at least 2,000 copies per week through April of 2010. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 494 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

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Time to Pretend
MGMT Lyrics

I'm feelin' rough, I'm feelin' raw
I'm in the prime of my life
Let's make some music, make some money
Find some models for wives
I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars
You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars

This is our decision to live fast and die young
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun
Yeah, it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?

Forget about our mothers and our friends
We're fated to pretend
To pretend
We're fated to pretend
To pretend

I'll miss the playgrounds
And the animals and digging up worms
I'll miss the comfort of my mother
And the weight of the world
I'll miss my sister, miss my father
Miss my dog and my home
Yeah, I'll miss the boredom
And the freedom and the time spent alone

But there is really nothing, nothing we can do
Love must be forgotten, life can always start up anew
The models will have children, we'll get a divorce
We'll find some more models, everything must run its course

We'll choke on our vomit and that will be the end
We were fated to pretend
To pretend
We're fated to pretend
To pretend

I said yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Andrew Vanwyngarden, Ben Goldwasser

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Никита Симонов

17w↑95

I'm feelin' rough, I'm feelin' raw
I'm in the prime of my life
Let's make some music, make some money
Find some models for wives
I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars
You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars
This is our decision to live fast and die young
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun
Yeah, it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?
Forget about our mothers and our friends
We're fated to pretend
To pretend
We're fated to pretend
To pretend
I'll miss the playgrounds
And the animals and digging up worms
I'll miss the comfort of my mother
And the weight of the world
I'll miss my sister, miss my father,
Miss my dog and my home
Yeah, I'll miss the boredom
And the freedom and the time spent alone
But there is really nothing, nothing we can do
Love must be forgotten, life can always start up anew
The models will have children, we'll get a divorce
We'll find some more models, everything must run its course
We'll choke on our vomit and that will be the end
We were fated to pretend
To pretend
We're fated to pretend
To pretend
I said yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

All comments from YouTube:

Ryan Kirby

2y↑3.1K

“I’ll miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog and my home”
This line always cuts a little too deep for me everytime I hear it

David A. Quinn, Sr.

6w↑1

Cause, he cares

iAMaVOIDtripper GutterSlush666

✔️💯🏆🤘

Vince Rizz

8w↑1

I'm a grown ass man and this shit could make my cry. Very powerful

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David Dalrymple

24w↑860

I don’t think a lot of people realise just how good MGMT are and especially this song. At the tender age of 51 I love it. It’s simply about youth and your dreams. It truly is a masterclass of a song.

Ede Moi

I'm 55. This where the 90.☀️

jadedandbitter

@civil surfer no, it's not; and it's not. I imagine everything seems pretentious when you don't understand it.

civil surfer

@jadedandbitter yeah....the end of youth is still about youth lmao. This is such a pretentious comment.

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justin clifford

38w↑2.8K

14 year old me: "I like this song"
24 year old me: "I understand this song"

Paolo Gaeta

This is so accurate

kanji3

fuckin' yuck

MG 911

So true

Angel Martin

We are fated to pretend

Queen Elizabeth III

34 year old you: "I will one day create original comments"

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t77snapshot

27w↑283

I just turned 40, but I still feel 24, and this song hits harder than ever before 😭❤

Xboxf 9632

Halfway to hell

Jennie-Jen

I feel you

iAMaVOIDtripper GutterSlush666

🤜💥🤛42 here!

SomeRandom

12w

Im with you bro! 40 this month too. Age just a number. We must remember this but kids do age you!!

Fancy Feast

13w

@GK Slixxx same here and it sure does..dang it feels like it was only last week 😆

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Dip Dipdip

30w↑375

My whole youth I was scared of anything and everything, the only times I wasn't scared was when I was 9 years old and when I was 21 years old... I have only one regret, do not let anyone else take your happiness, even if it pays!

Spectra260

Listen to dip and do what makes you happy do not let anyone take it from you. I was scared as well and instead of facing my problems I ran and hid on the computer for many years and became obese and self hated myself up into my 30's. Lost all the weight my highest was 265lbs im now 140lbs and got a job and feeling a lot better now but it creeps up on me the regret of missing out and wasting all those years that should been my prime. Don't waste yours, do what makes you happy and don't care what others think.

Jennifer Webb

10w

Thank you👍

Universalizate!

13w

Unix

Chris Bell

20w↑1

Thank you

xi bb

26w↑9

i wish i knew that sooner. let this one person take my whole (almost literal) life from me. still cant process all the things that happened

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Ennis Broyles

1y↑1.8K

This song never fails to remind me of when I was 18-19, doing nothing but having a good time all day, dropping tabs and whatever else I could get my hands on. Now I just miss my parents, my sister, my home and the boredom and freedom of time spent alone. Don't forget that the life you have now isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is, everything is temporary my friends!

Gabriel Rodriguez

Needed that

David A. Quinn, Sr.

I was 15 when I dropped that acid, it was a good trip, until I found

Ennis Broyles

@Bryton Scott Agreed

Bryton Scott

yes change is the only constant, and yes me to used to roll to mgmt all the time. Man time sure does fly though enjoy it while it lasts and dont take it too serious and have fun, work hard and live life on your terms

VC

Hell yeah, couldn't have said this any better!!

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William Cheap

41w↑177

This song perfectly encapsulates the loss of innocence and the cold indifference of a world that forces us to go to work and forget our dreams. Here's a reminder though ... as long as you still have your imagination and can dream it you can still ignite the fire within your heart. <3

Dream Chaser

28w↑231

Heard this in 9th grade optimistic, full of life. I'm 27 now. I thought the future would be awesome. But the more it continues the more I cry inside how this world is turning out.

Big Nig

Live in the moment friend

絶望先生

2w↑1

Same

Zachary g

Life will always go up and down. Keep your head up and looking forward

Dream Chaser

@Antichrist Rahab I believe it. I'm getting mentally ready daily. Tons of meditation to keep my mind right in this dark world. Doing the best to keep my vibrations high!

Antichrist Rahab

4w↑1

@Dream Chaser HAHAHAHAHA 27?! Fuck dude, wait till you hit 50 like me! You better get used to it, because it's just going to get even WORSE as you age! 😂😂😂😂

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Nathan Windom

16w↑48

I’ve Been a fan of MGMT for a while, but this song still gives me goosebumps. I want to share it with everyone I know.

Никита Симонов

17w↑95

I'm feelin' rough, I'm feelin' raw
I'm in the prime of my life
Let's make some music, make some money
Find some models for wives
I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars
You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars
This is our decision to live fast and die young
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun
Yeah, it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?
Forget about our mothers and our friends
We're fated to pretend
To pretend
We're fated to pretend
To pretend
I'll miss the playgrounds
And the animals and digging up worms
I'll miss the comfort of my mother
And the weight of the world
I'll miss my sister, miss my father,
Miss my dog and my home
Yeah, I'll miss the boredom
And the freedom and the time spent alone
But there is really nothing, nothing we can do
Love must be forgotten, life can always start up anew
The models will have children, we'll get a divorce
We'll find some more models, everything must run its course
We'll choke on our vomit and that will be the end
We were fated to pretend
To pretend
We're fated to pretend
To pretend
I said yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Umbro ii

8w↑2

Absolutely pointless. Take it your hungry and scratching fir likes LOL

Casio Pistachio

2y↑1.1K

My throat and chest hurt listening to these lyrics, im 25 and I feel like I was promised the world, I was top of my class, a champion athlete, but now I'm sitting alone 30 miles away from my nearest friend, no car, no money, no job.
My heart tears in two thinking about my school days, I feel like breaking down crying, I've hit a dead end in life and I just want to go back, I'd give anything I own to go back.

Irakli Mgaloblishvili

My tears and loughs are with you bro <3: ))))

Paya So

Try to open your heart to new people and experiences. I was more lost than you at that age, and found my way in my 30s. I'm in 40s now. You're very young. You feel all grown up at that age, but everything is transitional in your 20s, and things start to settle in your 30s, generally. Things will fall into place. Just enjoy your life!

James Isom

15w

It's temporary brother. Life has open doors for you

PitchBright

17w

Never too late to change the way you see life and even your lifestyle good luck my friend

Robin

17w

watch stobe hobo and start hoppin frieght brother, life gets better

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Jack Carlos

35w↑207

Not only does this song make me nostalgic for childhood, but also for days with less technology. Your parents forced you to go outside, video games got boring after a couple hours, there was a real substance to life. Today just seems so much more empty

Over9000Unicorns

11w

Ted was right

Bill Dundie

12w

@Haet Stormbringer What on earth are you on about?

Splitter

13w

@Haet Stormbringer By the way: You remember Star Wars as having 2000's effects BECAUSE GEORGE LUCUS FAMOUSLY RE-RELEASED THE ORIGINAL MOVIES WITH UPDATED EFFECTS, IN THE EARLY 2000's.

And everyone who remembered the 80's versions HATED it.

Splitter

13w↑1

@Haet Stormbringer No, I really did play in creeks and climb trees just as often as I made websites, coding my own HTML, or downloading anime that no one knew about.

Your parents, huh? I'm 36. Yes, I grew up with TMNT...BUT WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY WATCH IT THE ENTIRE TIME.

THOSE THINGS BECAME "RE-POPULARIZED" WHEN WE REACHED COLLEGE-AGE.

It isn't US, it's THE INTERNET.

Haet Stormbringer

13w↑1

@Splitter yeah, like I remembered star wars to be an epic movie with 2000's style Special effects and it's an 80s movie with great SFX for it's time... Don't trust your memory so much, if you are already thinking about the old days you have lived too much time to remember them that well.
The 80's and 90's where a golden age for TV cartoon shows, either anime or Western... Do you think this happened because we spent most of our time outside? Were our parents the ones hooked to dragon ball, TMNT or mighty morphing power rangers? Is Pokémon the most lucrative brand in the world because we got bored easy when we played? It's good you remember fondly your time playing outside... But I think you don't remember how much time you spent in front of the TV... Maybe we were all too enthralled by these things to be aware how much time that was.
Just food for thought, no need to get so defensive tho, friend.

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Arthur L.

36w↑45

I had this song as a ring tone for years. Never get tired of this.

Eric Foster

3w↑2

The lyrics in this song are seriously perfect

Emmanuel Romero

35w↑77

Damn, 12 years since this great song was uploaded by MGMT in YouTube... Time goes by so fast! I love this song since 2008. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽

Moondance

5w↑4

This song is the time machine back to my teenage youth <3

It hurts so good.

Loch Next

14w↑7

Their videos are great for someone with ADHD like me. Usually I can't focus through an entire video but the images change quickly and drastically enough in their videos that I can watch the whole thing :) Not to mention this entire album is pure gold.

Elisangela Miranda

30w↑9

Tem algo de transcendência na melodia. Gosto muito.

Bilal

This song was released straight after I finished high school and entered the big wide world to make something of myself. Now 14 years later it triggers those same feelings of optimism & hope that I felt back then as though they were paused in time for me to revisit… it brings me to tears.

Disbdakilla

6w↑2

This was the sound track of my life at just the right time. At 34 I still love this and the nostalgia it brings. I was lost but so wild and free at the same time.

Rico Onoza

27w↑20

This song Still hits different, what a masterpiece.

Dylan Roy

24w↑5

Hands down one of the greatest albums ever from start to finish. I listen to it still over a decade later.

West Virginian 🇺🇲

22w↑10

12 years ago, man.... damn. A lot of memories around this song, back in the middle and high school days. Never thought I'd be looking back at those times, much less feeling like those were the good ol' days.

HahaLesbians

3y↑1.8K

This song will always be relevant because no matter who you are, this song instantly transports you to a specific time and place in your life when you felt most alive. Truly inspiring. Thanks MGMT.

Christine Egan

13w

No it doesn't because I've never surfboarded on imaginary rainbows.

Nicole K

13w↑1

You must be my age. Because this was my coming of age song. God, the good, the bad, the absolute ugly... I've made so many mistakes and life never turned out as I thought, but, damn it's so good to remember those days. Good times.

2Stripez

14w

I miss time

Tyler Minich

15w↑1

Yes the times when my friends and I would cruise listening to this song smoking some bud haha miss those days!

Awesome James Milner

20w

Spot on!

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Terranean Satellite

25w↑16

Finally after 12 years, 100 million views—congrats! This song deserves it!

aurjam

its got 270 million on Spotify.

steven h

39w↑22

I get goose bumps every time I hear this one. So great!!!

ari1855

38w↑1

We all do, man.

to mito

39w↑1

Me too man it just brings back good memories, life before social media

Jess Baker

15w↑4

I haven't heard this song since i was little, say seven or eight. This feeling is ethereal, the power of nostalgia never ceases to surprise me.

ryantres85

8w↑31

Oh, 2007, no social media, no youtubers, no influencers, and smartphones still had buttons, great times

Darren O neill

@Hilton Mane He said no "YouTubers". The website was here, but it was very different to what it is now. There was no profession YouTubers or channels. It was just amateur videos for the most part

Hilton Mane

There was definitely YouTube

2y↑1

Bum bum bum bumbum bum buuummmm buuuuuummmmmm
Repeat a few times

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brenden benoit

10w↑4

Going through some stuff right now and this song really brought some positivity, optimistic thoughts and also made me focus on the important things in life. Thanks greatly

Jennifer Saenz

26w↑21

I've been addicted to this song the first time I heard it, musically and lyrically it's amazing.

Daniel Rodrigo Anaya

26w

🤟🤟

Humanoid Mediocrity

5w↑1

Mgmt didnt get the recognition they deserved back in the day. They are such phenomenal artists.

im.a.skyentist

3w↑3

I remember first listening to this song while visiting my brother in germany. Watching the skies change colors as the sun set while driving through lush green hills.

Garden Ave

1y↑1.4K

I’m 50, and I love this song. Every 7 years or so, I’ve had to say goodbye to a life chapter. This song embodies an earlier one. Letting go of childhood, and grappling with gritty reality.

Karen McIlvena

@Garden Ave hah, I just realised you’re the O.P. I thought your name sounded familiar. This has been such a nice thread, 98.9% positive - sweet. Nice work!

40w

@Hmmm Hmmm Gottee!!!!!

Papigym

41w↑2

1990 babies hope we all doing good out here

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Anderson de Jesus

47w↑6

Essa música, com certeza, está entre as 10 maiores deste século.

Albany Castro

Mi yo de 16 años los ama y la de 28 igual, me traen recuerdo de mi adolescencia 🤗

player tomek

32w↑7

12 years later and I still LOVE it..MGMT is great American Rock Band

Marc Gillen

11w↑2

I wish a new version of this song can be released everyday with more and more meaning to the people it was meant to mean something to.
I've been waiting for years for something else to mean as much meaning as this song does.... ughhh.

Patrick Hodges

3y↑1.8K

I'm 49 years old. Honestly, this is one of the most brilliant songs I've heard this millennium. Blows me away every time.

Louis Michael

2y↑1

Everybody saying “Ok Boomer” were wearing diapers riding the school bus to 3rd grade when this came out. Meanwhile I was 17 when this came out & it was a very special time.

Zane

listen to Siberian Breaks, please

Meme Gazer

ok boomer

Jacobo Vega-Albela

3y↑2

MGMT wrote an absolute banger with this one

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Chiloé Solidario

6w↑1

grandiosos MGMT , los sigon como fans desde años, saludos desde Chile.

Katie Blue

32w↑7

I was seventeen when I first heard this song, now I’m 29. Sigh. It’s still just as good.

Rock On Top

29w↑9

Fucking love these guys. This song is legendary. Thanks for this music MGMT.

REEF REACHER 2 Steve Miller

45w↑5

What a great sound. I graduated in ‘88. Moved back to Florida right after. Spending days working on boats and my nights tripping in clubs. Music was coming from everywhere and times just seemed good. It just all came together and were some of the best days of my life. Hearing this on magicians took me right back to those days. Only , last year I became paralyzed from my waist down. I lived every day like it was my last. Music is the way I stay in touch with those days. Just put on headphones crank volume and stay positive!

GodOfCows

49w↑905

I swear to god, the louder this song is, the better it is

ArneBoB Flutschkopf

I wish that I would have discovered this sentence years ago! ♥

Jennifer Webb

10w↑2

Let's see... my neighbors agree

AngelaDoll

12w

This is true.

Brainhertz Productions

17w↑1

Its actually natural for things to sound better louder...

himynameistim

20w↑2

19w

Yassss!

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Ben Dover

45w↑7

I listened to this song just before entering boot camp. This song just gives me such good vibes and a peaceful mindset

MemeHunters

7w↑3

MGMT always gets songs stuck in my head

Scott Browne

8w↑1

Just an insane trip into the mind! Absolutely brilliant..👏well done

Curt Martin

7w↑1

This whole record is an absolute masterpiece. They haven't been able to top it unfortunately.

Seth’s Balls

4y↑519

This song is a storm of feels. It's whimsical, sad, nostalgic and nihilistic all in one. Will forever be one of my favs.

Bulletsmichael

Yesssssss

CAPTAIN DEADPOOL

@That one necromancer I meant the beat.

CAPTAIN DEADPOOL

It's an upbeat tune which contradicts the lyrics is what I meant.

Renyx Ghoul & God Slayer

3y↑1

Good lyrics can be thoroughly presented through the singing, need no fancy edits! Well said

That one necromancer

3y↑9

@CAPTAIN DEADPOOL are you not listening to the lyrics? It's about regret over living life too fast and being separated from everything you loved

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Mike Monahan

43w↑14

I never knew the name of any of their songs other than kids, now I'm falling into a loophole. Their music is so addicting.

SlickViper

15w↑1

This is the first time I've heard this song since 2014. Ah, the nostalgia
So glad I found it again

Vince Rizz

Those opening chords still give me goosebumps after 100 times listening

Franz Bayer

20w↑2

A real masterpiece. Literally the perfect song. I have to cry when I listen to the hook.

3lement2010

6y↑2.9K

Is it just me or does this song ALWAYS show up in movies about a teenager in highschool?

Ronan Ellis

49w

@D Monk I was scrolling through all the comments on here and was about to give up hope that nobody else has made mentioned Sex Drive, what an epically underrated movie, I frikken loved that movie and will never forget the mood I was in when I first watched it and heard this song...Some movies give me this weird but strangely satisfying 'vibe' and I can never re-create that feeling I first felt but this song gives me a faint hint of that feeling, those days and times when I loved this song for the melody and progression...that was 17 years old...32 now and I still get the same feeling with a lot of nostalgia ...

D Monk

2y↑1

@brumav First heard it in Sex Drive, right at the start of the online dating explosion

brumav

2y↑3

NY DOMIRICAN Skins was a legendary series. Series 1-4 were honestly so good

le Pasha

2y↑1

@ari space time and universe sorry for u I'm in highschool to and i can pretty much relate to this

juan paul

k peliculon 21 breos

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Tickle Fingers

13w

The second verse always gets me. It send me into such a reflection of my childhood, teenage years, growing up and that "feeling" associated with all those things......... I can almost feel it again and it really warms my heart. I feel so lucky to have experienced everything I have good and bad. It helps me appreciate more what I have now and hope to experience.

Who is cutting onions in here........

Henri Rohr

20w

This is without any doubt one of the greatest pieces of modern day music

Rocco Marciano

36w↑1

Perfect lyrics hits hard 🎶💙

hushpoppyboii

sometimes i feel like my lifes already over and im just reliving memories

Carla Hager

9w↑2

I'm a 64 year old Pediatric RN and Artist 🎨. Loved this song when it came out and it gives special meaning to me still today. Psychedelic artwork is awesome. It makes this ole lady young at ❤ heart.When I hear it I feel I can still do cartwheels

Mia Terego

43w↑64

This is the best song ever. I dont know how to explain it.

spudfolio

38w

@Oak ,Ash Thorn excuse me- please elaborate on your vague unrelated political statement

spudfolio

39w↑10

Because it's bittersweet- it combines the desire to live life to fullest with the realization of their fate and what is lost in its wake. And a lot of people relate to the nostalgia of childhood versus the melancholic life they're living out.

ciao63097

40w↑4

It just is

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Arthur Momos

12w↑3

Dios, que recuerdos cuando salió el primer tráiler de Spiderman homecoming y está canción sonaba de fondo

Chemi Smokebender

23w↑1

Great times wow🥲. This era of music was sooooo special. 🖤

Max-Blast

3y↑1.3K

The more you listen to the lyrics the more honest and depressing they get.

There's something strangely cathartic about it.

Wild Bill

I totally agree. Also i do not know what carthartic means.

Stephen kendrick

2y↑1

I love this song reminds me of better times. When life was easier..

K G

2y↑8

It's a perfect critique of late stage capitalism. The character (us) in this song realizes that life is pushing them to become another drone, working a boring office job that they loath to get up for. As a rejection of that they decide to live fast, even if it means dying young. However this is not a liberation from capitalist society but rather an embracing of it. Their life is revolved around consuming drugs, expensive cars, and worse commodifying people for pleasure. This fast life comes at the expense of losing a sense of community and home.
In the end we all face the same fate: death.
We only pretend that the course of action we take makes a difference. We pretend that life can ever be fulfilling under capitalism. We pretend that living under this system is okay.

The Internet

3y↑8

@mfowler as someone who's also suffered with depression (although I feel the word has lost all meaning now) for most of my life and now in my 30s is in a low that I see only one way out of, I can relate to many of the lyrics even without the drug connection. I'm starting to have regrets, something I never thought I'd have despite whatever the past has thrown at me and I feel like an absolute failure. There is no describing how it feels to be this way, in this helpless mindset, so I feel every interaction I now have...I'm pretending. I pretend at work, I pretend with people, I pretend with even those few left who are close to me. I pretend to myself to get through the day, and the only time I'm truly honest is when I'm on my own.

I relate to the lyrics of the second verse too, the look back to innocence and a time that felt like it'd last forever, childhood. There's no going back now.

I feel like if my life was made into a film about what it's like to live with an invisible condition you can never escape, this song would play towards the end, leading into a big look back at what had been, and what currently is, before the inevitable.

Glad you've managed to move on and things are going good for you matey. I hope anyone else that reads this and can relate can find help and do better than I ever could.

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emily

41w↑4

the older i get the more i love this song

Splendor Neko2

12w↑1

54 years old and I love this song!! It’s my new anthem on life

Ray's Penny Farm

11w

I love all songs and what they bring to the table, that's how we move forward

Zach Absher

12w↑1

I was 13 when this song came out
I don't remember it specifically but I remember the noise and where I was when ide hear that hook.
To me mgmt captures the early 2010s feel more than any other group

Henry Boswell

5y↑132

This song didn't mean much lyrically when I was a teenager. Now that I'm 25 , it hits hard.

Maureens4th *

Henry Boswell yess.. lyrics are perfect

Lindsey Aia

43w↑1

I think this is my favorite song moment of all time makes me feel like that moment the ecstasy kicks in years after I’m too old to even enjoy talking about that stuff out loud because I’m jealous of people who have. A brain that will still take them there and a life that still allows them to be excited to meet new people, instead of wondering where they hid there purse last

Nancy Maitte Vallejos Sansuste

10w↑2

Esta muy bueno él ritmo de la música

BryGuy Says

19w↑3

This song reminds me of a time of innocence when I was a younger version of myself; the world was wide open, and I had choices, family, friends, family pets, family members that were still alive, mom's home-cooking and good heart, dad's ability to make me focus on what really mattered and guidence, the warmness of Life itself.

p.s. Sorry, my comments long, but I just had to say these things.

sky collar

23w↑1

I'm was trying to put the feeling i feel while listening to this song into words, but i've come to realize, that is truly impossible. This song is the best key to happiness and a good way out of the everyday life, it makes me feel my heart. Again, I'm trying to make my feelings as understandable as i can, yet i don't really understand it myself. I feel every good feeling at once and yet it makes me cry. Thank you, MGMT for creating this beautiful piece of music.

Bonkersss

48w↑696

I remember listening to this song in 2014 when I was 12 years old, hearing the lyrics "I miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog, and my home" and how I still have all of those at that moment, and slowly but surely they're all leaving.
November 2017 is when my dad moved out and we don't see each other that much now,
May 2020 is when my sister moved out
December 2020 is when we had our dog put down because of the tumours and the amount of pain she was in
August 2021 is when I'll be moving out of my mom's place, out of my room that I've had for the last 19 years.

My sister, my father, my dog and my home, the only remaining one of these will be gone in less than a month. Sometimes it hurts to grow up..

Disabled_Batman

5w↑1

through pain comes a new chapter of life. new adventures and new characters await.

꧁Oober Goober꧂

6w↑1

It really does. And I think 90% can relate.

Bryton Scott

8w↑1

thanks for your post and yes life can be a rough and yes it does. Yeah strange how the lyrics are somewhat prophetic, reminds me of my grandpa RIP too and old house. It will always have a special part in your heart and memory and yes it does hurt to grow up sure is bittersweet haha

Pro Master

9w↑1

Life happens in phases. Cherish them all!!

Mimosa's Seat

11w

rip god bless

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Sâmela Pantoja

22w↑2

Amo ❤

Alyahator4000

22w↑2

The lyrics are beautiful and the allusion to Holy Mountain (1973) is great. Love the nihilistic yet inspiring vibe.

LOKISSJ32

11w↑1

Una de las mejores canciones que escuche en mí vida

Sasquatch Models

28w↑4

How does this song make me so happy, and so damn sad at the same time?

siso minux

3y↑2.3K

"I'll miss the boredom and the freedom and the time spent alone"... beautiful and sad words

Willam Dickinson

2y↑1

It reminds me of summer days when I was a kid.

Terry Summers

That's how you feel about it i guess...Not me ❤ heard this 15 years ago and now im living that period of my life and miss it because im grateful to have that experience and this one and the next!

Melissa Renee

I thought I was the only one that felt that. My favorite two lines of the song.

gabby k

@Lostpockets 222 😭😭😭😭😭😭

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Italo Natan

42w↑3

Ainda continuo amando essa música <3

Magnum Lucena

39w↑1

Não tem como esquecê-la.

drjamespotter

2w↑2

This song got me through diagnosis, early treatment and in to molecular remission with leukaemia.

Dumitru Mihaila

God Bless you throughout your trial!

Groverkiin Muppetborn

44w↑1

this song honestly just feels like being in your last years of college

Gabriel Yuri

20w

Toda música deles são boas

Sparky Mark

2y↑1.7K

All the 12 year olds in the comments. In 20 years time when you've got a dull desk job, and a wife and two kids home, come back and listen to this. It's going to hit you in the feels.

saKeFN

@athaz369 same here

saKeFN

I’ll take your advice mister

Joe swanson Joe

Birrrrd

Alexandra PdlH

@Trey Greypaws Ew

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Ben Cone

8w↑2

In the most cliche way possible I had an eye opening psychedelic experience that kicked into high gear when a friend turned this song on and I weeped while listening. This song always pulls at my heart in a way I'll never fully understand like I did on that day. Their foreshadowing of their own futures, the nature of the world we're confined to, the despair of growing up...
I'm tearing up to this right now, and no matter how old I get will always "miss the comfort of my mother and the weight of the world."

Kajii

Man I'm graduating and leaving for college in a town 3 hours away in less than 1 month and this shit be hitting extra hard

Marcos Farias

Thoroughly a masterpiece,how come such a young bunch committed such a gem is totally beyond me,really.

Kattern

19w

Powerful song, really, I like it very much, THANK YOU!

Taylor Mescudi

21w↑2

Forever thankful for the genius that is MGMT

Chris Life

3y↑266

This song has that weird kind of staying power where no matter how many times you hear it, it's impossible to get tired of it. So few songs have that.

Mario Pantoja

That's why this song is a classic

Linda Lama

2y↑1

True, unbelievably true

Alec Vogel

3y↑9

I got that issue with like every tame impala song.

Rowan Boersma

3y↑6

@arath holy shit same here. I have rhinestone eyes on repeat all the time lmao

arath

3y↑8

I have the same problem with Gorillaz

enrique luis

35w↑2

A 12 años de su estreno, sigue siendo mi canción favorita. Jsjsjs

PABLO RUAN S.M.

44w↑2

Eu lembro dessa musica quando lançaram Homen aranha de volta ao lar, lembrança boa mano(●'◡'●) da mó nostalgia porque eu escutava direto 🤣🤣🤣

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