FloriDada
Animal Collective Lyrics

Child of limousines
You come from a privileged background.

What's the best place that you have seen
What is your favorite place that you have visited?

All of the hands that you have shook
All the people you have met and greeted.

Home of the queen of everything fancy
A metaphorical designation for a luxurious place or lifestyle.

Is there a smell that you can tell
Is there a particular scent that you associate with a specific place or memory?

Gives you some peace sends you to hell
The scent mentioned in the previous line may evoke a sense of calm or discomfort.

All of the beds that you have yearned
All the places where you have wanted to lay down and rest.

Is there a dream to where you'd return
Is there a dream of a place you would like to revisit?

Where is the plight with the most stars
Where can you see the most stars at night?

Where do you drink by Echo guitars
Where can you enjoy music while drinking or relaxing?

What's the best shore seen from a boat
What is the most impressive shoreline you have seen from a boat?

Miniature heads that color the shore line
Potentially refers to small sculptures, shells or natural formations on the shoreline that add color or decoration.

If you could rest a minute to tell
If you could take a break now to tell a story, what would it be?

Get me some grass, iridescent shells
Bring me some natural or colorful surroundings, which can relax or excite me.

I know there's a nest fit with a hatch
I am certain that there is a place filled with beautiful possibilities, waiting for me to embrace them.

Sunset a glowin' makes us all sweaty
Watching a beautiful sunset can be very exciting and moving, even making one break out into a sweat.

The green mountain south or
Refers to the southern part of the US, perhaps the Appalachians.

The Clay of the westerns
Possible reference to the southwestern US and its natural clay formations.

The Maryland meadows at midnight
A specific place one has visited or wants to visit, possibly Maryland's fields at night.

They do have a misty grace
Describing the meadows, which have a foggy or mist-covered beauty.

Take a trip to blue bayou
A suggestion to visit a specific location, perhaps a bayou in Louisiana.

Find Roy Orbison cryin'
A reference to the singer Roy Orbison, whose music can evoke a sense of longing or sadness.

A continent molded from glass
An imaginary place characterized by a fragile, transparent beauty.

Or maybe a town I can taste
A place with a distinctive flavor or culinary tradition.

Dresses that glow on
Refers to fashionable clothing, potentially seen in the city of Barcelona.

Girls from Barcelona
A reference to the female residents of Barcelona.

I wanna discover the key
I want to find something that will unlock the hidden beauty of the world.

And open the everywhere place
To find and reveal the beauty that is present everywhere.

A mix of sky from Montana
A place with a sky similar to that of Montana, which is famous for its scenic vistas.

Dipped in Florida-da
Imagining Montana's sky infused with the colors and flavor of Florida.

Where's the bridge that's gonna take me home?
A yearning for a physical or emotional bridge to a place of belonging and comfort.

The bridge that someone's fighting over
Maybe a reference to a real-life infrastructure project that is controversial.

A bridge that someone's paying for
Potentially a commentary on social or economic inequalities in society.

A bridge so old so let it go
A suggestion to let go of the old ways and move forward.

I found myself there a collagin'
I found a connection with people from different backgrounds and areas of the world.

With all of the human race
Feeling a sense of unity with all other humans on the planet.

A dancer from Ghana
A reference to someone from Ghana, potentially with a specific talent or profession.

Smiling in Tijuana
This person was seen smiling in Tijuana, a city in Mexico.

I Frankenstein java with touches of Prada
Mixing together coffee and high-end fashion - an unlikely combination.

And corn on the plates
A nod to the simple pleasures of life, such as eating corn on a plate.

A smear of gardenia
Potentially referring to a perfume or a flower, which adds a nice touch to a person or place.

In the fair hair of sweden
A specific personal or physical detail of a person from Sweden.

And maybe I actually visited
Perhaps this is a memory of a real trip or experience.

Some sort of mythical place
A location with an otherworldly, dream-like atmosphere.

Or was it a future
A question of whether this was a memory or a vision of what is to come.

Connected by sutures
A metaphorical way of describing how all places and people are connected.

Oh let's go get lost in the image
An invitation to indulge in imagination and daydreaming about beautiful, exotic places.

I made of the everywhere place
A personal construction of an idealized, perfect world.

I see the lads from Osaka
A reference to young men from Osaka, Japan.

Dyed in Florida-da
Imagining these young men with a Floridian energy and vibe.

Florida-da, Florida-da
Reiterating the title and central theme of the song.

Flori, Flori, Flori, Flori, Florida
Repeating the title.

Where's the bridge that's gonna take me home?
Repeating the refrain and longing for a physical or emotional connection or home.

The bridge that someone's fighting over
Repetition of a line from earlier in the song, potentially representing continued conflict and division.

A bridge that someone's paying for
Repetition of a line from earlier in the song, potentially representing continued social or economic inequality.

A bridge so old so let it go
Repetition of a line from earlier in the song, potentially representing the need to move forward and let go of the past.