The Flaming Lips is an American neo-psychedelic band, formed in Oklahoma Ci… Read Full Bio ↴The Flaming Lips is an American neo-psychedelic band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States in 1983. Throughout their career, band members have come and gone, but currently The Flaming Lips consist of original members Wayne Coyne (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Michael Ivins (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), along with members Steven Drozd (drums, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), and Derek Brown (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). Former members include Mark Coyne (lead vocals), Richard English (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), Nathan Roberts (drums), Jonathan Donahue (guitar, backing vocals), who went on to form Mercury Rev, Ronald Jones (guitar, backing vocals), and Kliph Scurlock (drums).
The Flaming Lips are known for their lush, multi-layered arrangements, spacey lyrics and bizarre song titles. They are also acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which typically feature animal suits, puppets, streamers, video projections and complex stage light configurations.
In 2002, Q magazine named The Flaming Lips one of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die". In 2006, Oklahoma City named a street Flaming Lips Alley in their honor.
The group recorded several albums and EPs for Restless Records in the 1980s and early 1990s. After signing to Warner Brothers, they scored a #9 hit on the Billboard Alternative charts (and #55 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart) in 1994 with "She Don't Use Jelly". Although it would be their only hit single, the band has maintained critical respect and, to a lesser extent, commercial viability with sonically majestic albums such as 1995's Clouds Taste Metallic, 1999's The Soft Bulletin, 2002's Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and 2006's At War with the Mystics. The Flaming Lips' 12th studio album, Embryonic, was released in October of 2009. A complete cover of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon was released in May 2010. The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, their collaborative album which features artists like Ke$ha, Bon Iver, Nick Cave and Erykah Badu, was released on Record Store Day, April 2012.
Their next studio album, tentatively titled The Terror, will be released in January 2013.
Their song "Do You Realize??" is the official State Rock Song of Oklahoma.
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The Flaming Lips are known for their lush, multi-layered arrangements, spacey lyrics and bizarre song titles. They are also acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which typically feature animal suits, puppets, streamers, video projections and complex stage light configurations.
In 2002, Q magazine named The Flaming Lips one of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die". In 2006, Oklahoma City named a street Flaming Lips Alley in their honor.
The group recorded several albums and EPs for Restless Records in the 1980s and early 1990s. After signing to Warner Brothers, they scored a #9 hit on the Billboard Alternative charts (and #55 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart) in 1994 with "She Don't Use Jelly". Although it would be their only hit single, the band has maintained critical respect and, to a lesser extent, commercial viability with sonically majestic albums such as 1995's Clouds Taste Metallic, 1999's The Soft Bulletin, 2002's Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and 2006's At War with the Mystics. The Flaming Lips' 12th studio album, Embryonic, was released in October of 2009. A complete cover of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon was released in May 2010. The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, their collaborative album which features artists like Ke$ha, Bon Iver, Nick Cave and Erykah Badu, was released on Record Store Day, April 2012.
Their next studio album, tentatively titled The Terror, will be released in January 2013.
Their song "Do You Realize??" is the official State Rock Song of Oklahoma.
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Assassins of Youth
The Flaming Lips Lyrics
Assassins of youth
Even when they tell the truth
Another part of you dies
The truth is a lie
Assassins of youth
Sugar while I look at you
They are still here going on and on
You're already gone, gone
I was young yesterday
But now everything has changed after today
And I don't know what to do
Oh my youngest self, oh I, I miss you
Yes, I do
Assassins of youth
Even when they tell the truth
Another part of you dies
The truth is a lie
Assassins of youth
Sugar while I look at you
They are still here going on and on
You're already gone, gone
I was young yesterday
But now everything has changed after today
And I don't know what to do
Oh my youngest self, oh I, I miss you
Yes, I do
In case I couldn't see
The drunken one of me
How sad to think you're done
Even your death will die
I can't believe you died
I can't believe their lies
But sugar while I look at you
Assassins of youth
Even when they tell the truth
Another part of you dies
The truth is a lie
Assassins of youth
Sugar while I look at you
They are still here going on and on
You're already gone, gone
I was young yesterday
And I don't know what to do
Oh my youngest self, oh I, I miss you
Yes, I do
Assassins of youth
Even when they tell the truth
Another part of you dies
The truth is a lie
Assassins of youth
Sugar while I look at you
They are still here going on and on
You're already gone, gone
I was young yesterday
But now everything has changed after today
And I don't know what to do
Oh my youngest self, oh I, I miss you
Yes, I do
In case I couldn't see
The drunken one of me
How sad to think you're done
Even your death will die
I can't believe you died
I can't believe their lies
But sugar while I look at you
Assassins of youth
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Steven Gregory Drozd, Wayne Michael Coyne
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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duhrante
Imagine hotboxing one of those during their concert. I'd be lying on the floor of the bubble, straight vibing
RagbagMcShag
life goal set
Victoria Garcia
Thats a solid idea.
jerrycrow66
I’ve been listening to American Head for weeks and always waking up with Assassins Of Youth ringing in my ears. ;-)
Strangemanoffrance
Love the melancholy at the loss of youth mixed with the celebration of youth!
The Chief
I love Wayne’s voice an all but holy shit Steven sounds better at this point in their careers and I’d live to hear him sing more as he’s the mastermind of this operation and was since he joined the band.
Faith Kelly
This is so bad ass. rock on y'all!
Hacky C
This is an instant classic.
Mel Watz
My favorite song right now, it’s on repeat a lot.
Nuno Ferraz
Love this album... amazing band