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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It’s Summertime
The Flaming Lips Lyrics
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And I can understand if you still feel sad
It's summertime
And though it's hard to see its true possibilities
When you look inside, all you'll see
When you look inside, all you'll see
Is a self reflected inner sadness
Look outside
It's summertime
The Flaming Lips's song It is a complex blend of emotions that speaks to the listener's innermost feelings. The chorus "It's summertime and I can understand if you still feel sad" perfectly encapsulates the idea that, even in the midst of summer's bright, warm days, it's natural to feel sad or down. The lyrics are telling us that seasonal changes will not always manifest in us the same way as those around us, and that we should recognize that it's okay to feel this way.
The song's message goes even deeper as Wayne Coyne continues to sing about the duality of inner and outer worlds. We see that the listener's inner experience is in great conflict with the beauty of the outside world. Coyne continues to sing that we might find ourselves looking into our own reflective image, where we see our inner sadness lurking beneath the surface. However, he encourages us to continue to look outside, to recognize the beauty of the world around us, and let nature work its magic. This song is ultimately a call to action, reminding us to embrace the present moment and surrender ourselves to the beauty of summertime.
Line by Line Meaning
It's summertime
The season of summer has arrived
And I can understand if you still feel sad
I empathize with the fact that you may still feel unhappy during this season
It's summertime
Reiteration of the fact that it is currently summer
And though it's hard to see its true possibilities
It may be difficult to appreciate the positive aspects of this season
When you look inside, all you'll see
Upon introspection, what you may discover is
When you look inside, all you'll see
Repetition to emphasize the previous statement
Is a self reflected inner sadness
You may be feeling a profound emotional pain inside
Look outside
Directing attention to the external environment
I know that you'll recognize
I am certain that you will acknowledge
It's summertime
Reaffirmation that it is presently the season of summer
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: STEVEN DROZD, WAYNE COYNE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@iamnoone3040
@@jacobeaston7431 I can relate to what you say. But beauty in life? 2 years of my life: Nov '17- Mum falls down, sunny Saturday afternoon, a stroke they say, brain death. I can not once get to hospital to be with her. Christmas Eve '17, transported to her main Dr's hospital, Kaiser.
New Years Eve '18, dies just after 11pm.
Gone. She said there's life insurance, there is none. The house we had for 30 years goes into foreclosure. TV/Phone service goes away. Electricity, then gas, goes away.
As water is finally turned off I am forced to abandon 3 beautiful sweet cats as real estate lady says get out now. But before I leave, a home-invasion robbery occurs and nearly all my guitars, & hard to replace amps & parts, are taken. Middle of afternoon as I am sick in bed...
Life? There is a lot more and worse it gets. But I am alive in the Black Summer
Am I grateful. At the end of Blue October's
"It's just me", Justin says~. "I used to be the one who won before. I used to smile but don't no more. I'm living just to watch it all go by"
Yeah, I'm ready to go.
Thank you for saying what you did. You have a good heart & you are right.
For most people. 😎
@thracian2072
I discovered this band from getting my girlfriend's CD collection after she died. The feelings are indescribable when I hear these songs and think of her listening to them. I'll always love and miss you, Val.
@Remington-wl7jp
Holy shit that's sad
@Chrisbajs
Damn, I just teared up a bit.
@monejaeni
love u king
@aguacan
I loved this album when I suffered quitting prescribed benzodiazepines so I suffered an ordeal just a fews imagine. I understand what you see and feel thru this magic album.She left it for you so you could alway feel her.
@babyblue7731
Bro this comment deadass made me cry
@louroboros
This is my go-to song for anyone who's in a slump of depression. Especially when it's summertime and they're locked up indoors.
@dang.9926
oh boy... this didn't age well
@justice5776
@@dang.9926 or did it age perfectly...
@danielgonzalez4980
I played this song to my boyfriend during the pandemic. (I got this album when it was released.) I lost him in February of this year. Now I play this for me, to keep suicide at bay.