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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Suddenly Everthing Has Changed
The Flaming Lips Lyrics
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That you bought at the grocery store today
And it goes fast
You think of the past
Suddenly everything has changed
Driving home the sky accelerates
And it goes fast
You think of the past
Suddenly everything has changed
Putting all the clothes you washed away
As you're folding up the shirts you hesitate
Then it goes fast
Think of the past
Suddenly everything has changed
The lyrics of "Suddenly Everything Has Changed" by The Flaming Lips describe the feeling of being caught off guard by the unexpected changes that occur in our lives. The first verse sets the stage for this theme by describing the mundane act of putting away groceries. However, as the chorus declares, "Suddenly everything has changed." Even the sky on the drive home flashes signs of the sudden transformation, as if the very geometry of the world is different from before. The final verse continues this theme, as even the act of folding up laundry becomes a moment of introspection and reflection, reminding us that even the most mundane tasks have the potential to bring about profound changes.
The song's simplicity and repetition serve to amplify its emotional resonance, with each chorus driving home the suddenness of the change. The use of natural imagery, such as the clouds forming geometric shapes, adds a dreamlike quality to the song, further emphasizing the feeling of being caught in a surreal moment of transformation.
Overall, "Suddenly Everything Has Changed" is a powerful and introspective meditation on the unexpected ways our lives can be upended, and the disorienting yet beautiful experience of coming out the other side.
Line by Line Meaning
Putting all the vegetables away
You're putting away the groceries that you bought at the store
That you bought at the grocery store today
The groceries you're putting away were purchased earlier in the day
And it goes fast
Time seems to fly by quickly
You think of the past
You start reminiscing about memories from the past
Suddenly everything has changed
Something unexpected has happened that has caused a sudden shift in your perception
Driving home the sky accelerates
As you're driving home, the sky seems to be moving faster than usual
And the clouds all form a geometric shape
The clouds in the sky are arranged in a particular pattern
Putting all the clothes you washed away
You're folding up the laundry that you just washed
As you're folding up the shirts you hesitate
You pause for a moment while folding one of the shirts
Then it goes fast
Time seems to speed up again
Think of the past
You start thinking about past experiences again
Suddenly everything has changed
There's been another unexpected shift in your perception
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MICHAEL IVINS, STEVEN DROZD, WAYNE COYNE
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