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 Lyrics
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Sellin' weed
Think I got
All I need
With you as my girl
Feels like I'm ruling the world
You and me
With our Kingdom before us
With you as my girl
Feels like I'm king of the world
We're the king and queen
Dope dealing celebrities
And we're free
Free to live our lives
Just however we please
In the magic trees
Yeah
Danny and Grace
Got it all figured out
He's dealing coke
While she works at The Slaughterhouse
You got to live what you do
Got blood in my shoe
Driving to work
As the sun's coming up
I wish it was a spaceship
Coming for us
To take us away
In some Royal Parade
Yeah
We're the king and queen
Dope dealing celebrities
In our dreams
Dreaming that one day we'll get out of this scene
In the magic trees
Yeah we're the king and queen
You and me
Yeah
Dreaming that one day we'll get out of this scene
Free to live our lives
Just however we please
In the magic trees
In the magic trees
In the magic trees
In the magic trees
The Flaming Lips’s song “in the magic” tells the story of two lovers who are dealing drugs and living in a dream world. The song is sung by Wayne Coyne, the lead singer, and was released as a B-side from the 2013 album "The Terror". The lyrics are quite abstract, filled with surreal imagery that paints a picture of a magical forest where anything is possible.
The song begins with the singer talking about selling weed, feeling content with their situation because they have each other. The couple feels like they are in charge of everything, like a king and queen who can do whatever they please. They live in a magical forest where they are free to be themselves and live as they please, away from the constraints of society. The chorus is repeated several times, emphasizing the theme of the song, which is dreaming of a life free from oppression.
In the second verse, the singer talks about another couple named Danny and Grace, who are dealing coke, and Grace works at The Slaughterhouse. The lyric “Got blood in my shoe” refers to the singer being involved in the drug trade, possibly as a dealer or using the drugs himself. The singer then talks about driving to work and wishing that a spaceship would come and take them away, symbolizing their desire for an escape from their current situation.
Overall, “In the Magic” is a song about escapism, where the dream world represents a way to cope with the harshness of reality. The lyrics are open to interpretation, but they suggest that the drug trade is a means of escapism for the singer and his love interest.
Line by Line Meaning
You and me
Together, we
Sellin' weed
Sell drugs for a living
Think I got
I believe that I have
All I need
Everything I need to be happy and fulfilled
With you as my girl
When you're my girlfriend
Feels like I'm ruling the world
I feel like I am the most powerful person while with you
You and me
Together, we
With our Kingdom before us
With everything we have around us
Feels like we're living in the Magic Forest
It's like we're living in a fantastical place
With you as my girl
When you're my girlfriend
Feels like I'm king of the world
I feel like I am the ruler of everything while with you
We're the king and queen
We're the most powerful couple
Dope dealing celebrities
Famous drug dealers
And we're free
We have the freedom to do whatever we like
Free to live our lives
With no restrictions on how we choose to live
Just however we please
In any way that we want
In the magic trees
In a place that is both fantastic and natural
Yeah
An interjection or exclamation of agreement
Danny and Grace
Two other people in our social circle
Got it all figured out
They know exactly what they're doing
He's dealing coke
Danny sells cocaine
While she works at The Slaughterhouse
Grace works at a place where animals are killed
You got to live what you do
You should enjoy what you're doing
Got blood in my shoe
I have something unpleasant on my footwear
Driving to work
Commute to a job
As the sun's coming up
During the early morning hours
I wish it was a spaceship
I would prefer if there were an extraordinary vehicle instead of a regular car
Coming for us
Arriving to pick us up
To take us away
To bring us to another place
In some Royal Parade
In a grand and festive procession
We're the king and queen
We're the most powerful couple
In our dreams
Only in our imaginations
Dreaming that one day we'll get out of this scene
Hopeful that one day we'll leave this lifestyle
You and me
Together, we
Dreaming that one day we'll get out of this scene
Hopeful that one day we'll leave this lifestyle
Free to live our lives
With no restrictions on how we choose to live
Just however we please
In any way that we want
In the magic trees
In a place that is both fantastic and natural
In the magic trees
In a place that is both fantastic and natural
In the magic trees
In a place that is both fantastic and natural
In the magic trees
In a place that is both fantastic and natural
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Steven Gregory Drozd, Wayne Michael Coyne
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LYRICS:
Me Sellin' Weed" lyrics
The Flaming Lips Lyrics
"You N Me Sellin' Weed"
You and me
Sellin' weed
Think I got
All I need
With you as my girl
Feels like I'm ruling the world
You and me
With our Kingdom before us
Feels like we're living in the Magic Forest
With you as my girl
Feels like I'm king of the world
We're the king and queen
Dope dealing celebrities
And we're free
Free to live our life
Just however we please
In the magic trees
Danny and Grace
Got it all figured out
He's dealing coke
While she works at The Slaughterhouse
You got to live what you do
I got blood in my shoe
Driving to work
As the sun's coming up
I wish it was a spaceship
Coming for us
To take us away
In some Royal Parade
Yeah
We're the king and queen
Dope dealing celebrities
In our dreams
Dreaming that one day we'll get out of this scene
And into the magic trees
Yeah, we're the king and queen
You and me
Yeah
Dreaming that one day we'll get out of this scene
Free to live our lives
Just however we please
In the magic trees
In the magic trees
In the magic trees
In the magic trees
Segi gise
lovely "yeehaw" moment one and a half minute in
then the shutdown
Y-YEAH (hip-hop break)
MOOOOOOO!
*autotune lovely vocal"
Y-EAH
this is one of their best fresh and new songs! it's such a emotional cheesy journey, the stops and shifts in the sound are so natural yet goofy and unexpected! love it! love how the camera films the trees while wayne sings "in the magic treeees" fading away gloriously, reminds me of ceremony and summer in general ❤
J Finley James
WC said this album has a similar sound and texture to The Soft Bulletin...and this track would fit perfectly on that album.
Many thanks to the band for the trickle of love,before the complete flow of American Head.
my religion is you brother eye.
assassins of youth,God and the policeman.
when we die when we're high,will you return when you come down.
mother I've taken LSD,dinosaurs on the mountain.
you n me sellin weed at the movies on quaaludes.
watching the light bugs glow flowers of Neptune 6.
mother please don't be sad.
robbieeighch
I love everything about this band - the melodies, the mix, weird noises, strange turns, love of freedom, love of love, spirit, seeking bliss
Rivers Art
Damn, it's hard to believe that it's already been a year since this album came out. Honestly I wasn't super crazy about it at first but I like it more and more with each listen. It amazes me how consistently great all of the Flaming Lips albums are. They never stop being creative or change so much that they lose their old appeal either like so many bands do.
Prime Diecast & Toys
Wayne is such a cool dude . When i was 17 years old I moved to NW 16 street in OKC , Wayne lived about 2 blocks away from me . We would talk on occasions . When they recorded Clouds Taste Metallic I toured studio 7 with Dave (studio owner) and got to see my first real rock star recording set up , Ronald Jones had so many pedals lining the floors .... Being a kid from the ghetto he (wayne) really helped understand how i had the power to change my own environment to better myself . He literally opened his door to me any time i wanted to talk.
Mark Kromann
thats wicked brother. thanks for sharing. mustve been some great moments.
Letters to Luna
I absolutely love hearing stories from people that know him or even had just a quick runin with him...
Wayne is the definition of cool in my book...
Hitmen Collective
Awesome to read, happy you had that experience and inspiration. As for me, Wayne and TFL as a whole take up a neat little space in my soul. That’s how much music can impact and help. Big love
Ben Moore
One of the last true icons and the one of the last legendary rock bands
Bionic Dog68
Always found Wayne to have the time to stop and say hello, great guy!
235T1NGR4Y23
The new songs have been killing it. Crazy hyped for American Head.
Alex Scoppie
Yup. It’s shaping up to be their best LP since the Soft Bulletin/Yoshimi/Mystics triple whammy.