Whats this song about?- MGMT kids

BobSloane

This may not be the exact correct forum but anyway. Some one was showing me how to play this on guitar last night(an easy 4 chorder for anyone interested) and we differred on our opinions on what it was about. I had never taken much notice of it but thought it was an environmental/green sort of song but my friend reckoned it was about a divorce through a childs eyes. So anyway...heres the song and lyrics if anyone cares:rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIEOZCcaXzE

You were a child,
crawlin' on your knees toward it.
Makin' mama so proud,
but your voice is too loud.
We like to watch you laughing.
Pickin' insects off plants.
No time to think of consequences.

Control yourself.
Take only what you need from it.
A family of trees wanting,
To be haunted.

The water is warm,
but its sending me shivers.
A baby is born,
crying out for attention.
Memories fade,
like looking through a fogged mirror
Decisions to decisions are made and not fought
But I thought,
this wouldn't hurt a lot.
I guess not.

punchdrunk

i'd say it's about growing up and the innocence of being a kid,but really it's a bit vague so i think you could say that it implies several meanings

daveyjoe

http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858614304/

MikeHowitzer

ive heard The song was written about Andrew Wood, the late frontman of late eighties hard rock band, Mother Love Bone (from wikipedia).
the rest of that band went on to form pearl jam i think or something to that effect. Andrew died of a heroin overdose so i imagine that has something to do with the control yourself take only what you need from it/him/them

keane2097

That's actually very interesting...

MikeHowitzer

also now that you know how to play that on guitar, you can also play katy perrys hot and cold and old crow medicine shows wagonwheel

Xavi6

MikeHowitzer wrote: »

also now that you know how to play that on guitar, you can also play katy perrys hot and cold and old crow medicine shows wagonwheel

Lol I must admit I have been messing about with that one lately

/hangs head in shame

MikeHowitzer

Xavi6 wrote: »

Lol I must admit I have been messing about with that one lately

/hangs head in shame

hold your head up high man! and exclaim loudly that your both hot and cold, your both in and your out... etc.

keane2097

Xavi6 wrote: »

Lol I must admit I have been messing about with that one lately

/hangs head in shame

MikeHowitzer wrote: »

hold your head up high man! and exclaim loudly that your both hot and cold, your both in and your out... etc.

You goons

Xavi6

In fairness it's a crackin song, and sounds very good on the oul acoustic.

It was for me in 2008 what 'Catch You' by Sophie Ellis Bextor was in 2007 - a great pop choon.

keane2097

Xavi6 wrote: »

In fairness it's a crackin song, and sounds very good on the oul acoustic.

It was for me in 2008 what 'Catch You' by Sophie Ellis Bextor was in 2007 - a great pop choon.

Well I suppose I'm not exactly one to talk - myself and Mister Howitzer above spent many the Sunday chasing goths around Tralee with Mmm Bop blaring out of the car.

Irritated them greatly, but we enjoyed it thoroughly.

What can I say - Hanson are class.

MikeHowitzer

oh man, those were good times

Xavi6

Their recent song 'Penny & Me' was pretty decent.

keane2097

Xavi6 wrote: »

Their recent song 'Penny & Me' was pretty decent.

Ah that's albums ago - the latest album is wicked. The Walk it's called.

Great Divide and Been There Before are super tunes.

Most underrated band evar imo.

UpYeBoyo

Just a song on growing up I think, reminds me of that white stripes song...'I can tell that we are gonna be friends'

Valmont

MGMT really annoy me for some reason, I just can't put my finger on it. Anyway when I heard "Take only what you need from it", I just assumed they were socialists and that was the end of that.

lordgoat

Xavi6 wrote: »

In fairness it's a crackin song, and sounds very good on the oul acoustic.

It was for me in 2008 what 'Catch You' by Sophie Ellis Bextor was in 2007 - a great pop choon.

Lordg rocks out while being hot and cold, and in and out, up and down etc, too