| MGMT – Time to Pretend Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| To me, this song is a farce... The narrator is at the crossroads of adulthood for sure, playfully imagining the escapists' ultimate fantasy (sex, drugs and rock n' roll), no responsibility, Peter Pan's NeverNeverLand if you will.. the opposite of society's traditional structure-- growing up, going to school, getting the office job and having kids (so THEY can grow up, go to school,etc...). Either extreme offers its advantages and disadvantages (family values vs. complete abandon of values)... Basically, either way we go, we're missing out on something, we're "fated to pretend" we're happy. Kind of bleak, the feeling you get when you realize that "what do I want to do when I grow up" question is STILL unresolved... le sigh. | |
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