i was walking on feet just like my fathers and my knees were trying to reach you at
your mothers cause my nose was screaming that you smelled like a lover but my hands
were happy to treat you like a brother then

we do the dance up on the plains
then i shake your shoulders
you push me down into the grains
who rubs our noses in the night? we do we do

pow pow now now pow pow now now

ive been into the plants and simple treasures
and i sew patches on pants and i get pleasure
and i dont make particular plans cause they dont matter
if you keep on foolin in bed with my sleeping patterns

we do the dance up on the plains
then i shake your shoulders
you push me down into the grains
who rubs our noses in the night? we do we do

Whats with all the changes since the time i was aware its like the apple eating people that we once were arent there
Did they empty out their pockets and debase their younger faces and you must make sure your happy when you leave your summer places
pretty little femur sitting in my cherry dream boat id be sad if your rejected from my hip bone and my knee if i sailed away from continents and touched my lovers hair then youd be very happy if i touched her there

Youd be very happy if i touched her there, i was very nervous how i felt in there i was very cautious whatd you say hey there
would you like to see me often though you dont need to see me often
cause id like to see you often though i dont need to see you often

we do the dance up on the plains
then i shake your shoulders
you push me down into the grains
who rubs our noses in the night? we do we do



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Grass song meanings
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    My Interpretation:When I hear this song I imagine a simple life, living on the plains, and a love story based there.

    Then once I noticed what sounds like a plane sound whenever he sings "We do the dance upon the [plane]"... It doesn't fit easily with the rest of the lyrics but that's what I hear every time.
    Flag md65536on May 21, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:"id be sad if your rejected from my hip bone and my knee" i think it means that he would be sad if she decided not to be with him because then he would never be with her sexually "my hip bone" and "my knee" would be the act of proposing, which he wouldn't be able to do, if she rejected him>>>> maybe, i don't know but thats how i see that line
    Flag MrsGreenEggsAndHamson October 27, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:this my favourite song ever
    Flag panda82on March 31, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:so in the past he was doing as usual, which was acting like his father( which generaly means being open to life and loss and a foolish way)
    knees represent dependency , and as usual he was going to see her at her mothers [father and mother ~dual representation~sets up for love aspect]
    noses represents foolish and obvious thoughts.
    hands represent what You DO. so they were close friends and happy at that.

    plants, patches, pants, and simple treasures and get pleasure it’s kinda like how when you push buttons the clicky noise is nice
    and she’s in his dreams or he can’t sleep for somereason because of her so plans don’t really matter kus she’s already fuckin him up

    Then there comes changes and he’s like WHAT THE HELL WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR SIMPLE PLEASURES, like eating apples
    is it gone? you have to keep it *make sure your happy when you leave your summer places*
    then with the body parts again, it gets harder: *pretty little femur sitting in my cherry dream boat i’d be sad if you rejected from my hip bone and my knee*
    Basically this part of the song gets overly dreamy and unreal, the body parts represent eachother and how either in day dreams or reality, lying together just seems so perfect
    >>then>>> even more dreamy sailing away from continents and touching lovers hair is making it more realistic but more obviously a dream. SO in his head she’d be happy about him touching her? (not quite certain here)
    maybe fingering , -ucking, or kissing is symbolized by *nervous how i felt in there* and afraid to hurt her *very cautious* or get hurt. then it gets kinda awkward that they just broke the dream world into a complete reality (“what did you say?“hey there?!?”
    now they need to understand their new obvious love relationship
    with when they want to see eachother. //they want to be together often - but don’t need to be together often

    (which in the end is what destroys the relationship with dreams rather than actuality)

    {chorus}
    imagine a hill they run and dance and play IN THE DAY
    shoulders represent ‘need for love’ so shaking is like getting out lovely tension

    BY NIGHT *you push me down into the grains* is getting serious and like i said earlier noses represent ‘foolish, obvious thoughts’ so thats what they express with eachother. like flaunting how close they are it’s ridiculous.

    why is it called GRASS? because the trick of perfect grass is how it's cut
    Flag haileybananason March 10, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:would you like to see me often, though you don't need to see me often
    cause I'd like to see you often, though I don't need to see you often

    best lines evarrrrrrrrrr. this represents when someone is actually worth the effort, when I start feeling what Avey is singing.
    Flag kappav2on November 24, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:SEX

    gahh
    Flag CallistoBrooklynon September 26, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:i love this song! i just recently started listening to them & i can't stop playing this song on my iPod.
    Btw, "SamanthaSecretAgent", good interpretation; i was wondering what the hell he was talking about, haha.
    Flag TABmusik09on August 31, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I would not be surprised at all to hear that MGMT got into this album prior to recording their debut. I only say this because the vocals on this track remind me quite a bit of some of the vocals from Oracular Spectacular.
    Flag A_Raging_Bullon June 30, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I definately agree with Surtionary on the meaning. To me this song has a deep meaning aswell. It reminds me of my feelings toward my current boyfriend.
    Flag leoparddestrokkon May 14, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:sex.
    Flag overthehillsandfaraway11on March 17, 2009   Link

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