does anyone in here get hit
with inside fever?
so bad sometimes it's hard
to move around
they'll show you all the things
you are not doing
instead of helping you they'll
lock you out
and you're whining you shouldn't waste your money
but the couch fibers keep you inside
so i'm so sorry I came in
late this evening
but all the clocks around
the town had died
and all the fruit store's colors
were so bright
with couples smiling
cooking things tonight
and what were all those
troubles on my mind
oh I took a walk

The room is filled with men and coke
And I don't break 'til midnight shock
Are you feeling warm tonight?
Turn it down? Well, I just might
The room is filled with ancient apes
Where I've been and what I ate
What I asked you drill them out
And ... every little doubt
The room is filled with gummy bears
Electric shavers, ingrown hairs
I keep the curtains high enough
You sleep on cotton, rest in fluff
The room is filled with catalogues
Encyclopaedias, books enough
To keep me busy in the morning
Sun sets fast without warning
The room is filled with cords and plugs
Electronic translucent bugs
And what's that crawling all around?
What's that twitching, is it still alive!?
Is it still alive!?
Is it still alive!?

does anyone in here get hit
with inside fever?
so bad sometimes it's hard
to move around
they'll show you all the things
you are not doing
instead of helping you they'll
lock you out
and you're whining you shouldn't waste your money
but the couch fibers keep you inside
so i'm so sorry I came in
late this evening
but all the clocks around
the town had died
and all the fruit store's colors
were so bright
with couples smiling
cooking things tonight
and what were all those
troubles on my mind
yes I took a walk

oh i like a walk



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    General Comment:Lsd . thats what its about.
    Flag Elliotswon July 17, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Fill your life with VERBS, not NOUNS, is the moral to this song.

    I don't care about material things- sings the animals on My Girls. And on Sweet Road, the traveler must learn to lay down his burdens before she can move on.

    And so many of their songs are about what the philosopher Felix Deleuze calls becoming-animal. They are about learning how to use your body as if it were a new thing, about going native, running wild, getting us 'ancient apes' in touch with our inner monkey.

    The more crap* the narrator has, the less he seems able to do. Now he has installment plans, tivo'd flicks, facebook updates, and so forth crowding out his life. His TV shows him all the things he is not doing. Inside Fever- watch out, its contagious!!

    * - its important how we refer to posessions as sh*t and crap - as children our first object we have to store away is our feces - always in the same spot (like a bank deposit), always the same ritual before & after for which we were rewarded or punished, leads to screwed up behavior concerning objects latter on down the line.
    Flag KubalahtKoalaon April 24, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:this is such a fucking sweet song...i cant stop listening to it.
    Flag writtenmindon March 10, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:to me this song is all about acid.
    Flag rick4318on February 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:mushrooms


    and psychedelic drugs in general.

    "does anyone in here get hit
    with inside fever?
    so bad sometimes it's hard
    to move around
    they'll show you all the things
    you are not doing
    instead of helping you they'll
    lock you out"
    you get stuck thinking about everything you were trying to aviod.

    "and you're whining you shouldn't waste your money
    but the couch fibers keep you inside"
    obviously don't know why you keep tripping, but this couch is so comfortable for you mind.

    "so i'm so sorry I came in
    late this evening
    but all the clocks around
    the town had died"
    time means nothing anyway.

    "and all the fruit store's colors
    were so bright"
    have you ever been in a grocery store on mushrooms or acid?

    "and what were all those
    troubles on my mind"
    short term memory is shot, but that's O.K.

    "oh I took a walk"
    walking is the shit on a trip.

    Some songs aren't about drugs, but I like to think that more than a few of AC's are.
    Flag ancientastronauton September 04, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:definitely my favorite by AC
    Flag jrothbarton August 26, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:animalcollective.org/lyrics/song/…


    Does anyone in here get hit with inside fever,
    So bad sometimes it's hard to move around?
    They'll show you all the things you are not doing,
    Instead of helping you they'll block ya out.
    And you're whining you shouldn't waste your morning,
    But the couch fibers kept you inside.
    Said I'm so sorry I came in late this evening,
    But all the clocks around the town had died,
    And all the fruit stores' colors were so bright,
    With couples smiling, cooking things tonight,
    And what were all those troubles on my mind?
    Oh, I took a walk...

    (Cough! Sniff...)
    Well, uh,
    Just what I need, right?The morning light.
    The room (cough) we all have,
    No more any (?)
    I just listen tonight,
    And all we know,
    Is all that I have,
    Is in control.

    The room is filled with men and cock,
    And I don't break 'till a midnight shock.
    Are you coming out tonight?
    Pretend I am? Well, I just might.
    The room is filled with ancient dates,
    Where I've been and what I ate.
    Before I'm asked to throw them out,
    I play with every little doubt.
    The room is filled with gummy bears,
    Electric shavers, ingrown hairs.
    I keep the curtains tied in knots.
    You sleep on cotton, rest in fluff.
    The room is filled with catalogues,
    Encyclopedias, books enough,
    To keep me busy in the morning.
    Sun sets fast without a warning.
    The room is filled with cords and plugs,
    Electronic translucent bugs.
    And what's that crawling all around?
    What's that twitching, is it still alive!?
    Is it still alive!?
    Is it still alive!?

    Does anyone in here get hit with inside fever,
    So bad sometimes it's hard to move around?
    They'll show you all the things you are not doing,
    Instead of helping you they'll block ya out.
    And you're whining you shouldn't waste your morning,
    But the couch fibers kept you inside.
    I'm so sorry I came in late this evening,
    But all the clocks around the town had died,
    And all the fruit stores colors were so bright,
    With couples smiling, cooking things tonight,
    And what were all those troubles on my mind?
    Yes, I took a walk.
    Oh, I like a walk.
    Oh, I like a walk.
    Flag TyTheGuyon August 15, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:always thought "The room is filled with ancient apes" was "the room is filled with whom she dates". fits the trend of whom, where and what, too.
    Flag ciliagonon July 10, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Definitely about doing drugs, most likely heavy stuff like shrooms or acid. The couch has pretty much eaten him so he has inside fever, he doesn't want to get up or do anything.

    "They'll show you all the things you are not doing"
    I think means he can see people around him doing things that he's not because he's too lazy or fucked up.

    Even though i definitely think it's about him on drugs, it can be applied to anyone. It's about one of those days where you just sit around and be lazy as hell when you know you should be doing something and even though it bothers you, you still can't find the motivation to get off your ass because it's so comfy.

    Very trippy song, any ac gives me a natural high
    Flag tonycollectiveon May 23, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:"And what's that crawling all around?
    What's that twitching, is it still alive!?
    Is it still alive!?
    Is it still alive!?"

    to me this is the most powerful part because it is about this lack of motivation you see in yourself from "inside fever". Or, get the fuck outside learn a few things and most imprtantly yourself. look at you "crawling" around in your shitty apartment, eating and watching adam sandler movies while holding many regrets in your heart. Are you still alive?? or just neutral...ARE YOU STILL ALIIIIVEEVEVEVEVEVEVEV????????
    Flag cracksarelavaon May 20, 2009   Link

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