Alien Days
by MGMT

Album: MGMT (2013)
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  • Sometimes the windows combine with the seams in a way
    That twitches on a peak at the place where the spirit was slain
    One foot leads to another
    Night's for sleep, blue curtains, covers
    Sequins in the eyes
    That's a fine time to dine
    Divine who's circling, feeding the cards to the midwives
    Who love those alien days
    The nonstop alien days
    Ooh the alien days

    Must've skipped the ship and joined the team
    For a ride
    A couple hours to learn the controls
    And commandeer both my eyes
    Hey!
    Be quick dear, times are uncertain
    One month crawling, next year blurring
    Decades in the drain
    Monograms on the brain
    Decide what's working and what's moved on
    To the last phase
    The floodgate alien days
    I love those alien days
    Mmm... the alien days

    When the peels are down, it feels like traveling in style
    You don't need wings to hover forty ton stones for a mile
    And in the summer, virgin visions
    Mindless humming
    Numbers can't decide if the day's supposed to smile

    Today find infinite ways it could be
    Plenty worse
    It's a blessing but it's also a curse

    Those days taught me everything I know
    How to catch a feeling
    And when to let it go
    How all the scheming, soulless creatures
    Can't find dreamer's honey in the hive
    If it's right beneath the nose

    And when the light is new
    The sky shows trembling cartoons
    You don't need smoke to cover
    Most of the world in a gloom
    But here comes racer number 7
    Watch my fingers ripping out the lines

    If it looks like we could lose
    If it looks like we could lose
    If it looks like we could lose
    If it looks like we could lose Writer/s: Andrew Wells Vanwyngarden, Benjamin Nicholas Huner Goldwasser
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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