MGMT – Little Dark Age

Official music video 'Little Dark Age' by 'MGMT'. Directed by Nathaniel Axel & David MacNutt.

Lyrics:

breath­ing in the dark
lying on its side
the ruins of the day
painted with a scar
and the more I straight­en out
the less it wants to try
the feel­ings start to rot
one wink at a time

oh
for­giv­ing who you are
for what you stand to gain
just know that if you hide
it doesn’t go away
when you get out of bed
don’t end up stranded
hor­ri­fied with each stone
on the stage
my little dark age

pick­ing through the cards
know­ing what’s nearby
the carvings on the face
say they find it hard
and the engine’s failed again
all lim­its of disguise
the humor’s not the same
com­ing from denial

oh
I grieve in stereo
the ste­reo sounds strange
I know that if you hide
it doesn’t go away
if you get out of bed
and find me stand­ing all alone
open-eyed
burn the page
my little dark age

I grieve in stereo
the ste­reo sounds strange
you know that if it hides
it doesn’t go away
if I get out of bed
you’ll see me stand­ing all alone
horrified
on the stage
my little dark age

giddy with delight
see­ing what’s to come
the image of the dead
dead ends in my mind

police­men swear to god
love’s seep­ing from the guns
I know my friends and I
would prob­ably turn and run
if you get out of bed
come find us head­ing for the bridge
bring a stone
all the rage
my little dark age

I grieve in stereo
the ste­reo sounds strange
I know that if you hide
it doesn’t go away
if you get out of bed
and find me stand­ing all alone
open-eyed
burn the page
my little dark age