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We are children
and we’ll give you trouble
if we dont like what you’re doing
and we think that it is wrong.
Now we’re satisfied,
but when we're not...
We are taking lives
and making drones.

The world that came from us,
it makes the child.
da da da da da
da da da da da.

We are children,
not the youth,
not kids.
It’s not sound to pretend,
my friend,
this might just be the end.
Shadow life that sits outside your door…
We live inside your walls
and leak through floors.

The world that came from us,
it makes the child.
da da da da da
da da da da da.
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saladfingerz On Apr 26, 2010
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Cover art for The Children lyrics by Yeasayer

excellent! I was looking for these. thanks. btw I think there are a few minor mistakes on the transcript above. may want to look into them.

We are children and we'll give you trouble If we don't like what you're doing And we thought forgetting is wrong

Now we're satisfied, but when we're not We are taking lives and making drones

That awful void we plant in front of us reclaims a child Dadadada dada dadada dadada dada Dadadada dada dadada dadada dada dadada

We are the children, not the youth, not kids But is not time to pretend, my friend This might just be the end

Shadow life that sits outside your doors Will live inside your walls, beneath your floors

That awful void we plant in front of us reclaims a child Dadadada dada dadada dadada dada Dadadada dada dadada dadada dada dadada

Cover art for The Children lyrics by Yeasayer

Pretty straight forward song. Great opener to the album. I love the ode to MGMT: "We are children, not THE YOUTH, not KIDS. It's not TIME TO PRETEND. Simply marvelous!

Cover art for The Children lyrics by Yeasayer

Going to point out the obvious,

"We are the children, not the youth, not kids But is not time to pretend, my friend This might just be the end"

reference to MGMT

Cover art for The Children lyrics by Yeasayer

Is the "my friend, this is the end" a Doors reference?

Cover art for The Children lyrics by Yeasayer

Huh? Looks like someone changed the correct lyrics to the lyrics of the next track "Ambling Alp". ya done goofed, Saladfingerz

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