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Saturday, June 18, 2011

216. Do You realise? by The Flaming Lips 2002

Do You Realize?? by The Flaming Lips Music Video on Yahoo! Music

There's something really special about this song. It gets me happy and sad both at the same time. That line about everyone you know will someday die was probably the first time I'd ever thought that (or I guess realised it) For some people it's a long way off and it doesn't need thinking about too much but there it is. 100 hundred years from now all but a really small few will be gone. Amazing stuff. Bleeding obvious of course but there it is!

But it's also a big life affirming song. Seeing them play it in concert with their stuffed animals and bouncing balloons it's positively joyful. There's a lot of emotion in Flaming Lips songs. No wonder it became the state song of Oklahoma. Voted in overwhelmingly. I'd vote for it.
One, two, three, four -
Do You Realize - that you have the most beautiful face
Do You Realize - we're floating in space -
Do You Realize - that happiness makes you cry
Do You Realize - that everyone you know someday will die

And instead of saying all of your goodbyes - let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun don'-go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round

Do You Realize - Oh - Oh - Oh
Do You Realize - that everyone you know
Someday will die -

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