“Mother Nature” is the first single from MGMT in 3 years, succeeding the two standalone singles 2019’s “In the Afternoon” and 2020’s “As You Move Through the World.” This vibrant coming-of-age comeback single is the lead from MGMT’s forthcoming fifth album Loss of Life. Loss of Life is the band’s fi...
[Verse 1]
I put the groceries down on the front lawn
And think maybe the children just want recognition
I wrote the fairytale on a midnight drive
Wanting to know if I'm more than alive
I torched the fields again
And killed an honest man
Now I understand Mother Nature
Watch me running head-first into the thorns
It's like the lights are off but somebody's home
[Chorus]
Unwrap that tourniquet 'round the sun
Turn those subtle reds into neon
You'll see the difference when it's done
But I undеrstand your hesitation
[Verse 2]
Come take a walk with mе down billionaire's row
Trying to keep our balance over zero
We'll write the fairytale for the rest of our lives
Throwing the trash away one more time
[Chorus]
Holding on to love like a stone
Melting down today for tomorrow's
Covenant of the heart
You know it's turbulent from the start
And I understand it's not your nature
[Post-Chorus]
But you need a friend
To take you home
You've got to begin again
[Bridge]
To open castle gates and let me go inside
And taste the bitter tea that won't let you hide
Then we can take away as much as we can steal
Break all the precious bones before the guards appear
Before the fantasy is cast into the fire
And strike the temple bell to resonate the—
[Chorus]
Covenant of the heart
You know what comes right after the dark
But I understand your hesitation
Mother Nature was written by Andrew VanWyngarden & Ben Goldwasser & BJ Burton.
Mother Nature was produced by MGMT & Patrick Wimberly & Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson.
MGMT released Mother Nature on Tue Oct 31 2023.
A press release from the band stated:
[Mother Nature] outlines the archetypical MGMT mythology of one hero attempting to get the other hero to come on the journey that they ‘must’ go on. One part sounds like Oasis."
Jordan Fish, the writer and director of the music video, added:
I hope the story...