Tropic of Cancer
Panda Bear * Track #8 On Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
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Tropic of Cancer by Panda Bear
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The eighth track on Panda Bear’s 2015 album Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper recalls the death of his father due to brain cancer in 2002, and chronicles the artist trying to see disease as “just another thing in the universe”.
The track was chosen by Pitchfork as one of the best songs of 2015.
Tropic of Cancer Lyrics
It's all in the family
And then you sneak it all away
When they said he's ill
Laughed it off as if it's no big deal
What a joke to joke, no joke
It's all in the family
And then you sneak it all away
Sick has to eat well too
And you dumb it down
[Refrain]
And you can't get back
You won't come back
You can't come back to it
And you won't come back
You can't come back
You won't come back to it
And you won't come back
You can't come back
You won't come back to it
And you won't come back
You can't come back
You won't come back to it
Its all in the family
And then you sneak it all away
Sick has to eat well too
Got to like it all
Got to like what kills
It kills just to know what kills
Got to like it all
So it goes to show what all things know
Just one thing keep it live
Keep it live, dead or alive
These guys kill to live on
And you give up on the upside
Give it up on the other side
[Refrain]
And you can't get back
You won't come back
You can't come back to it
And you won't come back
You can't come back
You won't come back to it
And you won't come back
You can't come back
You won't come back to it
And you won't come back
You can't come back
You won't come back to it
Tropic of Cancer Q&A
Who wrote Tropic of Cancer's ?
Tropic of Cancer was written by Panda Bear.
Who produced Tropic of Cancer's ?
Tropic of Cancer was produced by Sonic Boom & Panda Bear.
When did Panda Bear release Tropic of Cancer?
Panda Bear released Tropic of Cancer on Tue Jan 13 2015.
What did Panda Bear say about "Tropic of Cancer"?
Overall, that song is about sympathy for disease; trying to forgive disease, seeing it as just another thing in the universe that’s trying to survive. I almost feel like I should have a glass of cognac in my hand when I’m singing it.
—Noah Lennox, via Pitchfork