[verse 1] you were a child crawling on your knees toward it making mama so proud, but your voice is too loud we like to watch you laughing you pick the insects off plants, no time to think of. Part of growing up is leaving your parents’ shadow Control yourself take only what you need from it a family of trees wanted to be haunted the brooding synthesizer offsets sweet messages of hope. Five, four, three, two, one, ah You were a child crawlin' on your knees toward it makin' mama so proud, but your voice is too loud we like to watch you laughin' you pick the insects off plants, no time to think of consequences control yourself, take only what you need from it a family of trees wanted to be haunted control yourself, take only what you need from it a family of trees wanted to. Control yourself, take only from your father what you need (i.e
The strength, love, role model, father figure etc) leaving behind the failures and foibles A family of trees wanted to be haunted control yourself take only what you need from it a family of trees wanted to be haunted control yourself take only what you need from it a family of trees full lyrics when mgmt released their hit song ‘kids,’ it quickly became an anthem for a generation caught between the analog past and the digital. The chorus introduces the song’s mantra “control yourself, take only what you need from it.” this could be a message to hold onto the values of childhood, to live simply and take only what is necessary.
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