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The Shins - Australia Lyrics

Ever feel like life is a circus act where you're the clown juggling existential dread? Well, The Shins have you covered! This tune is a rollercoaster of introspection and rebellion. Our protagonist grapples with societal expectations, feeling trapped in… Read more

Apr 9, 2007
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Australia Music Video

Australia Lyrics

Time to put the ear covers on?
No!

La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la

(Born to) Born to multiply
Born to gaze into night skies
All you want's one more Saturday
Well, look here, until then
They're gonna buy your life's time
So keep your wick in the air and your feet in the fetters
'Til the day

We come in doing cartwheels
We all crawl out by ourselves
And your shape on the dance floor
Will have me thinking such filth I'll gouge my eyes

You'd be damned to be one of us, girl
Faced with a dodo's conundrum
I felt like I could just fly
But nothing happened every time I tried
Ooh, ooh

A duotone on the wall
Selfless fool who hoped he'd save us all
Never dreamt of such sterile hands
You keep 'em folded in your lap
Or raise them up to beg for scraps
You know he's holding you down
With the tips of his fingers just the same

Will you be pulled from the ocean
A-just a minute too late
Or changed by a potion
To find a handsome young mate for you to love

You'll be damned to pining through the windowpanes
You know you'd trade your life for any ordinary Joe
Well, do it now or grow old
Your nightmares only need a year or two to unfold

Been alone since you were twenty-one
You haven't laughed since January
You try and make like this is so much fun
But we know it to be quite contrary
La-la-la-la, la-la-la

Dare to be one of us, girl
Faced with the android's conundrum
I felt like I should just cry
But nothing happens every time I take one on the chin
You're Himmler in your coat, you don't know how long I've been
Watching the lantern dim, starved of oxygen
So give me your hand and let's jump out the window

La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la

Writer(s): James Mercer
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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What is the Meaning of Australia?

Ever feel like life is a circus act where you're the clown juggling existential dread? Well, The Shins have you covered! This tune is a rollercoaster of introspection and rebellion. Our protagonist grapples with societal expectations, feeling trapped in mundane routines ("keep your wick in the air and your feet in the fetters"). They flirt with escapism but find themselves stuck in a loop of failed attempts ("nothing happened every time I tried"). It's a bittersweet serenade to those who've been "alone since twenty-one," urging them to break free from monotony. So, grab someone's hand and metaphorically "jump out the window"—because sometimes, breaking the mold is the only way to truly breathe.

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