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https://routenote.com/radar/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mgmt-kids.jpg12001200“Kids” is broadly about childhood, growing up and the loss of innocence. But like plenty of MGMT songs, it doesn’t provide one neat explanation. The music sounds euphoric. The lyrics are stranger. And the video is basically a toddler’s nightmare. Welcome to MGMT. When was “Kids” written? Earlier than many people realise. Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser were experimenting with versions of the song while at university, years before MGMT became internationally famous. Earlier versions appeared on releases before the definitive Oracular Spectacular recording. Wikipedia What is the song about? Childhood appears throughout the song as a state of: freedom...