{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RouteNote - Radar","provider_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar","author_name":"Radar Team","author_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/author\/rn_adm_rad\/","title":"What Does MGMT\u2019s \u201cKids\u201d Mean? - RouteNote - Radar","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NMfUZkx5U2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/what-does-mgmts-kids-mean\/\">What Does MGMT\u2019s \u201cKids\u201d Mean?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/what-does-mgmts-kids-mean\/embed\/#?secret=NMfUZkx5U2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What Does MGMT\u2019s \u201cKids\u201d Mean?&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote - Radar\" data-secret=\"NMfUZkx5U2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mgmt-kids.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":1200,"description":"\u201cKids\u201d is broadly about childhood, growing up and the loss of innocence. But like plenty of MGMT songs, it doesn&#8217;t provide one neat explanation. The music sounds euphoric. The lyrics are stranger. And the video is basically a toddler&#8217;s nightmare. Welcome to MGMT. When was \u201cKids\u201d 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..."}