Bubblegum Dog

By MGMT

On Loss of Life

Released on November 29, 2023

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[Verse 1]

Bubblegum dog

Tell me what the truth is

Isn't this bed a log?

Doesn't that confuse things?

Shouldn't I run?

Isn't that the white man?

None of this seems like fun

But maybe that's the point, man?


[Chorus]

For years I've strung you along

Afraid of the bubblegum dog

And it's finally catching up with me

I hope it's a false alarm

But the pain of the bubblegum dog

It's finally catching up with me

Who would have believe? I saw


[Verse 2]

Tenement homes

Built upon a fault line

Juvenile quetzal birds

Living in the coal mine

Manicured lawns

Tibetan straw men

Igneous basketballs

Drifting through the heavens


[Chorus]

I felt hate toward the earthly world

But hate is a very strong word

And it's finally catching up with me

The years of plodding on

In fear of the bubblegum dog

It's finally catching up with me


[Post-Chorus]

So I'll pray it won't be long

I'll wake up and it's all gone

You and me

We'll keep it calm

My bubblegum dog


[Instrumental Break]


[Chorus]

The shame of vitriol

Aimed at the bubblegum dog

It's finally catching up with me

And I hate this bubblegum world

But hate is a very strong word

And it's finally catching up with me


[Outro]

So we'll hide until it's gone

Boil the ones that don't belong

Pay the man to keep it on

Days are short and nights are long

Bang our heads against the gong

Maybe tinkle on the lawn

One for all and all for one

My bubblegum dog