Kids

Kids
Cover
Original artist	MGMT
Cover artist	Melanie Martinez
Original release	October 13, 2008
Cover date	June 13, 2009 (cover) August 7, 2009 (live cover)
Genre	Indie dance
Length	5:02 (original) 2:38 (cover) 2:40 (live cover)
Writer(s)	Andrew VanWyngarden Ben Goldwasser
Producer(s)	Dave Fridmann

"Kids" is a song originally by MGMT that Melanie Martinez covered. She uploaded it to her YouTube channel on June 13, 2009, but the video was later taken down, however, the audio is available online.

She also performed it live during her set at Teen Acoustic Cafe on August 7, 2009.

Theme

This song is about the different stages of life. When you are born, you are an innocent child making your parents proud. As you grow older, you begin to fall into society's ways and you lose your innocence. The bad things all around begin to haunt you.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You were a child
Crawling on your knees toward him
Making momma so proud
But your voice is too loud
We like to watch you laughing
Picking insects off of plants
No time to think of consequences

[Chorus]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted

[Verse 2]
The water is warm
But it's sending me shivers
A baby is born
Crying out for attention
Memories fade
Like looking through a fogged mirror
Decisions too
Decisions are made and not bought
But I thought this wouldn't hurt a lot
I guess not

[Chorus]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted

[Chorus]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted

[Verse 1]
You were a child
Crawling on your knees toward him
Making momma so proud
But your voice is too loud
We like to watch you laughing
Picking insects off of plants
No time to think of consequences

[Chorus]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted

[Verse 2]
The water is warm
But it's sending me shivers
A baby is born
Crying out for attention
Memories fade
Like looking through a fogged mirror
Decisions too
Decisions are made and not bought
But I thought this wouldn't hurt a lot
I guess not

[Chorus]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted

[Chorus]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanting to be haunted

Videos

Melanie Martinez - Kids (Cover)

Mel singing Kids-0

Gallery

The thumbnail of the original video

Updated thumbnail

Screenshot of the video on her YouTube channel

Frames of the video (1).

Frames of the video (2).

Frames of the video (3).

Frames of the video (4).

Trivia

• The original video from her YouTube channel is currently lost.
• Paige Beallias uploaded the acoustic café set version on her YouTube channel.
• The video's URL is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVA9K_wFf_4.
  • The video has since been privated.
  • The title of the video was "Kids- MGMT (Cover)"

References

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