Someone's Missing

Ethereal Echoes: Unveiling Absence in MGMT's 'Someone's Missing'
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Lyrics

Someone's telling the toll to me

Someone is revealing the toll or cost to the speaker.

I'm cut and I'm weeping like a rubber tree

The speaker is injured and crying like a rubber tree, possibly indicating emotional resilience.

But I don't care who's left behind

The speaker is indifferent to those left behind.

Lost revelations that I'll never find

There are hidden truths or insights that the speaker will never discover.


In the long hall pipes are whispering

In a long hallway, pipes are whispering mysterious messages.

Blues prepared for anti-christening

Blues music is prepared for an anti-christening, suggesting a contrast or conflict.


Somewhere there's an honest soul

There is an honest soul somewhere, reflecting genuine qualities.

To mirror teeth where neon lures troll

Teeth are mirrored where neon lures troll, possibly referring to superficial attractions.

And what's extinct might come alive

Something that was thought to be extinct might come alive.

A purple smoke in some internal shrine

There is a purple smoke in an internal shrine, suggesting a mystical or hidden experience.


With a long sigh let the hissing in

With a long sigh, the speaker lets in hissing, indicating a release of tension or emotion.

Stones deformed by gentle kissing and

Stones are deformed by gentle kissing, possibly symbolizing the transformative power of love.

All the closed eyes start to glisten

Closed eyes start to glisten, suggesting emotional awakening or realization.

But it feels like someone's missing

The speaker feels like someone is missing, hinting at a sense of loss or absence.

Yeah it feels like someone's missing

Repetition of the feeling that someone is missing, emphasizing the theme of absence.

Yeah it feels like someone's missing

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It feels like someone's missing

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Yeah it feels like someone's missing

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Yeah it feels like someone's missing

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It feels like someone's missing

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Yeah it feels like someone's missing

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It feels like someone's missing

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Yeah it feels like someone's missing

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It feels like someone's missing

Reiteration of the feeling that someone is missing, concluding the song with the same theme.

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