We Are Fated To Pretend

Jonsi (of Sigur Ros) covers MGMT's Time to Pretend . His take makes the song more meaningful, emotional, and somber yet beautiful. Listen:

Original:


Jonsi's Cover:

I was more into the rhythm with MGMT's original but Jonsi's affecting version made me examine the anatomy of the song. Social norms of Adulthood (specifically for young adults) versus the values of Childhood.

Well, its fun to be in the prime of your life... living the rock-star life, etc... yet the reality is, life as an adult can be overwhelming... You can be anyone you want, but at the end of the day everyone's the same. We became glamorous and careless. We flaunt what we have and what we have achieved yet deep inside we thought there's something wrong and when we do feel it, we pretend. We pretend that we're OK and do have some more 'fun', 'everything must run its course'.

But we can always go back... to Childhood where we used to pretend in a different way and to start off to achieve whatever it is lacking. But sadly, most of us chose to continue... to pretend as an adult and end up 'choking our vomit and that would be the end'.