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|genre = Rock, Pop | |genre = Rock, Pop | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Ancient Aliens is a song about a caveman being visited by aliens. [[Neil]] spoke of its story on [[Spirit Phone: Commentary|the album's commentary track]]: <blockquote> "So, this song is from the point of view of a caveman who’s meeting an alien and he just knows that it’s wrong and he can’t deal with it…? And I guess the alien is stranded or in need of help in some way and the caveman just refuses to help because he gets a primal reaction from meeting someone not of the Earth. Of course in reality cave-people were probably freaked out all the time by totally natural things too."</blockquote> | Ancient Aliens is a song about a caveman being visited by aliens and having some primal reaction to them. It marks the beginning of the second half of the album, which takes an oddly economic point of view, rather than the spooky first half. This song bridges the gap between the two halves. | ||
[[Neil]] spoke of its story on [[Spirit Phone: Commentary|the album's commentary track]]: <blockquote> "So, this song is from the point of view of a caveman who’s meeting an alien and he just knows that it’s wrong and he can’t deal with it…? And I guess the alien is stranded or in need of help in some way and the caveman just refuses to help because he gets a primal reaction from meeting someone not of the Earth. Of course in reality cave-people were probably freaked out all the time by totally natural things too."</blockquote> | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
My mind's this cave | |||
My mind's this cave | So dark, | ||
So dark, | No moon, | ||
No moon, | No stars, | ||
No stars, | No sound, | ||
No sound, | Just hearts | ||
Just hearts | And walls | ||
And walls | Of art | ||
Of art | (ooh) | ||
( | |||
Strange things happen | |||
For no reason | |||
That's all I know | |||
My mind's this cave | |||
So dark, | |||
No moon, | |||
No stars, no stars, | |||
No sound, | |||
Just hearts | |||
And walls | |||
Of art | |||
These creatures I've seen | |||
Some of them edible some of them mean | |||
That's all I know! | |||
I'm not like you | |||
You fly | |||
You burn my eyes | |||
My eyes, you speak | |||
In my mind | |||
Your kind | |||
All died when you arrived | |||
I saw you | |||
Make-ing fire | |||
Strange things hap-pen | |||
For no reason | |||
(aahh!) | |||
(oh oh oh oh) | |||
I can't help you | |||
You're not human | |||
You're not animal | |||
My mind's this cave | |||
So dark, | |||
No moon, | |||
No stars, no stars, | |||
No sound, | |||
Just hearts | |||
And walls | |||
Of art | |||
And you | |||
You fly | |||
You burn | |||
My eyes | |||
You speak | |||
In my mind | |||
You seem | |||
Surprised that I don't hear you | |||
== Music Video == | |||
{{Infobox_video | |||
|title = Lemon Demon - "Ancient Aliens" | |||
|video_Category = Music Video | |||
|creator = [[Neil Cicierega]] | |||
|cast = N/A | |||
|crew = [[Neil Cicierega]] | |||
|year = October 30, 2012 | |||
|duration = 03:33 | |||
}} | |||
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The music video uses a [[Ancient Aliens 2012 Demo|demo version]] of this song! | |||
==Alternate Versions== | |||
* [[Ancient Aliens 2012 Demo]] | |||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
*This song is one of many [[Lemon Demon]] songs to feature parts in 6/4 time. | *This song is one of many [[Lemon Demon]] songs to feature parts in 6/4 time. A later song on [[Spirit Phone|this album]], [[Reaganomics]], is almost entirely in this time signature. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:41, 2 August 2026
Ancient Aliens is the eighth track on Spirit Phone.
| Eighth Wonder | |
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| Song | |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
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| Written by | Neil Cicierega |
| Appears on | Spirit Phone |
| Sung by | Neil Cicierega |
| Duration | 4:17 |
| Genre | Rock, Pop |
| Language | English |
| Links: | Video Spotify Bandcamp |
Description
Ancient Aliens is a song about a caveman being visited by aliens and having some primal reaction to them. It marks the beginning of the second half of the album, which takes an oddly economic point of view, rather than the spooky first half. This song bridges the gap between the two halves.
Neil spoke of its story on the album's commentary track:
"So, this song is from the point of view of a caveman who’s meeting an alien and he just knows that it’s wrong and he can’t deal with it…? And I guess the alien is stranded or in need of help in some way and the caveman just refuses to help because he gets a primal reaction from meeting someone not of the Earth. Of course in reality cave-people were probably freaked out all the time by totally natural things too."
Lyrics
My mind's this cave So dark, No moon, No stars, No sound, Just hearts And walls Of art (ooh) Strange things happen For no reason That's all I know My mind's this cave So dark, No moon, No stars, no stars, No sound, Just hearts And walls Of art These creatures I've seen Some of them edible some of them mean That's all I know! I'm not like you You fly You burn my eyes My eyes, you speak In my mind Your kind All died when you arrived I saw you Make-ing fire Strange things hap-pen For no reason (aahh!) (oh oh oh oh) I can't help you You're not human You're not animal My mind's this cave So dark, No moon, No stars, no stars, No sound, Just hearts And walls Of art And you You fly You burn My eyes You speak In my mind You seem Surprised that I don't hear you
Music Video
| Lemon Demon - "Ancient Aliens" | |
| Music Video | |
| Creator | Neil Cicierega |
|---|---|
| Cast | N/A |
| Crew | Neil Cicierega |
| Released | October 30, 2012 |
| Duration | 03:33 |
The music video uses a demo version of this song!
Alternate Versions
Trivia
- This song is one of many Lemon Demon songs to feature parts in 6/4 time. A later song on this album, Reaganomics, is almost entirely in this time signature.