Congratulations (Song)

Congratulations is the ninth and final track off Congratulations, and the fourth and final single off the album. The song was featured during the credits of the 2010 Oscar award-winning documentary Inside Job.
== Music Video ==
A music video for the song was released on August 25, 2010. The video features the two lead members of MGMT, Andrew VanWyngarden and Benjamin Goldwasser, walking through the desert with a strange four-legged creature. Throughout the video, the creature falls apart, losing a leg and then its beak, each body part sinking into the sand. VanWyngarden tries to comfort the creature. Near the end of the video, the creature loses its balance and falls down a large sand dune, while the two just watch, and don't help. As dusk settles in, they come upon a portal-like structure. Just before reaching the structure, the creature's head falls off and sinks into the sand. From the sand, a cluster of lights rises towards the sky, blending with the stars, and shimmering in sync to the music. The song ends with the two gazing up to the sky and applauding.
The video was filmed at Dumont Dunes in California’s Mojave Desert, and was directed by Tom Kuntz and edited by Steve Gandolfi. The creature was created by Legacy Effects. Vance Hartwell, of Legacy, said: "The puppet was made of materials including foam latex and fibreglass. We had an actor inside. His legs fitted into the hind legs of the puppet and his head was at the base of the neck. With the heat of the desert and the wear and tear of the conditions, there was always someone with him, both to make sure he was okay and to hold up the puppet head."
== Lyrics ==
 
Dead in the water, it's not a paid vacation 
The sons and daughters of city officials attend demonstrations 
It's hardly a sink or swim when all is well if the ticket sells 
Out with a whimper, it's not a blaze of glory 
You look down from your temple 
As people endeavor to make it a story 
And chisel a marble word, but all is lost if it's never heard 
But I've got someone to make reports 
That tell me how my money's spent 
To book my stays and draw my blinds 
So I can't tell what's really there 
And all I need's a great big congratulations 
I'll keep your dreams, you pay attention for me 
As strange as it seems, I'd rather dissolve than have you ignore me 
The ground may be moving fast 
But I tied my boots to a broken mast 
The difference is clear, you throw it in your cauldron 
Rust and veneer 
Dusk and dawn, Steinways and Baldwins 
You start with a simple stock of all the waste and salt to taste 
But damn my﻿ luck and damn these friends 
That keep on combing back their smiles 
I save my grace with half-assed guilt 
And lay down the quilt upon the lawn 
Spread my arms and soak up congratulations 
 
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