Siberian Breaks

*Siberian Breaks* is the sixth track off Congratulations, and the second single released off the album. It is the second longest MGMT track to date, behind Metanoia. Andrew VanWyngarden has said that Siberian Breaks is his favorite song on the album.

## Siberian Breaks

### Released

17 Apr 2010May 2010 - 2013 ( Texas Radio Release Single)

### Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfg4SYjc9cg

## Order

### Next track

Brian Eno

The song was released on a limited-edition 12" blue marble vinyl single for Record Store Day of 2010. There were 2000 copies of it made.

VanWyngarden has said about the song, "It's kind of like eight different songs strung together into one, and the general theme is about surfing in the Arctic Circle by Russia."

## Lyrics

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> *[Part I: Direction of Truth (Part 1) (0:00 - 1:23)]*
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> Sleep as the goer
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> The bridge that watches the light speed through
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> And cries while the spirit stumbles
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> The inside missile for the protection of you
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> Maybe it's silent
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> The voice can't bear any more strain
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> But speaks without even knowing
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> And streams outside in the direction of truth
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> *[Part II: Secrets to Decode (Part 1) (1:23 - 2:10)]*
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> There's no reason there's no secrets to decode
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> If you can't save it, leave it dying on the road
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> Wide open arms can feel so cold
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> So cold, feel so cold
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> *[Part III: The Older I Get (2:10 - 4:55)]*
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> Balance the books, the ledges, the looms
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> The disappointed look on the faces that squint at the moon
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> Let's see it with shadows enhanced
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> And then vote to decide who'll advance
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> Silver jet plane making a turn
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> Exciting the brain that expects it to crash and then burn
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> It's not the life lesson I'd've guessed
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> If you're conscious you must be depressed
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> Or at least cynical
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> But someone might still eat the steaks
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> Even if they're tough
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> Spending the day, chewing at the fat
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> Floating away isn't rough but it's not enough
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> Oh Marianne, pass me the joint
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> The sandpaper's tan, go-getters are surfing the point
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> And London's a scratch on the lens
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> It's over before it begins
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> Silk 'round her neck falls down to her shoulders
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> The older I get, the more I suspect there's a trick
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> But really there's no trip at all
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> That doesn't result in a fall
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> Or a faltering
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> But something could spit out the bait
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> Even if it's real
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> Rolling away, missing a spoke
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> Close to the ground like a wheel, but it's not a joke
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> Holding the line, clutching the phone
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> Nobly wasting the night, but it isn't right
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> It's not right
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> Smelling for blood, praying for rain
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> Running away isn't rough, but it's not enough
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> **[Part IV: When It's Over (4:55 - 6:07)]**
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> The low tide is telling me when it's over
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> To breathe in everything exposed
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> And comes back to cover me with a blanket
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> Being here's always changing tunes
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> *[Part V: Secrets to Decode (Part 2) (6:07 - 8:22)]*
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> The empty sky surrounds me but I can't see at all
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> Wide-open arms can feel so cold
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> And you can sit beside me and tell me what it's worth
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> But I hope I die before I get sold
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> I hope I die before I get sold
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> I'd rather die before I get sold
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> *[Part VI: The Way That It Was (8:22 - 9:12)]*
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> If you find the soul that you lost
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> Frozen in a starry void
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> Take it within and hope the sight of blood
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> Can will signs of life to return
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> Back to the way that it was
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> Long before it made a noise
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> To keep on quietly reminding you
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> What's never created or destroyed
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> *[Part VII: Direction of Truth (Part 2) (9:12 - 9:55)]*
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> Wake as the swell peaks
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> The close-outs drowning the birds with roars
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> And howls scare the new unkindness
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> That picks and laughs at the carrion scene
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> Forces you see breathe can always go into hiding
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> And wait 'til it passes over
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> Or stay far gone for all eternity
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> *[Part VIII: American Nightmare (9:55 - 12:06)]*
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> [Instrumental]
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