is a song by the flaming lips, and was released as the first single from their 2002 album yoshimi battles the pink robots It is one of the group's most accessible and popular songs, having reached no 32 in the uk singles chart. Find out how it was inspired by a japanese friend's death, used in commercials and movies, and has different meanings for different people. Amidst a kaleidoscope of sound and cosmic imagery, the flaming lips crafted a song that extends beyond mere melody into the realm of profound existential musing / do you realize / that everyone you know someday will die
/ / and instead of saying all of your goodbyes / let them know you realize that life goes fast / it's hard to make the good things last / you realize the sun doesn't go down / it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round / / do you realize?
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