What “Kids” Want to See This?

In the video “Kids” by MGMT, we are thrown into the day of a baby that compares to what many people would consider a bad drug hallucination trip. It starts off in the child’s crib, where a giant abstract monster is looming over its crib but seems to not intend to attack, but rather scare the child. The baby’s mother rescues it but is oblivious to the monster, and the several other monsters and zombie-looking people that are roaming the city as the baby becomes detached from the mother. The whole day goes on as the baby sees various weird figures and monsters, while the mother does not pay any attention to what is going on. The video is about growing up and not trying to see all the bad things in life, because you will eventually grow up to become one of those monsters. However, the title is ironic because this is exactly what kids do not want to see and constantly fear.