In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
One day when I came home at lunchtime
I heard a funny noise
Went out to the back yard to find out
If it was one of those rowdy boys
Stood there was my neighbour called Peter
And a flux capacitor
He told me he built a time machine
Like the one in a film I've seen
Yeah, yeah
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed
But they lived underwater
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine
Is pretty fine"
He took me to the future in the flux thing
And I saw everything
Boy bands, and another one, and another one
And another one
Triple breasted women swim around town
Totally naked
We drove around in a time machine
Like the one in a film I've seen
Yeah, yeah
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed
But they lived underwater
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine
Is pretty fine"
I took a trip to the year 3000
This song had gone multi-platinum
Everybody bought our seventh album
It had outsold Michael Jackson
I took a trip to the year 3000
This song had gone multi-platinum
Everybody bought our seventh album
(Seventh album, seventh album)
He told me he built a time machine
Like the one in a film I've seen
Yeah, yeah
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed
But they lived underwater
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine
She's pretty fine" (hey hey, yeah)
He said, "I've been to the year 3000 (3000)
Not much has changed
But they lived underwater (underwater)
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine"
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed
But they lived underwater (underwater)
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine
She's pretty fine"
He said, "I've been to the year 3000 (I've been to the year 3000)
Not much has changed
But they lived underwater
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine"
I heard a funny noise
Went out to the back yard to find out
If it was one of those rowdy boys
Stood there was my neighbour called Peter
And a flux capacitor
He told me he built a time machine
Like the one in a film I've seen
Yeah, yeah
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed
But they lived underwater
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine
Is pretty fine"
He took me to the future in the flux thing
And I saw everything
Boy bands, and another one, and another one
And another one
Triple breasted women swim around town
Totally naked
We drove around in a time machine
Like the one in a film I've seen
Yeah, yeah
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed
But they lived underwater
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine
Is pretty fine"
I took a trip to the year 3000
This song had gone multi-platinum
Everybody bought our seventh album
It had outsold Michael Jackson
I took a trip to the year 3000
This song had gone multi-platinum
Everybody bought our seventh album
(Seventh album, seventh album)
He told me he built a time machine
Like the one in a film I've seen
Yeah, yeah
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed
But they lived underwater
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine
She's pretty fine" (hey hey, yeah)
He said, "I've been to the year 3000 (3000)
Not much has changed
But they lived underwater (underwater)
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine"
He said, "I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed
But they lived underwater (underwater)
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine
She's pretty fine"
He said, "I've been to the year 3000 (I've been to the year 3000)
Not much has changed
But they lived underwater
And your great, great, great granddaughter
Is pretty fine"
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Year 3000 Lyrics as written by Stephen Robson Thomas Fletcher
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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hmm, Busted have a song that's nearly about Back to the Future, and McFly share their name with a Back to the Future charachter :S odd
Yeah, the Back to the Future films are AWESOME so I'm not surprised that bands and songs have been inspired by them. Also, McFly got thier name from Marty McFly from the films, so, yeah.
well Tom helped the Busted boys write many of their songs, and both love BTTF, pretty simple really (though i always feel year 3000 is more to do with Futurama than Back to the Future
oh, and Mcfly's first ever tour was supporting Busted, a year before 5 colours in her hair was released (think they also appeared together in the live lounge in 2003)