Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
With the seasons changing ever faster, our two hearts still pitter patter can't you feel it it beats so hard it breaks your eardrums.
Please just save yourself your friends can't save you now they're coming, they're coming back to me for you.
Say you’re okay, we faulted the red and we fell so damn hard, I will be there.
The wrong direction it leads to rejection if I leave you here yeah you know I'll regret it.
Say you're okay.
You stopped too late and now everything’s fading why do I have to? I know what you want to hear.
Take me home I can't even see straight pick out the glass that’s stuck into my face I can't go home Cause I know it’s the wrong place it's out of the question but I'll by here.
Say you’re okay, we faulted the red and we fell so damn hard, I will be there.
The wrong direction it leads to rejection if I leave you here yeah you know I'll regret it.
Say you're okay.
Lights out and the whole worlds watching keep it on the presets. I can't help it. Let go of all inhibitions let it all sink in, let it all sink in. We say these things but they never really sink in the problem is you know but you can't take back what you want’em to know.
(You know but you can't take back what you want’em to know)
Say you’re okay, we faulted the red and we fell so damn hard, I will be there.
The wrong direction it leads to rejection if I leave you here yeah you know I'll regret it.
Say you're okay.
Say you're okay.
Please just save yourself your friends can't save you now they're coming, they're coming back to me for you.
Say you’re okay, we faulted the red and we fell so damn hard, I will be there.
The wrong direction it leads to rejection if I leave you here yeah you know I'll regret it.
Say you're okay.
You stopped too late and now everything’s fading why do I have to? I know what you want to hear.
Take me home I can't even see straight pick out the glass that’s stuck into my face I can't go home Cause I know it’s the wrong place it's out of the question but I'll by here.
Say you’re okay, we faulted the red and we fell so damn hard, I will be there.
The wrong direction it leads to rejection if I leave you here yeah you know I'll regret it.
Say you're okay.
Lights out and the whole worlds watching keep it on the presets. I can't help it. Let go of all inhibitions let it all sink in, let it all sink in. We say these things but they never really sink in the problem is you know but you can't take back what you want’em to know.
(You know but you can't take back what you want’em to know)
Say you’re okay, we faulted the red and we fell so damn hard, I will be there.
The wrong direction it leads to rejection if I leave you here yeah you know I'll regret it.
Say you're okay.
Say you're okay.
Lyrics submitted by Inoue versus Date
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