I used to try very hard to make friends with everyone on the planet
I've seen you havin' it, havin' it, yeah
But now you've just had it

Entertainment can sometimes be hard
When the thing that you love
Is the same thing that's holding you down

This man is dangerous
He just shed his load on your best party frock
Before you enter the palace of wisdom you have to decide

Are you ready to rock?
Hmm, can you party with me?
Can you show me a good time?
Do you even know what one looks like?

And I don't need to hear your stories again
Just get on the floor and show me, show me what you're made of
Just what exactly are you made of?

(Baby, you're driving me crazy)
(Baby, you're driving me crazy)

I was having a whale of a time until your uncle Psychosis arrived
Why do we have to half-kill ourselves just to prove we're alive?
I'm here whenever you need me, whenever you need me
Well, I won't be here

And have you ever stopped to ask yourself?
If you didn't come to party, then why did you come here?
Why did you come here
Baby, you're driving me crazy
Baby, you're driving me crazy

And do you really want to know
Just how come you turned out so dumb?
When the party's over, will you come home with me?
When the party's overn will you come home with me
When the party's overn will you come home to me
Oh, will you come home to me?
Oh, will you come home to me?
Oh, will you come home to me?


Lyrics submitted by psychobain

Party Hard Lyrics as written by Jarvis Branson Cocker Candida Doyle

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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    Does anyone else feel the lyrics could be about something deeper than being bored of partying?

    I reckon it could be about unrequited love. He loves a woman, she used to love him but nothing happened because all of a sudden she moved onto someone else. It uses the backdrop of a party to symbolise the mundane ritual of love.

    "Entertainment can sometimes be hard when the thing that you love is the same thing that's holding you down"

    He loves her but she is clearly holding him back from finding someone else because he's so fixated on her.

    "This man is dangerous, he just shed his load on your best party frock"

    The other guy has shown his intent, he is "dangerous" whilst the narrator is boring.

    "I was having a whale of a time until your uncle Psychosis arrived."

    He was happy until she decided she liked someone else. There was just no logic behind her actions.

    "I'm here whenever you need me & whenever you need me I won't be here."

    He still wants her, but at the same time, he should sack her off considering how she's treated him. He's in two minds.

    "If you didn't come to party then why did you come here?"

    If she doesn't love him any more what was the point of even trying with him? Why waste all that time just to decide that he's not worthy of her?

    "When the party's over will you come home with me?"

    When she breaks up with the other guy, could there still be a chance of him and her getting together?

    It's probably because I'm going through something similar at the minute and I've been listening to This Is Hardcore a lot recently, but when I listened to the lyrics something just clicked.

    lukefunon June 06, 2011   Link

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