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.
Feeling like a vampire today
As another generation slowly tumbles to its grave
But there's a new one rising up so that's okay,
I like the taste of young blood
Holy water doesn't burn my skin but i dare not to drink it
And I don't have the strength of 100 men, but my teeth are sharpened
And I will bite you tonight, if that's what it takes
To turn you from the dark side
Feeling like a fuzzy photograph
Some good memory you don't want to forget
But its so hard to recall
Exactly how you felt when the shutter was open
And the light of day doesn't burn my skin,
But it makes me have to squint my eyes
And I am not afraid of the crucifix
But I only feel half awake at night
I'm a thousand years old you can see it in my eyes
And my body is shot
But like some crazy machine that doesn't know how to quit
I'm gonna give it all I've got
And I'll see you at the end of the world
If you last that long
I'll see you at the end of the world
If you are strong enough
Then I'll see you there
Pull up a chair
And we'll play some songs
Songs to remember
All we have lost
And all we have loved
As another generation slowly tumbles to its grave
But there's a new one rising up so that's okay,
I like the taste of young blood
Holy water doesn't burn my skin but i dare not to drink it
And I don't have the strength of 100 men, but my teeth are sharpened
And I will bite you tonight, if that's what it takes
To turn you from the dark side
Feeling like a fuzzy photograph
Some good memory you don't want to forget
But its so hard to recall
Exactly how you felt when the shutter was open
And the light of day doesn't burn my skin,
But it makes me have to squint my eyes
And I am not afraid of the crucifix
But I only feel half awake at night
I'm a thousand years old you can see it in my eyes
And my body is shot
But like some crazy machine that doesn't know how to quit
I'm gonna give it all I've got
And I'll see you at the end of the world
If you last that long
I'll see you at the end of the world
If you are strong enough
Then I'll see you there
Pull up a chair
And we'll play some songs
Songs to remember
All we have lost
And all we have loved
Lyrics submitted by JASolomon
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This song is one of my favorites, i can't believe that no one has commented on it yet
love this song. favorite ghostmice song for sure.
it's basically about getting older and watching new generations come in, i think. also about other people getting old with you and changing or not changing.