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.
Don't big up yourself and gworn like you're a big timer (3)
Tell this fool in my face I don't need enemies so I'm asking you to move back a little,
Why you bigging up your chest and you're thinking that you're tough
Don't you know that every bone is brittle?
Everything will be fine if you just cool out yourself and don't do no crime
Now I'm asking you to move mate! Step it back a little, step back a little
Warning
Explosive exhibition of brutality
Explosive exhibition of
Trouble's what you want then you're gunner get it
Trouble's what you seek do you really need it?
Trouble's what you want then you're gunner get it
Trouble's what you need then you will receive it
Don't big up yourself and gworn like you're a big timer
Why so close up to me, dangerous place to be and you're rocking halitosis a little
Do you think I wear a vest, putting me to the test?
You're gunner get yourself in a pickle
Now you're over the line! Something's ticking and yoot man you're out of time
Now you're taking the piss mate! Step it back a little, step back a little
Warning
Explosive exhibition of brutality
Explosive exhibition of
Trouble's what you want then you're gunner get it
Trouble's what you seek do you really need it?
Trouble's what you want then you're gunner get it
Trouble's what you need then you will receive it
Well how long dem ah try come and try test we out
We came fe warn dem yes we come fe warn dem
Well how lond de baldhead boy dem ah try test we out
We come fe warn dem yes we come fe warn dem
Explosive
Why so close up to me dangerous place to be
I don't wanner make war on no enemies
Why you bigging up your chest and you're thinking that you're rough
Explosive brutality
(Repeat twice)
Trouble's what you want then you're gunner get it
Trouble's what you seek do you really need it?
Trouble's what you want then you're gunner get it
Trouble's what you seek do you really need it?
Tell this fool in my face I don't need enemies so I'm asking you to move back a little,
Why you bigging up your chest and you're thinking that you're tough
Don't you know that every bone is brittle?
Everything will be fine if you just cool out yourself and don't do no crime
Now I'm asking you to move mate! Step it back a little, step back a little
Warning
Explosive exhibition of brutality
Explosive exhibition of
Trouble's what you want then you're gunner get it
Trouble's what you seek do you really need it?
Trouble's what you want then you're gunner get it
Trouble's what you need then you will receive it
Don't big up yourself and gworn like you're a big timer
Why so close up to me, dangerous place to be and you're rocking halitosis a little
Do you think I wear a vest, putting me to the test?
You're gunner get yourself in a pickle
Now you're over the line! Something's ticking and yoot man you're out of time
Now you're taking the piss mate! Step it back a little, step back a little
Warning
Explosive exhibition of brutality
Explosive exhibition of
Trouble's what you want then you're gunner get it
Trouble's what you seek do you really need it?
Trouble's what you want then you're gunner get it
Trouble's what you need then you will receive it
Well how long dem ah try come and try test we out
We came fe warn dem yes we come fe warn dem
Well how lond de baldhead boy dem ah try test we out
We come fe warn dem yes we come fe warn dem
Explosive
Why so close up to me dangerous place to be
I don't wanner make war on no enemies
Why you bigging up your chest and you're thinking that you're rough
Explosive brutality
(Repeat twice)
Trouble's what you want then you're gunner get it
Trouble's what you seek do you really need it?
Trouble's what you want then you're gunner get it
Trouble's what you seek do you really need it?
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I think this song is about gangs because gangs have territories such as " somethings tiking and yoot man your out of time" would mean a rival gang member is tresspassing, or its about a police officer being attacked because of "you think i wear a vest putting me to the test" just guessing