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.
I finally found her but I haven't got a piece of her yet
And I wanna tell you by the way (I think I've ruined your body)
She said "I love you, but you're difficult"
Words I've heard so many times before but those words don't mean a thing
(never meant a thing before you)
I think I found her but I haven't found a way to her yet
I wanna tell you by the way (I think I've ruined your body)
I want to tell her that I love her, but I just don't know
Oh this is terrible
You sounded sober when you told me to come over
I could tell it in the sound of your voice
(I know I better be careful)
She said I never want to let you go
She told me so
Now let me tell you how these steps go.
Step 1, tell me what have I done
Step 2, you know you better better believe
Step 3, you'll never be like me so
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-no no
I think I found her but I haven't found a way to her yet
I wanna tell you by the way (I think I've ruined your body)
I want to tell her that I love her, but I just don't know
Oh this is terrible
And all the rows in the pastor's church
Full of empty sighs and wine
And all the children have lost
And parted ways with God
And the Sunday dress
And all the rows in the pastor's church
Full of empty sighs and wine
And all the children have lost their way
I think I found her but I'll never let her in
So I guess we'll never know.
I think I found her but I haven't found a way to her yet
I wanna tell you by the way (I think I've ruined your body)
I want to tell her that I love her but I just don't know
Oh this is terrible [x3]
And I want to tell her that I love her, but I just don't know.
Oh this is terrible.
And I wanna tell you by the way (I think I've ruined your body)
She said "I love you, but you're difficult"
Words I've heard so many times before but those words don't mean a thing
(never meant a thing before you)
I think I found her but I haven't found a way to her yet
I wanna tell you by the way (I think I've ruined your body)
I want to tell her that I love her, but I just don't know
Oh this is terrible
You sounded sober when you told me to come over
I could tell it in the sound of your voice
(I know I better be careful)
She said I never want to let you go
She told me so
Now let me tell you how these steps go.
Step 1, tell me what have I done
Step 2, you know you better better believe
Step 3, you'll never be like me so
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-no no
I think I found her but I haven't found a way to her yet
I wanna tell you by the way (I think I've ruined your body)
I want to tell her that I love her, but I just don't know
Oh this is terrible
And all the rows in the pastor's church
Full of empty sighs and wine
And all the children have lost
And parted ways with God
And the Sunday dress
And all the rows in the pastor's church
Full of empty sighs and wine
And all the children have lost their way
I think I found her but I'll never let her in
So I guess we'll never know.
I think I found her but I haven't found a way to her yet
I wanna tell you by the way (I think I've ruined your body)
I want to tell her that I love her but I just don't know
Oh this is terrible [x3]
And I want to tell her that I love her, but I just don't know.
Oh this is terrible.
Lyrics submitted by whatawaytogoout, edited by CloudEater, MrRapist
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This song is amazing, and I think that it has to do with a guy being all wrong for a girl, and they both know it but they can't let each other go. ?
& I think it's "and like the rows in the pastors church, full of empty sighs and wine, all the children have lost their holy ways with God, on a sunday" iidkk, that's just me. (: