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.
We-we'll play one last song, shall we?
Thank you all for coming out this has been ridiculous
So thank you so much
This one's called move like you want
I hope, hope you've you enjoyed yourselves
Oh, I saw you earlier on
They were playing blues downtown
Oh, some kind of Mississippi, Mississippi soul
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
Oh, that I caught your eye
Because, baby, you darling
You darling, oh honey, you caught mine
Oh so lady, get down
Like there's no-one else around here
Oh no, honey, move like you want
Baby, move like you need
Oh no, baby, move like you ought to
Honey, move just to please me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Baby, move like you want
Baby, move like you need
Oh I saw you, watching the band play slow, no, no, no (hey)
Eyes like a morning star
Oh, in the soft of the early evening glow
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, oh, you were burning up inside, alright
Because these feelings, these feelings are so hard to hide
Oh so darling, get down
Oh-oh, like there's no-one else around here
Oh no, baby, move like you want
Lady, move like you need
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh no
Honey, move like you ought to
Baby, move just to please me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ah-baby, move like you want
Lady, move like you need
Oh lady, get down
Oh oh like there's no one else around
Oh yeah, woman, get down
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around here
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around here
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around here
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around here
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around here
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around here
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around
Baby, move like you want
Oh honey, move like you need
Oh, oh, oh, oh no
Baby, move like you ought to
Honey, move just to please me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, no
Baby, move
Oh woman, lady, get down
Oh, oh, oh like there's no one else around
Oh young woman, get down
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around
Take it away, man
Give it up for Bear Bond on guitar
What about Chris Bond on drums?
In-india Bourne on bass
Oh, oh, oh, oh, no
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Thank you very much for having us this evening
Thank you, cheers
Thank you all for coming out this has been ridiculous
So thank you so much
This one's called move like you want
I hope, hope you've you enjoyed yourselves
Oh, I saw you earlier on
They were playing blues downtown
Oh, some kind of Mississippi, Mississippi soul
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
Oh, that I caught your eye
Because, baby, you darling
You darling, oh honey, you caught mine
Oh so lady, get down
Like there's no-one else around here
Oh no, honey, move like you want
Baby, move like you need
Oh no, baby, move like you ought to
Honey, move just to please me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Baby, move like you want
Baby, move like you need
Oh I saw you, watching the band play slow, no, no, no (hey)
Eyes like a morning star
Oh, in the soft of the early evening glow
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, oh, you were burning up inside, alright
Because these feelings, these feelings are so hard to hide
Oh so darling, get down
Oh-oh, like there's no-one else around here
Oh no, baby, move like you want
Lady, move like you need
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh no
Honey, move like you ought to
Baby, move just to please me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ah-baby, move like you want
Lady, move like you need
Oh lady, get down
Oh oh like there's no one else around
Oh yeah, woman, get down
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around here
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around here
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around here
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around here
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around here
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around here
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around
Baby, move like you want
Oh honey, move like you need
Oh, oh, oh, oh no
Baby, move like you ought to
Honey, move just to please me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, no
Baby, move
Oh woman, lady, get down
Oh, oh, oh like there's no one else around
Oh young woman, get down
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, like there's no one else around
Take it away, man
Give it up for Bear Bond on guitar
What about Chris Bond on drums?
In-india Bourne on bass
Oh, oh, oh, oh, no
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Thank you very much for having us this evening
Thank you, cheers
Lyrics submitted by Dasgupta, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Move Like You Want [Live] Lyrics as written by Benjamin John Howard
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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you totally forgot the HMMMNAAAAAAAAH and the HMMNAAANANANANAAAAAAH
somewhere in the beginning and the end
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