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.
You Mr. Big Man
Yes you same one
Always studying something new
Ever disturbing people, you and your crew
Always up to something bad
How you a go on like bully so
On the border like you not going
I want to know what got into you
Why you walking and chuck it so
Word go round say the man them from up so say
Then a go corn you
Don't bother form no fool
And go back down there
Can't say I never warned you
You must jam one away
And ever lay lay
That way them can't harm you
You must move well alert
And expect any foul play
Those men know where you work
Where you sleep
Where you play
Dis the wrong set a man you got to run away
Force ripe bad boy
Who was wicked yesterday
How you a go on like bully so
On the border like you not going
I want to know what got into you
Why you walking and chuck it so
You was in Grade 5
I was in Grade 9
Humble'er than you little boy you couldn't find
Now you murdering people what's got into your mind
Kill so much people
Every day the number climb
Now your friends are after you
Your life is on the line
Start playing the role name John hard to find
This is Buju be
You better start rewind
How you a go on like bully so
On the border like you not going
I want to know what got into you
Why you walking and chuck it so
Don't have any responsibility
Not responsible
Not a baby mother to go home to
Laing, Ford and Amin every body want you
Five bad man hunting you
Now it double
Public nuisance
You are in trouble, it's either kill the law
Or they murder you
Take it easy hear it from Buju
Straight from my heart
It's coming to you
Then I'm asking
How you a go on like bully so
On the border like you not going
I want to know what got into you
Why you walking and chuck it so
Word go round say the man them from up so say
Then a go corn you
Don't bother form no fool
And go back down there
Can't say I never warned you
You must jam one away
And ever lay lay
That way them can't harm you
Those men know where you work
Where you sleep
Where you play
Dis the wrong set a man you got to run away
Force ripe bad boy
Who was wicked yesterday, still want it today
How you a go on like bully so
On the border like you not going
I want to know what got into you
Why you walking and chuck it so
You was in Grade 5
I was in Grade 9
Humble'er than you little boy you couldn't find
Now you murdering people what's got into your mind
Kill so much people
Every day the number climb
Now your friends are after you
Your life is on the line
Start playing the role name John hard to find
Get wicked and stop bus carvine, and Buju banton rhymem, I ask them
How you a go on like bully so
On the border like you not going
I want to know what got into you
Why you walking and chuck it so
Yes you same one
Always studying something new
Ever disturbing people, you and your crew
Always up to something bad
How you a go on like bully so
On the border like you not going
I want to know what got into you
Why you walking and chuck it so
Word go round say the man them from up so say
Then a go corn you
Don't bother form no fool
And go back down there
Can't say I never warned you
You must jam one away
And ever lay lay
That way them can't harm you
You must move well alert
And expect any foul play
Those men know where you work
Where you sleep
Where you play
Dis the wrong set a man you got to run away
Force ripe bad boy
Who was wicked yesterday
How you a go on like bully so
On the border like you not going
I want to know what got into you
Why you walking and chuck it so
You was in Grade 5
I was in Grade 9
Humble'er than you little boy you couldn't find
Now you murdering people what's got into your mind
Kill so much people
Every day the number climb
Now your friends are after you
Your life is on the line
Start playing the role name John hard to find
This is Buju be
You better start rewind
How you a go on like bully so
On the border like you not going
I want to know what got into you
Why you walking and chuck it so
Don't have any responsibility
Not responsible
Not a baby mother to go home to
Laing, Ford and Amin every body want you
Five bad man hunting you
Now it double
Public nuisance
You are in trouble, it's either kill the law
Or they murder you
Take it easy hear it from Buju
Straight from my heart
It's coming to you
Then I'm asking
How you a go on like bully so
On the border like you not going
I want to know what got into you
Why you walking and chuck it so
Word go round say the man them from up so say
Then a go corn you
Don't bother form no fool
And go back down there
Can't say I never warned you
You must jam one away
And ever lay lay
That way them can't harm you
Those men know where you work
Where you sleep
Where you play
Dis the wrong set a man you got to run away
Force ripe bad boy
Who was wicked yesterday, still want it today
How you a go on like bully so
On the border like you not going
I want to know what got into you
Why you walking and chuck it so
You was in Grade 5
I was in Grade 9
Humble'er than you little boy you couldn't find
Now you murdering people what's got into your mind
Kill so much people
Every day the number climb
Now your friends are after you
Your life is on the line
Start playing the role name John hard to find
Get wicked and stop bus carvine, and Buju banton rhymem, I ask them
How you a go on like bully so
On the border like you not going
I want to know what got into you
Why you walking and chuck it so
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Chuck It So Lyrics as written by Handel Wesley Alexander Tucker Andre Omar Tyrell
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