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.
When Paul met the Lord on Damascus Road
He never was the same again
When Peter met the Lord He left his boat
And started fishing for men
Well, I may not be Peter or Paul,
But one thing I can truly say
When I met the Lord and made Him my choice
He definitely made a change
(He made a change) He made a change in the way that I'm walking
(He made a change) He made a change in the way that I'm talking
Old things pass away, behold everything's new
(He made a change) He made a change in the life that I'm living
I'm born again, set free, finally forgiven
If He can make a change in me, He can make a change in you
Well, well, well I've seen some old friends shaking their heads
'Cause they never thought they'd see the day
When a sinner like me would praise the Lord
Or bow my head to pray
Well, I'm not what I used to be
You see my life has been rearranged
Well there's nothing that I've done, but I have found someone
Who definitely made a change
(He made a change) He made a change in the way that I'm walking
(He made a change) He made a change in the way that I'm talking
Old things pass away, behold everything's new
(He made a change) He made a change in the life that I'm living
I'm born again, set free, finally forgiven
If He can make a change in me, He can make a change in you
(He made a change) He made a change in the way that I'm walking
(He made a change) He made a change in the way that I'm talking
I say, old things pass away, behold everything's new, yeah, yeah
(He made a change) He made a change in the life that I'm living
I'm born again, set free, finally forgiven
If He can make a change in me, He can make a change in you
I know if He can make a change in me, He can make a change in you
I say, if He can make a change in me, He can make a change
(He made a change) He made a change in me
(He made a change) He made a change in me
I know, if He can make a change in me, He can make a change in you
(He made a change) He made a change
He never was the same again
When Peter met the Lord He left his boat
And started fishing for men
Well, I may not be Peter or Paul,
But one thing I can truly say
When I met the Lord and made Him my choice
He definitely made a change
(He made a change) He made a change in the way that I'm walking
(He made a change) He made a change in the way that I'm talking
Old things pass away, behold everything's new
(He made a change) He made a change in the life that I'm living
I'm born again, set free, finally forgiven
If He can make a change in me, He can make a change in you
Well, well, well I've seen some old friends shaking their heads
'Cause they never thought they'd see the day
When a sinner like me would praise the Lord
Or bow my head to pray
Well, I'm not what I used to be
You see my life has been rearranged
Well there's nothing that I've done, but I have found someone
Who definitely made a change
(He made a change) He made a change in the way that I'm walking
(He made a change) He made a change in the way that I'm talking
Old things pass away, behold everything's new
(He made a change) He made a change in the life that I'm living
I'm born again, set free, finally forgiven
If He can make a change in me, He can make a change in you
(He made a change) He made a change in the way that I'm walking
(He made a change) He made a change in the way that I'm talking
I say, old things pass away, behold everything's new, yeah, yeah
(He made a change) He made a change in the life that I'm living
I'm born again, set free, finally forgiven
If He can make a change in me, He can make a change in you
I know if He can make a change in me, He can make a change in you
I say, if He can make a change in me, He can make a change
(He made a change) He made a change in me
(He made a change) He made a change in me
I know, if He can make a change in me, He can make a change in you
(He made a change) He made a change
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He Made A Change Lyrics as written by Joel Lindsey Ernie Haase
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