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 sleep on the floor with the fan blowing into me
this semon collection could start up a colony
I wonder if today will be a good day
so I can figure out where all my scratches came from
I never want to talk
when I hear the phone ring
cause its the same old person the same old thing
his not that busy when his learning how to sing
you know its not like his does this for a living
im not invisible
no im not invisible
no im not invisible
so why cant anyone see me shaking
**the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
you cant get it out once its underneath your skin**
I mustcry wolf just a little too hard
i must want attention if Iplay that part
I pull it off good
but I sell it real bad
he looks just fine the boy he cant be sad
nothing really matters when you have a good family
nothing really matters when you have stability
nothing really matters when the doctor says your fine you must be fine
Melancholy morning oh beginning of the day
when all the questions get scary
all the answers ran away
im not suppose too end up with anything but memory's
everything asleep expect visions in my head of my favorite girls in my enemys beds
and im alone with nothing but pornos and razorblades
im not invincible
no im not invincible
no im not invincible
otherwise i would not be breaking
**the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
you cant get it out once its underneath your skin**
**the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
you cant get it out once its underneath your.....**
hate it when you stare
i still smell your hair
sticks n stones
i cry when im alone
im in love with the best
and i hate all the rest
I've never had sex
so i must be a fag
i must be a fag
I breath too loud (im not invisible)
much to proud (im not invisible )
shake to much (im not invisible)
sleep is a crutch (im not invisible)
I like to complain (im not invisible)
when im pain (im not invisible)
There's blood in my cum and she goes numb
why cant you see im not invisible
im not invisible im not invisible
**the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
you cant get it out once its underneath your skin**
**the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
you cant get it out once its underneath your skin**
this semon collection could start up a colony
I wonder if today will be a good day
so I can figure out where all my scratches came from
I never want to talk
when I hear the phone ring
cause its the same old person the same old thing
his not that busy when his learning how to sing
you know its not like his does this for a living
im not invisible
no im not invisible
no im not invisible
so why cant anyone see me shaking
**the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
you cant get it out once its underneath your skin**
I mustcry wolf just a little too hard
i must want attention if Iplay that part
I pull it off good
but I sell it real bad
he looks just fine the boy he cant be sad
nothing really matters when you have a good family
nothing really matters when you have stability
nothing really matters when the doctor says your fine you must be fine
Melancholy morning oh beginning of the day
when all the questions get scary
all the answers ran away
im not suppose too end up with anything but memory's
everything asleep expect visions in my head of my favorite girls in my enemys beds
and im alone with nothing but pornos and razorblades
im not invincible
no im not invincible
no im not invincible
otherwise i would not be breaking
**the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
you cant get it out once its underneath your skin**
**the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
you cant get it out once its underneath your.....**
hate it when you stare
i still smell your hair
sticks n stones
i cry when im alone
im in love with the best
and i hate all the rest
I've never had sex
so i must be a fag
i must be a fag
I breath too loud (im not invisible)
much to proud (im not invisible )
shake to much (im not invisible)
sleep is a crutch (im not invisible)
I like to complain (im not invisible)
when im pain (im not invisible)
There's blood in my cum and she goes numb
why cant you see im not invisible
im not invisible im not invisible
**the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
you cant get it out once its underneath your skin**
**the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
the emptiness will always find the way back in
you cant get it out once its underneath your skin**
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