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.
Catholic school girls rule
Catholic school girls rule
Catholic school girls rule
Catholic school girls rule
In the class she's taking notes just how deep deep is my throat
Mother Mary don't you know
She's got eyes like Marilyn Monroe
(Catholic school girls rule)
From the cross she's raised her head
This is what the sister said
Give no love until you're wed
Live no life until you're dead
The good books says we must suppress
The good books says we must confess
But who cares what the good books says
'Cause now she's taking off her dress
(Catholic school girls rule)
Lead us into temptation
We are pure divine creation
Talkin' about my generation
Injected with the seed of emaculation, Catholic
Catholic school girls rule
Catholic school girls rule
Catholic school girls rule
In the class she's taking notes just how deep deep is my throat
Mother Mary don't you know
She's got eyes like Marilyn Monroe
(Catholic school girls rule)
From the cross she's raised her head
This is what the sister said
Give no love until you're wed
Live no life until you're dead
The good books says we must suppress
The good books says we must confess
But who cares what the good books says
'Cause now she's taking off her dress
(Catholic school girls rule)
Lead us into temptation
We are pure divine creation
Talkin' about my generation
Injected with the seed of emaculation, Catholic
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In Kiedis' book, Scar Tissue, he talked about his inspiration for the song. When they were on tour for their first album he met a girl in New Orleans. He described her looking like Marilyn Monroe with her blonde hair, eyes and red lips. He went up to her before anyone else could. She told him she went to Catholic school.
If I remember correctly, he found out she was 14.
@PlanetBAL 100% correct.... the girl he met is actually a friend of mine that I grew up with, she lived across the street from me. She met them at the 1984 World\'s Fair, she was was 15/16 at the time, stole her mom\'s car to drive up to Baton Rouge where they were playing the next night. Her parent\'s knocked on my door asking if I knew where she was, I had no idea as I had been at school, a Catholic school actually, all day.
Yes they do, yes they do...
this song is so true about catholic school girls... ive been one for nearly 14 years
so u take notes about how deep your throat is? Its about how people send their daughters to catholic schools to teach them good christian virtues but this only makes them more horny
lol im a catholic school girl, i wouldnt say it was true in my case but it is in many, rock on though!! catholic school girls do indeed rule!!
it is sooooo true catholic school girls are freaks it is true look at me im a HUGE freak.. hehe CATHOLIC SCHOOL GIRLS ARE FREAKS
lolol but i dont get they take note son how deep ur throat is?!
deepthroat... type it in google im sure you'll learn quickly :)
lol deepthroat, man foreal catholic school girls are the shit
i think this song is so insanely sexy and sensual. it really gives glory to catholic school grils. anthony is a genius. but the song itself is kinda bad i think.