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 gotta keep up
You gotta keep going
You gotta keep up
You gotta keep going
No you never let down
You gotta keep going
You gotta keep up
You gotta keep going
I went around the place where we once went before
But I never knew it hurt so bad, oh
I wandered back again, but you just slammed the door
I never knew it hurt so bad. oh
We were nothing but kids on top
Never gonna stop
We never let down
We gotta keep up
Keep our heads on high
Never gonna die
'Cause we gotta keep it alive
When you're down on your luck
You gotta do it
'Cause you can't get enough
You gotta do it
You never give up (No!)
You got to do it
Gotta do all the stuff that you love (no more turning)
When you're down on your luck
You gotta do it
And you're covered in mud
You gotta do it
You still going on (Yeah!)
You got to do it
Gotta do all the stuff that you love
You gotta keep up
You gotta keep going
You gotta keep up
You gotta keep going
No you never let down
You gotta keep going
We gotta keep up
We gotta keep going
But you left me down so many times and took me back
But I'll never turn around again
And now my life is back
I'm back on the track
And I'll never burn it down again, no
'Cause we were nothing but kids on top
Never gonna stop
We never let down
We gotta keep up
Keep our heads on high
Never gonna die
'Cause we gotta keep it alive
When you're down on your luck
You gotta do it
'Cause you can't get enough
You gotta do it
You never give up (No!)
You got to do it
You gotta do all the stuff that you love (no more turning)
When you're down on your luck
You gotta do it
And you're covered in mud
You gotta do it
You still go on (Yeah!)
You got to do it
Gotta do all the stuff that you love (no more turning)
When you're down on your luck
You gotta do it
'Cause you can't get enough (Yeah!)
You got to do it
You never give up (No!)
You got to do it
You gotta do all the stuff that you
Do all the stuff that you
Do all the stuff that you, love
You gotta keep going
You gotta keep up
You gotta keep going
No you never let down
You gotta keep going
You gotta keep up
You gotta keep going
I went around the place where we once went before
But I never knew it hurt so bad, oh
I wandered back again, but you just slammed the door
I never knew it hurt so bad. oh
We were nothing but kids on top
Never gonna stop
We never let down
We gotta keep up
Keep our heads on high
Never gonna die
'Cause we gotta keep it alive
When you're down on your luck
You gotta do it
'Cause you can't get enough
You gotta do it
You never give up (No!)
You got to do it
Gotta do all the stuff that you love (no more turning)
When you're down on your luck
You gotta do it
And you're covered in mud
You gotta do it
You still going on (Yeah!)
You got to do it
Gotta do all the stuff that you love
You gotta keep up
You gotta keep going
You gotta keep up
You gotta keep going
No you never let down
You gotta keep going
We gotta keep up
We gotta keep going
But you left me down so many times and took me back
But I'll never turn around again
And now my life is back
I'm back on the track
And I'll never burn it down again, no
'Cause we were nothing but kids on top
Never gonna stop
We never let down
We gotta keep up
Keep our heads on high
Never gonna die
'Cause we gotta keep it alive
When you're down on your luck
You gotta do it
'Cause you can't get enough
You gotta do it
You never give up (No!)
You got to do it
You gotta do all the stuff that you love (no more turning)
When you're down on your luck
You gotta do it
And you're covered in mud
You gotta do it
You still go on (Yeah!)
You got to do it
Gotta do all the stuff that you love (no more turning)
When you're down on your luck
You gotta do it
'Cause you can't get enough (Yeah!)
You got to do it
You never give up (No!)
You got to do it
You gotta do all the stuff that you
Do all the stuff that you
Do all the stuff that you, love
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me and my brother matt....we got mugged and this song was playing at the time...i dont know if yall believe in mantras but this powered us up and we kicked their asses.