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.
strawberry pizza flavored lifesaver lover
hold me a little tighter honey underneath the covers
i got a holographic heart shaped muscle in my chest
that needs a little loving and i know you do it best but
baby put your panties on and lets go out tonight
this couch potato leisure suit i’m wearing’s getting tight
the lemon yellow oldsmobile is waiting right outside
so baby put your panties on and let’s go out tonight
we’ll have a good time
baby yes we will
i know we’re getting older but we’re not over the hill
let’s have a good time
we’ve got some time to kill
let’s forget about our troubles all the headaches and the bills
the way you wear a smile around me makes me want to say
baby that i love you but my tongue gets in the way
you know there’s nothing i’d like more than spend my time with you
so let’s go paint this town up like the way we used to do
baby put your panties on and lets go out tonight
this couch potato leisure suit i’m wearing’s getting tight
the lemon yellow oldsmobile is waiting right outside
so baby put your panties on and let’s go out tonight
we’ll have a good time
baby yes we will
i know we’re getting older but we’re not over the hill
let’s have a good time
we’ve got some time to kill
let’s forget about our troubles all the headaches and the bills
monroe and cleopatra, cindy crawford and brooke shields
were known for being beautiful and having sex appeal
and sure i’ve dreamt about ‘em maybe masturbated too
but all of them i swear pale in comparison to you sooo
baby put your panties on and lets go out tonight
this couch potato leisure suit i’m wearing’s getting tight
the lemon yellow oldsmobile is waiting right outside
so baby put your panties on and let’s go out tonight
we’ll have a good time
baby yes we will
i know we’re getting older but we’re not over the hill
let’s have a good time
we’ve got some time to kill
let’s forget about our troubles all the headaches and the bills
hold me a little tighter honey underneath the covers
i got a holographic heart shaped muscle in my chest
that needs a little loving and i know you do it best but
baby put your panties on and lets go out tonight
this couch potato leisure suit i’m wearing’s getting tight
the lemon yellow oldsmobile is waiting right outside
so baby put your panties on and let’s go out tonight
we’ll have a good time
baby yes we will
i know we’re getting older but we’re not over the hill
let’s have a good time
we’ve got some time to kill
let’s forget about our troubles all the headaches and the bills
the way you wear a smile around me makes me want to say
baby that i love you but my tongue gets in the way
you know there’s nothing i’d like more than spend my time with you
so let’s go paint this town up like the way we used to do
baby put your panties on and lets go out tonight
this couch potato leisure suit i’m wearing’s getting tight
the lemon yellow oldsmobile is waiting right outside
so baby put your panties on and let’s go out tonight
we’ll have a good time
baby yes we will
i know we’re getting older but we’re not over the hill
let’s have a good time
we’ve got some time to kill
let’s forget about our troubles all the headaches and the bills
monroe and cleopatra, cindy crawford and brooke shields
were known for being beautiful and having sex appeal
and sure i’ve dreamt about ‘em maybe masturbated too
but all of them i swear pale in comparison to you sooo
baby put your panties on and lets go out tonight
this couch potato leisure suit i’m wearing’s getting tight
the lemon yellow oldsmobile is waiting right outside
so baby put your panties on and let’s go out tonight
we’ll have a good time
baby yes we will
i know we’re getting older but we’re not over the hill
let’s have a good time
we’ve got some time to kill
let’s forget about our troubles all the headaches and the bills
Lyrics submitted by Stasis
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