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 don't believe this we've been friends for so long
It's so hard to see
That you'd do this to me
You came round asking just to mow the garden
You're a clever guy
'cause you did it for free, FREE!
You think I don't already know
What if I told you
I'm watching you
I've seen you too at the movies
And in the late night ja'causeees
You're screwed
And I'm done with you
So stay well clear and leave my mum alone
Leave my mum alone, mum alone, mum alone
I came home and your car was in the front yard
I went to see
What the fuck was going on?!
And I knew
I didn't ever think things could be so wrong
You unzipped your flies
Now I can't believe my eyes
You think I don't already know
What if I told you
I'm watching you
I've seen you too at the movies
And in the late night ja'causeees
You're screwed
And I'm done with you
So stay well clear and leave my mum alone
Leave my mum alone, mum alone, mum alone
You did it to;
Stephen and Ethan
Joey and Nathan
Josey and David
Peter, John and MIKE!
Alison, Alister, Monica McCalister,
Maddison, Harrison and the guy from Sarrissons
Is so they don't already know!!!!
What if I told you
They all hate you
I've told them about the movies
And all the late night ja'causeees
You're screwed
And I'm done with you
So stay well clear and leave my mum alone,
Leave my mum alone, mum alone, mum alone
What if I told you
I'm watching you
I've seen you two at the movies
And in the late night ja'causeees
You're screwed
And I'm done with you
So stay well clear and leave my mum alone,
Leave my mum alone, mum alone, mum alone.
It's so hard to see
That you'd do this to me
You came round asking just to mow the garden
You're a clever guy
'cause you did it for free, FREE!
You think I don't already know
What if I told you
I'm watching you
I've seen you too at the movies
And in the late night ja'causeees
You're screwed
And I'm done with you
So stay well clear and leave my mum alone
Leave my mum alone, mum alone, mum alone
I came home and your car was in the front yard
I went to see
What the fuck was going on?!
And I knew
I didn't ever think things could be so wrong
You unzipped your flies
Now I can't believe my eyes
You think I don't already know
What if I told you
I'm watching you
I've seen you too at the movies
And in the late night ja'causeees
You're screwed
And I'm done with you
So stay well clear and leave my mum alone
Leave my mum alone, mum alone, mum alone
You did it to;
Stephen and Ethan
Joey and Nathan
Josey and David
Peter, John and MIKE!
Alison, Alister, Monica McCalister,
Maddison, Harrison and the guy from Sarrissons
Is so they don't already know!!!!
What if I told you
They all hate you
I've told them about the movies
And all the late night ja'causeees
You're screwed
And I'm done with you
So stay well clear and leave my mum alone,
Leave my mum alone, mum alone, mum alone
What if I told you
I'm watching you
I've seen you two at the movies
And in the late night ja'causeees
You're screwed
And I'm done with you
So stay well clear and leave my mum alone,
Leave my mum alone, mum alone, mum alone.
Lyrics submitted by Amanda_4_Matt
Mummy Trade Lyrics as written by James Bourne Charles Robert Simpson
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This song is awsome. Love it. x