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Fed up with your indigestion
Swallow worries one by one
Your folks got high at a quarter to five
Don't you feel your growing up undone
Nothing but the local DJ
He said he had some songs to play
What went down from his fooling around
Gave hope and a brand new day
[Chorus]
Imagine all the girls,
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
And the boys
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
And the strings,
Eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee
And the drums, the drums, the drums,
the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums,
the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums,
the drums –Â oh!
Nothing was the same again
All about where and when
Blowing our minds in our life unkind
Gotta love the B.P.M.
When his work was all buttoned
Remember how this begun
We wore his love like a hand in a glove
As the preacher plays it all night long
[Chorus]
And the drums [Repeat x19]
[Chorus]
And the drums,
Ah ah ah ah, ah, ah, ah, oh.
[Chorus]
And the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums
Swallow worries one by one
Your folks got high at a quarter to five
Don't you feel your growing up undone
He said he had some songs to play
What went down from his fooling around
Gave hope and a brand new day
Imagine all the girls,
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
And the boys
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
And the strings,
Eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee
And the drums, the drums, the drums,
the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums,
the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums,
the drums –Â oh!
All about where and when
Blowing our minds in our life unkind
Gotta love the B.P.M.
When his work was all buttoned
Remember how this begun
We wore his love like a hand in a glove
As the preacher plays it all night long
Ah ah ah ah, ah, ah, ah, oh.
Song Info
Submitted by
vogue-model On Jan 26, 2008
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It's been discussed and agreed upon here that the lyrics aren't meaningful in itself. The real meaning of the song though comes through the band's performance and the music/beat.
The first part of the first verse describes the boredom ("Folks got high at a quarter to five") and depression ("Don't you feel you're growing up undone?") that comes with the grind of everyday life. Then, when a local DJ starts to play his up-beat mixes and such, the world becomes alive and "Gave hope and a brand new day".
The second verse goes on to describe how life has changed because of the DJ and his beats. The change is positive and the DJ's love fits unto the public. The part that really struck out to me was "Nothing was the same again / All about where and when". Along with the band's performance of these vocals, it seems to tell of how everyone seemed to come back to life.
Ultimately, the song is about how one great song, DJ, remix, movie, or any work of art for that matter can make the world a livelier place.
this song is about growing up in manchester. (i'm from manchester, so is the band) the dj played this at the star & garter on friday night and we all danced madly. living a depressing life where u cant really do much and u are forced to grow up fast due to bad parenting. then u start listening to cool music and going to cool clubs and u have new direction in ur life and its all good again! haha i make manchester sound so bad. its not... its great... really!
ah, this is such a good song. good beat someone clarify the meaning for me?
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haha purvahuftroof that was hilarious.
hahaha purvahuftroof! those are my thoughts exactly, i appreciate your sarcasm :)
you gotta admit though, its catchy as hell
soo catchy, love it!
the drummer in the clip looks like dr cox on scrubs
i(L)thissong
I LOVE THIS SONG~catchy as fuck! ^^