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.
On and on to the break of dawn
On and on to the break of dawn
On and on to the break of dawn
On and on to the break of dawn
Now let me introduce myself I'm Adrock
No matter what you order well I got it in stock
The dooty rhyme thing well we got it on lock
Top off the look with the argyle sock
Take it from me now I'm gonna give it all I got
I take a licking still tick tick toc
But smoked salmon ain't old school lox
So go to Peter Brady and buy Greg's sox
It's Mike on the mic and I'm known to please
Stinky nasty like the head cheese
Caps gowns honorary degrees
Rhymes fresh pressed like '83 Lees
You can't stop you got to keep on
Keep keep keep keep keep on
You can't stop you got to keep on
I mean that's all I got, except I've just got...
Even Michael Diamond him never learn
Atop him head him have a curly perm
Tissue up my nose and my dick's in a cast
I don't wanna talk about it past is past
All you crusty punks that are into Crass
Go and take a shower and wash that ass
We rock non stop here in New York City
Sweet on the mic looking so damn pretty
Served by me well it must feel shitty
Weird thing to say here it goes tough titty
I've got my rhymes in a pitcher and it's time to pour
I'm at the tee and I'm screaming "Fore!"
Hit into your party as I declare war
Roberta Peterson's got a spine like a dinosaur
You can't stop you got to keep on
Keep keep keep keep keep on
You can't stop you got to keep on
Keep keep keep keep keep on
You can't stop you got to keep on
On and on to the break of dawn
Brass monkey you're the funky (gonna learn to dance)
Brass monkey you're the funky (gonna learn to dance)
Brass monkey you're the funky (gonna learn to dance)
Brass monkey you're the funky (gonna learn to dance like)
Yeah we're gonna get to that
On and on to the break of dawn
On and on to the break of dawn
On and on to the break of dawn
Now let me introduce myself I'm Adrock
No matter what you order well I got it in stock
The dooty rhyme thing well we got it on lock
Top off the look with the argyle sock
Take it from me now I'm gonna give it all I got
I take a licking still tick tick toc
But smoked salmon ain't old school lox
So go to Peter Brady and buy Greg's sox
It's Mike on the mic and I'm known to please
Stinky nasty like the head cheese
Caps gowns honorary degrees
Rhymes fresh pressed like '83 Lees
You can't stop you got to keep on
Keep keep keep keep keep on
You can't stop you got to keep on
I mean that's all I got, except I've just got...
Even Michael Diamond him never learn
Atop him head him have a curly perm
Tissue up my nose and my dick's in a cast
I don't wanna talk about it past is past
All you crusty punks that are into Crass
Go and take a shower and wash that ass
We rock non stop here in New York City
Sweet on the mic looking so damn pretty
Served by me well it must feel shitty
Weird thing to say here it goes tough titty
I've got my rhymes in a pitcher and it's time to pour
I'm at the tee and I'm screaming "Fore!"
Hit into your party as I declare war
Roberta Peterson's got a spine like a dinosaur
You can't stop you got to keep on
Keep keep keep keep keep on
You can't stop you got to keep on
Keep keep keep keep keep on
You can't stop you got to keep on
On and on to the break of dawn
Brass monkey you're the funky (gonna learn to dance)
Brass monkey you're the funky (gonna learn to dance)
Brass monkey you're the funky (gonna learn to dance)
Brass monkey you're the funky (gonna learn to dance like)
Yeah we're gonna get to that
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I mean that's all I got, except I've just got... Him Michael Diamond him never learn Atop him head him have a curly perm