The Evil Has Landed Lyrics
Come close
Plenty wanna come with me
You don't wanna miss your chance
Near-life experience
Faces making noise
Say, be good girls and boys
It ain't half empty or full
You can break the glass, or drink it all
Dig it
Come close
Close
Come close
The last float on parade
'Cause their swing got left behind
Every puzzle piece of mind
Handshake in facade
Play the fool or playing God
Just for God's sake play along
Well, you can hum along, hit it
Falling, no different
I fall beyond definitions now
Commence
Come close
Close
Come close
You really wanna come with me
They couldn't miss the chance
Near-life experience
Corroded and mangled
Yeah, unfold, let it go
Yeah, unfold, let it go
Yeah, unfold, let it go
Yeah, unfold, let it go
Here we come
Here we come
Here we come
Get outta' the way
Here we come
Get outta the way
What the people say
Matters not
What the people say
'Cause here we come
Here we come
Here we come
Get outta the way, look out
To me this is about taking life by the balls and going for it, not letting anything hold you back!
Ever since Homme's near death experience prior to ...Like Clockwork, I think about ...Like Clockwork as an album with the theme of dealing with death when you've looked it in the face and now Villains is like not taking life for granted, living in the present, and appreciating every moment. Not taking the people, places, or experiences for granted. Death really changes how you perceive everything. Soon after ...Like Clockwork was released my Dad died suddenly. So that album really resonated for me. And now that I've had a few years of grieving and healing I feel like I'm ready to start living again. In a nutshell that is how I feel about this song:
"You don't wanna miss your chance, near life experience"
- I love that line, near-life experience. It's so true. So many of us are just going through the motions and it takes a real wake up call to change that and not let our lives pass us by.
"Faces making noise, say "be good girls and boys"
- making noise as in it doesn't matter what anyone else says because it is YOUR life. Society tries to tame and control us into following the path laid out for us. What about making our own decisions and living our lives the way WE want.
"It ain't half empty or full, You can break the glass, or drink it all, Dig it?"
- aka there's a third option. You don't have to follow any other path but the one you create for yourself.
I got that wakeup call so I just bought a cargo van and am converting it into a camper van and traveling the continent with it. Won't be no near life experience on my watch.
Thanks Homme.
@HartRock90s Thanks for sharing brother!
@HartRock90s Thanks for sharing brother!
I think this is about just being a band and having people look up to you whether you like it or not. How fame kind of inflates you and takes on a life of its own.
Might not be exactly the same but it reminds me of "Misfit Love"
Saw these guys in Columbus Ohio with Royal Blood and it was an amazing show!
Hey, nice post and thoughts. I have to agree with your "this is about just being a band and having people look up to you whether you like it or not" take and wanted to add that perhaps Josh and crew are also suggesting that people need to do what makes them happy and don't waste your chance to do something that makes your life better - take a chance, don't waste your time and opportunities in life. Both your ideas and mine were made known by a very positive, happy Josh at the St. Paul...
Hey, nice post and thoughts. I have to agree with your "this is about just being a band and having people look up to you whether you like it or not" take and wanted to add that perhaps Josh and crew are also suggesting that people need to do what makes them happy and don't waste your chance to do something that makes your life better - take a chance, don't waste your time and opportunities in life. Both your ideas and mine were made known by a very positive, happy Josh at the St. Paul (MN) concert on my birthday this Oct. He stated to our crowd how it's just an impressive, awesome gathering/event that how all parties QOSTA, Royal Blood and our sold out crowd in MN (&other recent tour spots) are all gathered here together for a positive reason and a positive goal which for some may be is to escape, or just have good, ol fun experience with one another and all enjoy each other's company for 4 hours. It may sound "lovey-dubby" but this was an out right amazing show. I've seen them 4 other times since OzFest '98 at their inception, including last tour and this was their best show, actually one of the best rock shows I've seen in years. I know this may sound corny but Josh being out right positive with his "tonight we are in this together" speech really set the tone for a mind blowing, high energy show all involved. My ears rang for a week after and it was well worth it. MN is lucky enough to have QOSTA come back again this December and I can not wait for my ears to blow again.