This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired-unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide
With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent
This is my final fit
My final bellyache
With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises please
Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden
No alarms and no surprises (let me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises (let me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises please (let me out of here)
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired-unhappy
Bring down the government
They don't, they don't speak for us
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide
With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent
This is my final fit
My final bellyache
With no alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises please
Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden
No alarms and no surprises (let me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises (let me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises please (let me out of here)
Lyrics submitted by piesupreme, edited by Paymaan
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@PairOFish Great interpretation, I think. As you pointed out, this description totally fits with the music video.
<br /> @PairOFish I agree. Very uncomfortable realization that you can never escape the system. In the end it always catches up with you. Doesn't mean you cannot find real things, be happy and enjoy life, and temporarily resist the system. But sooner or later you always get dragged back in by obligations and expectations of others. As long as you can "not take it too seriously" and keep a balance with freedom it's ok I think :-)
@bart101551 few years late, I wrote this song interpretation as an angsty college freshman lol, but I agree about finding real things and being happy, despite the shitty system ^_^