You Want History Lyrics

Lyric discussion by clamanity 

Cover art for You Want History lyrics by Kaiser Chiefs

No comments yet? Crazy! This is probably my favorite song on the whole album.

I think it might be about a guy who spent his whole life living well, taking care of all the things people need to do, like doing well in school and saving money and all that, but then one day he wakes up and finds that his life is too stable, normal and boring. So he suddenly becomes a party animal and maybe a drunk.

The second half of the song may be his old self kind of butting in on his current life. He knows it's all a waste of money and time, but it's too fun and exciting for him to pass up.

Whether he's living a totally boring or crazy life, there's no "history" because:

a. He never did anything exciting.

or

b. He has no idea what he did the night before!

My Interpretation