Enter Shikari
When I was at my parents' over the weekend for extended birthday celebrations, the blasting of loud music carried around the house. It's origin was my stepmum's study/art studio. I popped my head round the door to find out what she'd had on. The last time I did this was Easter time and back then she got me into the new Foo Fighters album - Wasting Light- and this time the song was "Sssnakepit" by Enter Shikari.
I've heard bits and pieces from them before, what with them being one of my frighteningly tall little brother's bands and one he would put on when he wrestled control of the ipod dock from my dad for "just one song" on long, not always balmy but often barmy, summer nights of BBQ and chiminea on the garden patio.
This time I think I'm getting hooked. And I heard my Granny Mo absentmindedly singing "Come and join us" as she loaded the dishwasher - proof that the earworm was doing its rounds. :-)
Sssnakepit
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down.
Nah nah nah cut this tension mate it's too much.
Situation volatile, seriously hostile
Breadwinners,
Soul searchers,
Fear merchants,
Seeking.
Brightly coloured, no use for camouflage,
When you're venomous and willing to sabotage.
We're just a group of your white blood cells
Fighting off parasites
We're your system mechanics
Trying to fix this machine
What's the one thing that has
More speed,
More strength,
And goes deeper than us?
A Nuclear Submarine.
Ah come on just open the door!
Knocked off my feet by the backdraft
Brought back to earth
Oxygen clears my head
And i just gotta say
Oh you're not gonna believe this
You can't perceive this
This is like nothing you've seen before
But lucky for you
Yeh lucky for you
This is an open door
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down.
Down on your shoulders
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down
Just push right back.
Oh you're not gonna believe this
You can't perceive this
This is like nothing you've seen before
But lucky for you
Yeh lucky for you
They're well prepared...but they forgot one thing
Yeh yeh we're nice guys…until we're not
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down
Down on your shoulders
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down
Just push right back
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down
Just push right back
Quelle Surprise
We've got the technology to move forward
We've got the knowledge and the means to build upstream
We've got the technology to go faster
We've got the passion and the talent to make this real
We're so fucking adaptable, controvertible, ducking and weaving from the truth
If it adds weight to the content of our pockets
We'll sit and stagnate with banks and use rockets
To oversee that it's our bottom line that gets carried to the high seas
We'll quelle fucking surprise
If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything, for anything!
If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything, for anything!
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
We're aware they're trying to take away our means
If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything, for anything!
If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything, for anything!
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
We're aware they're trying to take away our means
If you stand for nothing
If you stand for nothing
If you stand for nothing
You will fall for anything!
We're so fucking adaptable, controvertible, ducking and weaving from the truth
If it adds weight to the content of our pockets
We'll sit and stagnate with banks and use--
To oversee that it's our bottom line that gets ca--
We'll quelle fucking surprise
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
We're aware they're trying to take away our means
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
We're aware they're trying to take away our means
You are not gonna take away our dreams
You are not gonna take away our means
You are not gonna take away our dreams
If it adds weight to the content of our pockets
We'll sit and stagnate with banks and use--
To oversee that it's our bottom line that gets ca--
We'll quelle fucking surprise
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
We're aware they're trying to take away our means
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
We're aware they're trying to take away our means
You are not gonna take away our dreams
You are not gonna take away our means
You are not gonna take away our dreams
You are not gonna take away our means
I've heard bits and pieces from them before, what with them being one of my frighteningly tall little brother's bands and one he would put on when he wrestled control of the ipod dock from my dad for "just one song" on long, not always balmy but often barmy, summer nights of BBQ and chiminea on the garden patio.
This time I think I'm getting hooked. And I heard my Granny Mo absentmindedly singing "Come and join us" as she loaded the dishwasher - proof that the earworm was doing its rounds. :-)
Sssnakepit
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down.
Nah nah nah cut this tension mate it's too much.
Situation volatile, seriously hostile
Breadwinners,
Soul searchers,
Fear merchants,
Seeking.
Brightly coloured, no use for camouflage,
When you're venomous and willing to sabotage.
We're just a group of your white blood cells
Fighting off parasites
We're your system mechanics
Trying to fix this machine
What's the one thing that has
More speed,
More strength,
And goes deeper than us?
A Nuclear Submarine.
Ah come on just open the door!
Knocked off my feet by the backdraft
Brought back to earth
Oxygen clears my head
And i just gotta say
Oh you're not gonna believe this
You can't perceive this
This is like nothing you've seen before
But lucky for you
Yeh lucky for you
This is an open door
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down.
Down on your shoulders
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down
Just push right back.
Oh you're not gonna believe this
You can't perceive this
This is like nothing you've seen before
But lucky for you
Yeh lucky for you
They're well prepared...but they forgot one thing
Yeh yeh we're nice guys…until we're not
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down
Down on your shoulders
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down
Just push right back
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down
Come and join the party leave anxieties behind
When the weight of all the world is pushing down
Just push right back
Quelle Surprise
We've got the technology to move forward
We've got the knowledge and the means to build upstream
We've got the technology to go faster
We've got the passion and the talent to make this real
We're so fucking adaptable, controvertible, ducking and weaving from the truth
If it adds weight to the content of our pockets
We'll sit and stagnate with banks and use rockets
To oversee that it's our bottom line that gets carried to the high seas
We'll quelle fucking surprise
If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything, for anything!
If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything, for anything!
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
We're aware they're trying to take away our means
If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything, for anything!
If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything, for anything!
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
We're aware they're trying to take away our means
If you stand for nothing
If you stand for nothing
If you stand for nothing
You will fall for anything!
We're so fucking adaptable, controvertible, ducking and weaving from the truth
If it adds weight to the content of our pockets
We'll sit and stagnate with banks and use--
To oversee that it's our bottom line that gets ca--
We'll quelle fucking surprise
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
We're aware they're trying to take away our means
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
We're aware they're trying to take away our means
You are not gonna take away our dreams
You are not gonna take away our means
You are not gonna take away our dreams
If it adds weight to the content of our pockets
We'll sit and stagnate with banks and use--
To oversee that it's our bottom line that gets ca--
We'll quelle fucking surprise
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
We're aware they're trying to take away our means
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
We're aware they're trying to take away our means
You are not gonna take away our dreams
You are not gonna take away our means
You are not gonna take away our dreams
You are not gonna take away our means