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.
You are my sister, we were born
So innocent, so full of need
There were times we were friends but times I was so cruel
Each night I'd ask for you to watch me as I sleep
I was so afraid of the night
You seemed to move through the places, that I feared
You lived inside my world so softly
Protected only by the kindness of your nature
You are my sister
And I love you
May all of your dreams come true
You are my sister
And I love you
May all of your, all of your dreams come true
We felt so differently then
So similar over the years
The way we laugh, the way we experience pain
So many memories
But there's nothing left to gain from remembering
Faces and worlds that no one else will ever know
You are my sister
And I love you
May all of your dreams come true
You are my sister
And I love you
May all of your, all of your dreams come true
All of your, all of your dreams, come true
I want this for you
They're gonna come true (gonna come true)
They're gonna come true (gonna come true)
I see them come (see them come true)
Oh I see them come, I see them come
I see them come, I see them come
So innocent, so full of need
There were times we were friends but times I was so cruel
Each night I'd ask for you to watch me as I sleep
I was so afraid of the night
You seemed to move through the places, that I feared
You lived inside my world so softly
Protected only by the kindness of your nature
You are my sister
And I love you
May all of your dreams come true
You are my sister
And I love you
May all of your, all of your dreams come true
We felt so differently then
So similar over the years
The way we laugh, the way we experience pain
So many memories
But there's nothing left to gain from remembering
Faces and worlds that no one else will ever know
You are my sister
And I love you
May all of your dreams come true
You are my sister
And I love you
May all of your, all of your dreams come true
All of your, all of your dreams, come true
I want this for you
They're gonna come true (gonna come true)
They're gonna come true (gonna come true)
I see them come (see them come true)
Oh I see them come, I see them come
I see them come, I see them come
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When I reached my teens, I knew that I was gay & she was straight. We were different, yet so similar - and still are. She is my saving Grace, and I love her so.
May all of her dreams come true......
This is really a heartbreaking song and tells exactly what I feel for my sister. I recently discovered their music and I´ve been just blown away by it. Music never had such an impact on me before.
as i've said in other entries, this could also be applied to the closest kind of friendship. The kind where there's an unexplainable bond where they become more like family. Unbelievably gorgeous.
I wrotre this before but its gone (do they replace inputs?): Anyway, I interpret this as almost a lament to ayounger sister that may have died or gone away! its almost as if he envied her despite she being younger. He kinda describes a normal sibling relationship being containng some rivavly despite having admitting some dependancy on her. Those things he openly mocked her for he secretly admired in her! Its as though also that they have experianced a 'pain' that they only know! Its almost as though he is stood at a grave saying this to her! He appears to envy the innocence of their childhood, a sad song, very moving.
Ori
I put this on a mix for my sister. Nothing could make you appreciate a sibling more than this song...
antony has said numerous times that he felt completely lost until he saw the cover of a culture club album and saw boy george and finally felt like there was someone out there that understood them. i'm with pumkinhed, but it definitely applies to the relationship antony felt with boy george just from a simple album cover.
when i first listened to this song i immediately thought of my best friend. we have a bond which is just as close if not closer than any sisters could ever be and i love her so much. she was going through a really rough patch a little while ago and i sent her this song. shes said since that it helped her get through by reminding her of our bond and how much i loved her- its the ultimate piece of music to show how much you love a sister or friend.
i agree w/ all of you. a near perfect song to describe the love toward a friend or a sibling. but when i heard it i also interpreted that maybe the sister could be the feminine aspect of antony that he both loves and struggles with? i don't think it was written with this in mind, but the song, for me, works with this interpretation as well as the real sister/friend one.
Yep a beautiful song about caring for one's siblings
perfect. beautiful,