Lyrics for Combat Baby as interpreted by tine17

Combat Baby Lyrics
we used to leave the blue lights on and there was a beat
ever since you have been gone it’s all caffeine-free
faux punk fatigues
said it all before
they try to kick it, their feet fall asleep
get no harm done no
none of them want to fight me

combat baby come back baby
fight off the lethargy
don’t go quietly
combat baby
said you would never give up easy
combat baby come back

get back in town I wanna paint it black
wanna get around
easy living crowd so flat
said it all before
they try to kick it, their feet fall asleep
I want to be wrong but
No one here wants to fight me like you do

combat baby come back baby
fight off the lethargy
don’t go quietly
combat baby
said you would never give up easy
combat baby come back

I try to be so nice
Compromise
Who gets it good?
Every mighty mild seventies child
Every mighty mild seventies child
Beats me

Do doo doo doo

combat baby come back baby
combat baby come back
bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye baby
combat baby come back

how I miss your ranting
do you miss my all time lows

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sunday
05-20-2004

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don't know what it means
but this song sounds so awesome

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oh,and_theblues.
05-22-2004

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i remember when they first played this song on the mtv 'you hear it first'...or some title like that. i liked it last year and i like it now. metric doesnt get old. too bad there arent tons of comments on the song. its a nice one.

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mrs_chainsaw
06-09-2004

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I love Metric and the new sound they bring to the music scene. The lyrics suit the song very well and I think this song is about a lost lover, who's still around and won't come back due to insecurity. I don't know, I just like this song very much.

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Lyri
06-14-2004

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It sounds to me like a song about a couple who've broken up, and one of them is asking them to come back because they miss the fighting and rows etc.

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tirhascragoo
09-28-2004

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this song is extremely catchy and a decent showcase of metric's talents...however i went to their concert the other day and i couldn't believe how amazing they were...they might've been the best performer and this was the same day the yeah yeah yeahs, franz ferdinand, and violent femmes played...they have an amazing stage presence and are soooo much better live...go check em out...hopefully they'll be able to transfer that live goodness over to the next recording effort.

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madcranberrygirl
10-15-2004

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first song I ever heard by metric and after that I was hooked.

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clairebaby
10-26-2004

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hated this song 1st time i heard it.
loved it about the 5th.
<33333
"no one here wants to fight me like you do..."

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DarkSideOfTheMoon5
11-14-2004

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I'm not really into pop but i like this song. Its so catchy and its "cute"

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rustytheskatemaker
12-05-2004

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this song is so cliche. that's why i like it.

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TheShowerScene
01-06-2005

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Wow I love this song! I can't get enough. I've been listening to their cd all week, non-stop. It's just that good. And I'm with DarkSideOfTheMoon5, I wasn't into the whole indie dance pop previous to listening to this song, but now I love it.

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foo55
01-13-2005

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when was this song on mtvs you heard it here first?

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Rockin-Robin
02-19-2005

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Dude, this song always makes me so happy. I feel like listening to it right now.

I think I will.

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Vee_Sweet
02-27-2005

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good tune. i saw metric a little while ago, they were touring with billy talent. the lead singer has so much energy its crazy!

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somar
03-01-2005

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You definetely CANNOT get bored of Metric.

They're awesome, Emily is awesome. I like the "get back in town" part with the "waaaa" (I dont know what instrument it is...keyboard?) in the background. Awesome times.

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total blam blam
03-05-2005

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sounds like she's just talking about how she misses the fun she had with the person she's talking about, and like Lyri said, she misses how they fought.

"we used to leave the blue lights on and there was a beat. ever since you have been gone it’s all caffeine-free"

"none of them want to fight me"

the new people she's hanging out with or her new boyfriend or whatever are boring

"try to kick it, their feet fall asleep", and again

"none of them want to fight me"

"easy living crowd so flat"

she's telling the person she's talking to in the song to combat the lethargy (inactivity, not caring about anything) and to come back to her

i could be wrong but it sounds right to me

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peachcake
04-06-2005

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i heart metric



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kaleidoscopeeyes8
05-18-2005

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I LOVE this song. It is great to drive to! I heart Metric!

And tirhascragoo - a concert with Metric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Franz Ferdinand, and Violent Femmes!? I think I would die I would be so happy. That concert sounds too good to be true! Add Modest Mouse and I would.... I do not know, but I would be happy and want to be there!

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RachWho?
05-26-2005

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I think this song is about these faux punk groups/singers out there who claim to be punk (Sum41, Avril Lavigne, etc.) who are really just pop fakers. She is singing to the real punk, underground community, asking them not to fade away and let these idiots take over and ruin the name of punk. I think this theme is pretty clear from the lyrics, and just have to say "AMEN!"

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shampoo suicide
09-02-2005

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i dont know about that...
there's one line that really suggests that, maybe a few more that you can extrapolate

but i agree with everyone else saying it's about missing somebody

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shampoo suicide
09-02-2005

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i dont know about that...
there's one line that really suggests that, maybe a few more that you can extrapolate

but i agree with everyone else saying it's about missing somebody

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youmakemenervous
09-28-2005

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Well, yeah, I do believe it is about missing someone.

The song gives off an impression of two people who knew each other very well. I don’t think they engaged in fights like the ones we normally depict in our minds, but rather they challenged each other (not necessarily to prove superiority, but to introduce a new way to look at something). They were both individuals unlike everyone who were alike in that manner, but they constantly challenged each other because well, each had a creative way of thinking.

She misses being subjected to a new idea or being proved wrong. “I want to be wrong but
No one here wants to fight me like you do”.


They were rebellious. And when I say rebellious, I don’t mean like the “let’s do drugs-let’s be anarchists-let’s blow shit up” type thing. They did things together that others wouldn’t normally take pleasure out of.

Hence the line:

“Get back in town, I wanna paint it black…”

I’m not suggesting that she wants to literally paint the town black. But the speaker in the song wants that person back in order to have fun again and do something crazy. Everyone around is probably dull and lacks vitality and they’re “faux punk fatigues”. If the other person was around they could “fight off the lethargy”.

I mean, I don’t know…maybe I’ve just been listening to it too much lately. Or it could be that’s nearly 2 in the morning and I lack caffeine.

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youaresweetinsanity
01-02-2006

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I think the narrorator of this song is saying that they used to have a lover who was maybe a little unhealthy for them, but they loved the challenge. Ever since their lover left them things have been boring and plain.

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ifoundyourstar
01-06-2006

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I love this especially the first 2 lines, brillant I heart metric.

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looshkin
01-19-2006

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"get back in town, i wanna paint it black"
"ever since you have been gone, it's all caffeine-free, faux punk fatigues"

perhaps the guy she misses is a punk, an anarchist, and she misses the fun that they used to have.

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googoogoo
01-26-2006

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i think youmakemenervous is right.

does anyone know what "Every mighty mild seventies child. Beats me" means??

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