NIL (song)
| Name | NIL |
| Album/single | You Again, B-Sides & Killjoy (Japanese Version) |
| Length | 4.41 |
| Alternative titles | |
| First live performance | |
| Recorded | York Street Studios, Auckland, NZ |
| Writer/composer | Shihad |
| Producer | Shihad and Malcolm Welsford |
Additional Information
The song described by Jon: "I've just got to try and remember what this song was about. When you get to this point, and you've done 96 songs, or 100 songs, or whatever, it gets pretty hard. New impotent life. That was what it was about. That is what it was. That is what it was, the feeling of powerlessness. It was classic, it was that feeling you get when you're around 25. You go, right, I'm an adult, but I still feel like a fucking teenager and I still don't feel like I have the power to influence my world. I can with my music, but when it comes to the big stuff, like politics or society, I can't change that. I feel powerless. It's weird, because I'm also putting it in context with music, going, 'this is how I can change shit, or this is how I can influence my own life, by making a song like this.' You describe how you're feeling powerless and there's a kick ass bass line and drum beat to sing over." Rip It Up, Aug-Sep 2010.
Lyrics
So, so sick and feel safe as ever I'm immune to the things you say and do And I'm tired of hanging around Hanging out for life to push right through Push it through And time, and time, and time again Quick here comes another Won't you suck it in And we play outside on a rainy day You ask me in, so you can throw me away New impotent life Face the constraint Impotent life Face the constraint I can't get it right I can't get it right So, so sick and I'm not getting better I can't start, I need a little more Push you into the ground Six feet under, I'm still going down I feel you against my skin I rip myself open to let you in In this world that we exercise The bits, the teeth, the front, the rise I've got no time to analyze it A big, big slacker and that's your disguise So alive, that you're killing me It's the thrill that you get and it's killing me And so begins the start of giving up (new impotent life) We face the constraint New impotent life We face the constraint I can't get it right I can't get it right I still can't get it right I can't get it right I can't get it right Get it right Get it right Get it right Get it right Get it right Get it right Get it right Get it right
