The 1975

Released: May 20, 2013

Songwriter: Adam Hann Ross MacDonald George Daniel Matthew Healy

Producer: The 1975

[Chorus]
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright, baby
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright, baby
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright, baby
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright

[Verse 1]
Yeah, it's the way we are
We were smoking by 11 and knocking 'round town
Beat 'em ups on my arm
We were never good at selling, couldn't cut down
And I stay with my father while his friends die of heart attacks
He's got a heart made of stone, but he never gets cold because the sun's always on his back
"I used to think you were cool, and I believed you had a wonderful vision
But I soon found out you're a terrible friend, and your mother's on the television"
Give's a go on your bike, how you getting along with your life?
It's alright
Yeah, it's alright

[Chorus]
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright, baby
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright, baby
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright, baby
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright

[Verse 2]
"Well I'm coming to the end of 23," she said, "Is that alright?"
"Well, it's coming to the end of you and me," she said, "Is that alright?"
And how can you complain about life and talk about being bored?
If you just sit at Pete's house playing video games, doing sniff that you can't afford
I can't be picking up in the town
So get me one off Adam if he's sorting you out
I don't really care what all your friends were about
I was always looking for a way to get out
It's just a reflection on the size of your house
A silver spoon and a zoot in your mouth
But you're alright
Yeah, it's alright

[Chorus]
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright, baby
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright, baby
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright, baby
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright

[Verse 3]
So here we are, it's quarter to 11, we're knocking 'round town
Pushing in in the bar, you can cry until 11, it's a quarter of an hour
And why stay if you hate it so much?
You think you're well cool
You just write about sex and killing yourself and how you hardly ever went to school
Don't you want to take me up in the clouds?
Pretend that I'm the one and you can show me about
She was talking marriage, so we had to get out
Now he's making up for it by sleeping about
Your ultimatum's a ridiculous joke
I'm gonna pick that option that allows me to smoke
But I'm alright
Yeah, it's alright

[Chorus]
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright, baby
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright, baby
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright, baby
Yeah, so far, it's alright, alright

The 1975 consists of Matthew Healy (vocals/guitar), Adam Hann (lead guitar), George Daniel (drums), and Ross MacDonald (bass), all of whom are from Macclesfield in Cheshire, England. The four band members, now based in Manchester, met in Secondary School and began playing together as teenagers.

The eclectic four-piece band have amorphous drifts between brooding art rock, crisp electronica, dancefloor R&B, and 80’s gloss pop, as well as lead singer Matthew “Matty” Healy’s stories of lust, intoxication, and the unabashed grittiness of modern youth. Common themes in their lyrics range anywhere from dysfunctional relationships, to the failure of modernity.

Throughout 2012, The 1975 released multiple EPs, which sparked the start of their careers. The following year, 2013, their self-titled debut album took the world by storm. From 2014 until 2015 the band’s focus was on touring, though they did reveal through photos on social media that their next sound would reflect a departure from their previously black-and-white aesthetic.

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