The 1975

Released: May 22, 2020

Songwriter: Matthew Healy George Daniel Adam Hann Ross MacDonald

Producer: Matthew Healy George Daniel

[Chorus]
Life feels like a lie, I need something to be true
Is there anybody out there?
Life feels like there's something missing, maybe it's you
Is there anybody out there?

[Verse 1]
I never fucked in a car, I was lying
I do it on my bed, lying down, not trying
Apathy for me is an issue, you see
I just talk about the things upsetting me
And I get somewhere, I don't like it
Get somewhere, change my mind, eh
Get somewhere but don't find it
I don't find what I'm looking for

[Bridge]
Yes, and if they catch you slippin'
Trippin' over your fibbing and elicit
A ribbing over how they think you should be livin'
That's life, kind of, maybe take some time off
You can't live in denial of setting it right
Because if nothing is revealed, everything denied
Learn up yourself before you talk it
They need to see you walk it
You don't fuck with your poor fans
You need the rich ones to expand your floor plans

[Verse 2]
You can't figure out a heart, you were lying
You're doin' in my head with your non-stop trying
Never gettin' sleep and forgettin' to eat
I pretend that all these things agree with me
And I get somewhere but don't like it
Get somewhere, change my mind, eh
Get somewhere but don't find it (Find it, find it, find it)
I don't find what I'm looking for

[Chorus]
Life feels like a lie, I need something to be true
Is there anybody out there?
Life feels like there's something missing, maybe it's you
Is there anybody out there?

[Outro]
Life feels like a lie, I need something to be true
Is there anybody out there?
Life feels like there's something missing, maybe it's you
Is there anybody out there? (Out there)

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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