The 1975 (BFIAFL)
The 1975 * Track #1 On Being Funny in a Foreign Language (Japanese Deluxe)
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The 1975 (BFIAFL) by The 1975
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The 1975Produced by
Jack Antonoff & George Daniel & Matty Healy & BJ BurtonWrited by
Matty Healy & George Daniel & BJ Burton & Tommy KingAbout
For the intro to Being Funny in a Foreign Language, The 1975 is once again labelling the first track as “The 1975”.
In the past, the opening track on the band’s albums has been a new rendition of the same song. Healy has described this pattern as the band “checking in” with each release.
“What we’...
The 1975 (BFIAFL) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
This will get bigger, if you know what I mean
And I'm sorry if you're livin' and you're seventeen
I've heard it's en vogue to be super thin
But your friends aren't thick, so they can't come in
I'm feelin' apathetic after scrolling through hell
I think I've got a boner, but I can't really tell
And the fans are on
[Pre-Chorus]
It's cynical
This Adderall
And vitriol
And young people drinking Aperol
[Chorus]
And it's about time
And this is what it looks like
[Verse 2]
I'm sorry about my twenties, I was learnin' the ropes
I had a tendency of thinking 'bout it after I spoke
We're experiencin' life through the postmodern lens
Oh, call it like it is
You're makin' an aesthetic out of not doing well
And minin' all the bits of you you think you can sell
Whilst the fans are on
[Pre-Chorus]
Whimsical, political
Liberal, with young people as collateral
You see, I can't sleep 'cause the American Dream
Has been buyin' up all of my self-esteem
While QAnon created a legitimate scene
But it was just some bloke in the Philippines
[Chorus]
And it's about time
(And it's about time)
(This is what it looks like)
(And it's about time)
(And it's about time)
(This is what it looks like)
(This is what it looks like)
[Bridge]
I'm sorry if you're livin' and you're seventeen
I'm sorry if you're livin' and you're seventeen
I'm sorry if you're livin' and you're seventeen
I'm sorry if you're livin' and you're seventeen
I'm sorry if you're livin' and you're seventeen
I'm sorry if you're livin' and you're seventeen
I'm sorry if you're livin' and you're seventeen
I'm sorry if you're livin' and you're seventeen
[Instrumental Outro]
The 1975 (BFIAFL) Q&A
Who wrote The 1975 (BFIAFL)'s ?
The 1975 (BFIAFL) was written by Matty Healy & George Daniel & BJ Burton & Tommy King.
Who produced The 1975 (BFIAFL)'s ?
The 1975 (BFIAFL) was produced by Jack Antonoff & George Daniel & Matty Healy & BJ Burton.
When did The 1975 release The 1975 (BFIAFL)?
The 1975 released The 1975 (BFIAFL) on Fri Oct 14 2022.
What has the artist said about the song?
I empathize with people that are living now. I used to make the joke that on the first two records [that] The 1975 was like the apocalyptic sense of being a teenager in a major key. I was talking about, like John Hughes’s apocalyptic sense of being a teenager where the future seemed so enormous tha...
What else have the artists said about the song?
On the first three albums, ‘The 1975’ was a rework of the same piece of music. It came from video games, like how you would turn on a Sega Mega Drive, and it had a check-in, load-up sound. The purpose it serves on this album, apart from being this conceptual thing that we’ve done, is to be like the...
What else have the artists said about the song?
The 1975 is always our status update. I describe the cultural, social, political environment I’m living in at my age. Then we go into the album, which is me living that life, in that time.
— Matty Healy via Spotify (October 14, 2022)