“Aha!” is, quite simply, a song about hypocrites and what they do behind closed doors, with the song split into three sections, each about three different individuals who are guilty of hypocrisy.
The first section is about a vegan who boasts about the benefits of his lifestyle, while secretly sneak...
[Intro]
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la la
[Verse 1]
Eat, sleep and breathe it, you're full of the stuff
Go back, get tied up tight
Wheat-, meat-, dairy-free, teetotal happy-clappy
High on life, you should try it, try it
And you know
Go on while no one's looking
[Chorus 1]
A-ha! Got you now!
Caught you red handed in the biscuit tin!
Cost you to keep me quiet
[Post-Chorus]
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La la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la la
[Verse 2]
Golden boy boots, pocket pedal-stool
Picking sharp, smart moves
Plastic, tin can and paper separator
A busy bee wave, wave 'save the planet' flag
But sneaky in suburbia
[Chorus 2]
A-ha! Candid camera!
Hook, line and sinker
For the four-wheel drive
Cost you to keep me quiet!
Keep me quiet! Keep me quiet!
[Post-Chorus]
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La la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la la
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
Nicest, sweetest, utmost in everything
It's so charming, very charming
Well reckoned, play the fool
No one's ill at ease
And put their deepest Swiss bank trust in you
No one saw it coming
[Chorus 3]
A-ha! A-ha!
A-ha! You killed a man
Cost you to keep me quiet
La
[Post-Chorus]
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La la la la la la la la
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[Outro]
Oi!
Aha! was written by Imogen Heap.
Aha! was produced by Imogen Heap.
Imogen Heap released Aha! on Mon Aug 24 2009.
Yes, the cover by Pentatonix is probably most notable.
In a clip from a 2010 concert in Barcelona:
So this is about people who say they do one thing but actually do a different thing, and it’s about me catching them out and perhaps bribing them to keep quiet.
To select cellists to play this song at her shows, Imogen held open auditions over the now-defunct live video service Vokle, which she would conduct 2 to 3 days prior to the event.