Foster the People
Foster the People
Foster the People
Foster the People
Foster the People
Foster the People
Foster the People
Foster the People
Foster the People
Foster the People
This song is a criticism of music industry as a whole, and a jab at the popular music culture.
It centres on ‘labeling’ and judgement, and throughout the song, Foster makes the statement that his music is the same no matter what you call it.
[Chorus]
Call it what you want, eh, eh, eh
Call it what you want, eh, eh, eh
I said, just call it what you want, eh, eh, eh
Call it what you want
[Verse 1]
Yeah, we're locked up in ideas
We like to label everything
Well, I'm just gonna do here what I gotta do here
'Cause I gotta keep myself free
You're ducking and moving just to hide your bruises
From all your enemies
And I'm in the crossfire dodging bullets
From your expectancies, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, we got nothing to lose
You better run and hide, yeah, you crossed the line
I got a knife behind my back, just sayin'
Ooh, we got nothing to prove
Your social guides give you swollen eyes
But what I got can't be bought, so you can just
[Chorus]
Call it what you want, eh, eh, eh
Call it what you want, eh, eh, eh
I said, just call it what you want, eh, eh, eh
Call it what you want
[Verse 2]
You've taken your words and you take your judgments
And stick 'em onto everything
If it don't conform to what you were born into
Then you run the other way
You say, "Now what's your style and who do you listen to?"
Who cares?
Well, that rat race ladder-climbing fake-face smile's
Got nothing on me, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, we got nothing to lose
You better run and hide, yeah, you crossed the line
I got a knife behind my back, just sayin'
Ooh, we got nothing to prove
Your social guides give you swollen eyes
But what I got can't be bought, so you can just
[Chorus]
Call it what you want, eh, eh, eh
Call it what you want, eh, eh, eh
I said, just call it what you want, eh, eh, eh
Call it what you want
Want, want, want, want
[Bridge]
What you want, want, want
Call it what you want, want, want
You can call it what you want
What you want, want, want
Call it what you, call it what you want
What you want, want, want
You can call it, you can call it what you want
[Outro]
Eh, eh, eh, call it what you want
Eh, eh, eh
I said, just call it what you want, eh, eh, eh
Call it what you want
Call It What You Want was written by Paul Epworth & Mark Foster.
Call It What You Want was produced by Paul Epworth.
Foster the People released Call It What You Want on Tue Nov 01 2011.