‘Cop Syrup’ is the final song on A Celebration of Endings and has described as a prog-leaning song, owing to the band’s love for progressive rock bands such as Rush and Yes. It features a long orchestral bridge in the middle of the track and clocks in at 6:17.
I've been punching rainbows since '79
It's self preservation
Baby, I'm scorched earth
You're hearts and minds
Fuck everybody! Woo!
I'm not dumb, and I'm not blind
You don't have to be cruel to be kind
Scream, everybody
Scream, everybody
Scream, everybody
I've been saved from the darkest place
I've embraced the need to live
You've been hanging out for twenty years
It's self preservation
I cannot ignore my burning ears
Could anybody? Woo!
I'm not dumb, and I'm not blind
Turns out you're the lying kind
Scream, everybody
Scream, everybody
Scream, everybody
Go, go, go!
I've been saved from the darkest place
I've embraced the need to live
We've lived before and we'll live again
I've been punching rainbows since '79
It's self preservation
Baby, I'm scorched earth
You're hearts and minds
Fuck everybody! Woo!
Cop Syrup was written by Simon Neil.
Cop Syrup was produced by Biffy Clyro.
Biffy Clyro released Cop Syrup on Fri Aug 14 2020.
“This and ‘Opaque’ have the same instrumentation, but my god they couldn’t be more different. I’m fucking proud of this song. It started as a punk rock song with this kind of psychedelic chord pattern. I didn’t know where it would go. But the song is exactly how I wanted the record to end. Kind of l...