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“Flip Me Upside Down” is the first track of The Wombats' fifth studio album, Fix Yourself, Not The World. It was not released as a single, nor was a music video made for it. It talks about a person who “You flip me upside down” “And take me out of my head”; a person who’s emotions are flipped upsid...
[Verse 1]
Spare me the drone of your conversation
Spare me my lack of sophistication
I'll never set my house in order
Peruvian flake on the plant in the corner
And I don't want to sit around and just get high
Pat you on the back saying, "Great job, guy"
I'm all dressed up and getting no replies
Then you walk in the room and my tongue gets tied
[Pre-Chorus]
And oh, my God
It's such a heavenly sight
Seeing all these stars and planets intertwine
I just hope that I, I don't ruin this
Getting too fucked up to remembеr it
[Chorus]
You flip me upside down
And take mе out of my head
You flip me upside down
I'm kind of getting into it
You pull me out of my lows
Let's see where this shit goes
You flip me upside down
You flip me upside down
[Verse 2]
I can't recall all the things you said
Can we put it back together like monkey bread?
I'm feeling pretty good about the two of us
Though I've got a couple secrets I need to flush
And I don't want to sit around and just get high
Dwelling on the past just kills the vibe
I'm all dressed up and I'm ready to go
One last slide down the rabbit hole
[Pre-Chorus]
And oh, my God
It's such a heavenly sight
Seeing all these stars and planets intertwine
I just hope that I, I don't ruin this
Getting too fucked up to remember it
[Chorus]
You flip me upside down
And take me out of my head
You flip me upside down
I'm kind of getting into it
You pull me out of my lows
Let's see where this shit goes
You flip me upside down
You flip me upside down
Flip Me Upside Down was written by Matthew Murphy & Gabe Simon.
Flip Me Upside Down was produced by Gabe Simon & Mark Crew.
The Wombats released Flip Me Upside Down on Fri Jan 14 2022.
“Flip” has this James Murphy sound system feeling to me in it somewhere. We tried to replicate that in other parts of the album as well. But “Flip Me Upside Down” is like a 150bpm, hammer it home and get people excited about what’s to follow on the album.
—via DIY Magazine
I just thought it was so energetic and fun and different. It’s nice to start with a bang. In my head, I always definitely wanted to open the album with that.
— Matthew Murphy via Apple Music
It just felt like an opener, the way it starts and the intensity and the energy as well—it just sets you right off.
— Tord Øverland Knudsen via Apple Music
I remember the first time hearing that song, just being like, ‘Whoa, fuck!’ It’s just such an energetic burst of sound.
— Dan Haggis via Apple Music