“Gotta Keep Up” is a song about not fitting in, and being unique. When speaking to The Line of Best Fit, Alex said:
Ever feel like you don’t fit in anywhere? Me too. So, I wrote a song about it. I’d love people to realise that it’s within our little peculiarities that our individual unique gifts sh...
[Verse 1]
Please take my advice
Talk clear and be precise, yeah
Shout "no" to the hypocrites
Just keep coming, bite your lip now, yeah
Gotta be a gentleman
Ain't no shame as a misfit, no no, no no
Gotta be the gentleman
Ain't no shame as a misfit, no no, no no
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm pushing squares into round holes
Into round holes, into round holes
I'm pushing squares into round holes
Into round holes, into round holes
[Chorus]
Can you get out? Yes, you can
Can you get out? Yes, you can
Can you get high? Yes, you can
Can you get high? Yes, you can
Can you get out? Yes, you can
Can you get out? Yes, you can
Can you get high? Yes, you can
Can you get high? Yes, you can
[Verse 2]
You have to peel back the layers
If you wanna see what's inside
I said, you have to peel back the layers
If you wanna see what's inside
Life's too short to be down
Pick yourself up and turn around now
Life's too short to be down
Pick yourself up and turn around now
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm falling down just to get up
Get myself up, pull myself up
I'm falling down just to get up
Get myself up, pull myself up
I'm falling down just to get up
Pull myself up, get myself up
I'm falling down just to get up
Pull myself up, get myself up
[Chorus]
Can you get out? Yes, you can
Can you get out? Yes, you can
Can you get high? Yes, you can
Can you get high? Yes, you can
Can you get out? Yes, you can
Can you get out? Yes, you can
Can you get high? Yes, you can
Can you get high? Yes, you can
Can you get out? Yes, you can
Can you get out? Yes, you can
Can you get high? Yes, you can
Can you get high? Yes, you can
Can you get out? Yes, you can
Can you get out? Yes, you can
Can you get high? Yes, you can
Can you get high? Yes, you can
Gotta Get Up was written by Duncan Hamilton & Chris Hargreaves & Alex Clare.
Gotta Get Up was produced by Chris Hargreaves.
Alex Clare released Gotta Get Up on Fri Oct 14 2016.
When speaking to The Line of Best Fit, Alex said:
Ever feel like you don’t fit in anywhere? Me too. So, I wrote a song about it. I’d love people to realise that it’s within our little peculiarities that our individual unique gifts shine through. It’s important to realise [that] the things that make...