“Nightmares” brings Easy Life’s slow, jazzy, funky, sound to topics of insomnia, anxiety, and peer pressure.
This sonic style helps the song feel even more powerful, as the sombre lyrics are disguised behind fun and laid back beats, serving to enhance the power of the “no one gives a f**k” refrain.
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[Verse 1]
Who gives a fuck about my nightmares?
'Cause I can barely focus when I’m like this
And lately, forty winks would be just priceless
I wrestle with myself and with my vices
But no one gives a fuck about my nightmares
[Pre-Chorus]
But it's nothin' you should worry yourself about (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
It’s nothin' you should worry yourself about (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Chorus]
It's all a bit of fun until somebody gets hurt
I'll take it with a pinch of salt, another lesson learned
But I don't need to know what's real or not no more
I don't need to know what's real or not no more
[Verse 2]
Who gives a fuck about my nightmares?
No use in runnin’ when they’re right there
Face down on my pillow 'cause tonight there’s no surprises
You go ahead and get some sleep, I'll take the night shift
No one gives a fuck about my nightmares
[Pre-Chorus]
But it's nothin' you should worry yourself about (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
It’s nothin' you should worry yourself about (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Chorus]
It's all a bit of fun until somebody gets hurt
I'll take it with a pinch of salt, another bridge is burned
But I don't need to know what's real or not no more
I don't need to know what's real or not no more, yeah
[Bridge]
And now my best friend's bellin' me like
(Hi) Hello (Hi) Hello (Hi)
What's your movements tonight?
Are you feelin' alright? Shall we try get a little bit?
(High) Hello (Hello) Lemons (Hi)
I've never been so tired, lately I don't feel quite right
[Pre-Chorus]
But it's nothin' you should worry yourself about (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
It's nothin' you should worry yourself about (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Chorus]
It's all a bit of fun until somebody gets hurt
I'll take it with a pinch of salt, another lesson learned
But I don't need to know what's real or not no more
I don't need to know what's real or not no more
[Outro]
And everybody on the late-night shift
Everybody on a brink of crisis
Ain't nobody wanna feel like this
Everybody on the late-night shift
Everybody on the brink of crisis
No one gives a fuck about my nightmares
But it's nothin' you should worry yourself about
nightmares was written by Murray Matravers & Rob Milton.
nightmares was produced by Fraser T. Smith & Rob Milton.
easy life released nightmares on Fri Sep 28 2018.
Yes, live at BBC Music:
I always think most of our music sounds pretty happy. But most of the stuff that provokes me to write is pretty sad. I’ve always seen ‘nightmares’ as hiding in plain sight. Sure, the music sounds anthemic, but I actually think this is our saddest song. This is obviously intentionally opposite to ‘da...