Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
“Our Velocity” is the biggest hit by Maxïmo Park, reaching number 9 in the UK in 2007.
The music video was done in one take.
[Verse 1]
I'm not a man
I'm a machine
Chisel me down until I am clean
I buy books I never read
And then I tell you some more about me!
[Verse 2]
Beneath the concrete there's a sound
A muffled cry below the ground
There is a poison in the air
A mix of chemicals and fear
My words are just hunches
I'm not sure what they mean
You're asking for commitment when I'm somewhere in between
[Chorus]
Never, never try to gauge temperature when you tend to travel at such speed
It's our velocity
Is it cold where you are this time of year?
You didn't leave a scar
[Verse 3]
A stream of numbers hit a screen and you're expected to know what they mean
Throughout the conflict I was serene
I can't outrun the sadness I've seen
Are you willing to resist for people you've never met?
The devil's wheel revolves but it needs to be reset
[Chorus]
Never, never try to gauge temperature when you tend to travel at such speed
It's our velocity
Please tell me, is it cold where you are this time of year?
You didn't leave a scar
[Chorus 2]
I've got no one to call in the middle of the night anymore
I'm just alone with these thoughts
I've got no one to call in the middle of the night anymore
I'm just alone with my thoughts
[Verse 4]
I watched a film to change my feelings
I'm strong enough to bear a burden
If everyone became this sensitive, I wouldn't have to be so sensitive
If everyone became so sensitive, perhaps I wouldn't be so sensitive
[Verse 5]
Love is a lie
Which means I've been lied to
Love is a lie
Which means I've been lying too
Love is a lie
Which means I've been lied to
Love is a lie
[Chorus 2]
I've got no one to call in the middle of the night anymore
I'm just alone with these thoughts
I've got no one to call in the middle of the night anymore
I'm just alone with my thoughts
[Outro]
Never, never try to gauge temperature when you tend to travel at such speed
It's our velocity
Our Velocity was written by Paul Smith & Duncan Lloyd.
Our Velocity was produced by Gil Norton.
after the release of Quicken earth Paul Smith said ‘Our Velocity’ touched on the wars that Britain was engaged in at the time. It feels like: okay, the last album, we kind of made quite an insular record in a way; it was very much about affairs of the heart hence it’s title ‘Quicken the Heart’ and i...