“Planet Health” is track 2 on Chairlift’s 2008 debut album Does You Inspire You.
The song is about a dystopian society (“planet health”) which is themed around the curriculum and catchphrases of United States public school health classes.
When I arrived on planet health
In the state of being well
Surrounded by self consciousnesses
And body images
I visited the food pyramid
In the desert of vitamins
I found a desired heart rate
And a mouth-to-mouth resuscitate
I am feeling great tonight
I am feeling great tonight
I am feeling great tonight
I am feeling great tonight
I was trained in diversity
In the garden of puberty
Where they Heimlich-maneuvered me
And they showed me how to make a baby
I found my friends in the forest of lungs
Where we just said no to drugs
Our intercourse was well protected
We made love with each others' eyes
We're feeling great tonight (We're feeling great)
We're feeling great tonight (We're feeling... great)
We're feeling great tonight
We're feeling great tonight
Then I found out where you're sent
When you're sick and sad and old
They kick you off of planet health
Into a universe of cold
Stop, drop, and roll
Just stop, drop, and roll (Stop)
Stop, drop, and roll (Drop)
Gotta stop, drop, to put out the fire
Stop, drop, and roll
Just stop, drop, and roll (Stop)
Stop, drop, and roll (Drop)
Gotta stop, drop, to put out the fire
Feeling great tonight (Stop, drop, and roll... Just stop drop, and roll)
I am feeling great tonight (Stop, drop, and roll)
I am feeling great tonight (Gotta stop, drop, to put out the fire)
I am feeling great tonight (Stop, drop, and roll... Just stop drop, and roll)
I am feeling great tonight (Stop, drop and roll... Gotta stop, drop to put out the fire)
Planet Health was written by Aaron Pfenning & Patrick Wimberly & Caroline Polachek.
Planet Health was produced by Chairlift & Britt Myers.
Chairlift released Planet Health on Tue Jul 22 2008.
Singer and co-writer Caroline Polachek on this song:
I cut class all day to write this song in my pyjamas. ‘Planet Health’ is a theme song for American public school health education a la Degrassi High or TV anti-drug campaigns. Ideally it would be played in detention. It’s a reply to the un-spirit...