[Verse 1]
Freudenfreude
Joy on joy (joy on joy)
Cheerleader
Happy boy (happy boy)
Strong like bull
Vu-vu-vulnerable (vulnerable)
Keep my people up
That's my tool
Freudenfreude
Happy boy
Top seeder
Lucky koi
Heat seeker of a missile smile
Don't let pricks take your inch to a mile
Freudenfreude
Bada bing (bada bing)
She's a freight train, man
Watch her swing
Holy water eyes
Soft skin
Bricks and mortar
Horizon begins
[Chorus]
Sunbeams
Oh, sunbeams
Like God from your face
Sunbeams
Oh, sunbeams
Like God from your face
[Verse 2]
Gold sugar
Hues bright when the salt is purer
Hold tight (hold tight)
Hold me to the bunsen burner
And let the waves
Crash in
[Chorus]
Sunbeams
Oh, sunbeams
Like God from your face
Sunbeams
Oh, sunbeams
Like God from your face
[Verse 3]
Freudenfreude
Dopamine
Dance with time, my boy
I'm a fiend
Watch the night swing by
Hold the scene
Hold a flame, my boy
I'm a dream
Freudenfreude
Hot like fire
Docile prophet
Puts a tune to my smile
Send it up
Like smoke to the sky
Drink my water 'til the river runs dry
Freudenfreude
Sister's love
Hold the sword
So I'm soft to the touch
Hold the phone
Hold the clutch
Watch me fly
Hold a mirror
To my Mother's crying eyes
[Chorus]
Sunbeams
Oh, sunbeams
Like God from your face
Sunbeams
Oh, sunbeams
Like God from your face
[Outro]
Cathedral of trees over dilated eyes
A sea of screams under mackerel skies
Imposter, imposter, living in my head
Am I the spider in your bed?
A dead canary and a thief for a king
A cheerleader valiant
But I will sing about love, love
Love is the fing
POP POP POP was written by Joe Talbot & Adam Devonshire & Mark Bowen & Lee Kiernan & Jon Beavis.
POP POP POP was produced by Nigel Godrich & Kenny Beats & Mark Bowen.
IDLES released POP POP POP on Fri Feb 16 2024.
Joe Talbot:
I read [‘freudenfreude’] online somewhere. It was like, words that don’t exist that should exist. Schadenfreude is such a dark thing, to enjoy other people’s misery, so the idea of someone enjoying someone else’s joy is great. Being a parent, you suddenly are entwined with someone else’...