“Success” is the opener for Interpol and was inspired by losing the plot.
Paul Banks In an interview with The Sun on September 10, 2010:
I noticed a lot of people in the public eye were cracking up and losing the plot – Mel Gibson, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears. I wanted to explore where a narc...
[Verse 1]
Dreams of long life
What safety can you find?
See the great unknown
That shade for miles
[Bridge]
Good eye
I'm the good guy
[Verse 2]
Dreams of long life
What safety can you find?
If the sea was that strong
Maybe we had, maybe we had to fly
[Bridge]
Was a good try
I'm a good guy
[Pre-Chorus]
As high as the day
I read the papers
Before crime will pay
I'll learn to bury most beliefs
[Chorus]
I have succeeded
I won't compete for long
I'm not supposed to show you
I've got two secrets
But I only told you one
[Verse 3]
Dreams of long life
What safety can you buy
If the sea was that strong
Maybe we had, maybe we had to fly
[Bridge]
Somebody make me say no, no
Somebody make me say no, no (somebody)
Somebody make me say no, no
Somebody make me say no, no, no
Yes
[Chorus]
I have succeeded (yeah)
I won't compete for long (yeah)
I'm not supposed to show you (yeah)
I've got two secrets (yeah)
But I only told you one (yeah)
I'm not supposed to show you
[Outro]
I'm not supposed to show you
I'm not supposed to
I'm not supposed to show you
I'm not supposed to