The brooding piano-led ballad ‘THE WALL’ is the fourth single and seventh track on Kasabian’s 2022 album The Alchemist’s Euphoria. It was played during the Women’s Euros 2022 final.
Serge has described the song as about ‘having a really bad hangover’ and has stated that the song was originally writ...
[Verse 1]
I caught a bad one, I can barely hold on
And now the pizza man won't come
Close the window, get the box set on the stream
And now my angels they won't come
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I've got a lot of love to give
It's just a simple way to live
[Chorus]
When you hit the wall
As wide as it is tall
And how do we get here?
You know we always get here
[Verse 2]
Why'd you do it, why'd you have to lose control?
Well, I blame it on my heroes
Said a lot of things I know I will regret
That's the point of getting old
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I'm sat in the departurе lounge
Just waiting for the check, oh
[Chorus]
Whеn you hit the wall
As wide as it is tall
And how do we get here?
You know we always get here
Walk and then you crawl
I can break your fall
And how do we get here?
You know we always get here
You know we always get here
You know we always get here
[Bridge]
Sing me a love song, I'm on my way now
Over the dark clouds inside my head
[Chorus]
When you hit the wall
As wide as it is tall
And how do we get here?
You know we always get here
Walk and then you crawl (walk and then you crawl)
I can break your fall (I can break your fall)
And how do we get here?
You know we always get here
You know we always get here
[Outro]
You get back up
You get back up again
You get back up
You get back up again
You get back up
You get back up again
You get back up
You know we always get here
I caught a bad one, I can barely hold on
And now my angels sail away
THE WALL was written by Sergio Pizzorno.
THE WALL was produced by Fraser T. Smith & Sergio Pizzorno.
Serge Pizzorno:
It’s about having a really bad hangover. Me and Dibs [Chris Edwards, bassist], when we’re in a big one, we’re like, ‘Fuck me, mate, I’ve hit a wall now.’ It is funny to write a song about it, but you know if you’ve been through some big ones that it’s an intense experience. You can...