Story Behind The Song
Robin says: Every album these days has to have one song with a megaphone effect on the lead vocal. This is XUK's. Come on, with twenty-three bloody songs you have to dig something out of "Unique Mixes 101". Eric's string quartet is great.
Song Description
Eric says: This was my first favorite of Simon?s songs. When I first started with the band, he and Robin recorded live guitar-bass-vocals versions of about seven songs onto mini disc, and then transferred them to a tape so I could listen to them in my car
| Song Length |
3:13 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Conformity, Material Things |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
New Way
Then is the new Now
When is the new How
Darkness is new Light
Left is the new Right
Young is the new Old
Lies the Truth you told
Night is the new Day
You act like you know a new way - but I know you don?t
Hot is the new Cool
Wise the veteran Fool
Up is the new Down
Smile through your new Frown
She?s the better You
Pay and have it too
You?re the hunter?s prey
You act like you know a new way - but I know you don?t
Somebody?s selling you taste
They invented to make some new waste
And now you?re running in circles so fast
In a maze that they built for the rats, yeah, yeah
Want is what you Need
Feeding on new greed
Waste a new Restraint
Demon is a Saint
Crazy?s the new Sane
Failure means fame
Cowards are new Braves
You act like you know a new way - but I know you don?t
Strong is the new Weak
Normal is a freak
Ice is the new Fire
Porn destroys desire
He?s the brand new She
Cure the new Disease
Straight is the new Gay
You act like you know a new way - but I know you don?t
Somebody?s selling you taste
They invented to make some new waste
And now you?re running in circles so fast
In a maze that they built for the rats, yeah, yeah
On is the new Off
Hard is the new Soft
Do is the new Don?t
Would is the new Won?t
Space is the new Time
Virtue is a Crime
Pleasure?s the new Pain
You act like you know a new way - but I know you don?t
Life is the new Death
Time is in your head
Wake is still Asleep
Shallow is so Deep
Here is the new There
Round is the new Square
Different?s the Same
You act like you know it?s a game
You act like you know it?s a game
You act like you know it?s a game - but I know you don?t