After teasing fans with several social media posts with what appeared to be lyrics labeled “12.2.20” yesterday, British rock band You Me At Six have released a brand new song, titled “Our House (The Mess We Made).”
The track- which is an up-beat dance song that differs from most of the band’s former releases- was released this morning as a “stand alone single” created to raise funds for the victims of the Australian brush fires.
“Over Christmas we all saw the heartbreaking footage and the reality of the fight we face with the awful fires breaking out in Australia,” singer Josh Franceschi shared this morning. “We Wanted to use our most powerful tool at our disposal, music, to unite people and help in anyway we can.”
“[Dan and I] were making a song which felt light hearted and made us both stand up and move. Then I started to put words and melody to the music. I felt so overwhelmed by what I had been seeing as of late. Young people taking to the streets in the name of climate change & saving the planet. I felt compelled to write about it.”
You can listen to the full song now wherever you stream music, and read the band’s full statement, as well as the song’s lyrics below.
“Our House (The Mess We Made)” Lyrics
I look around me
And everyone’s a no show
I made the call but people saw the smoke
No we haven’t got time to be putting out fires that we didn’t start
You look light but I know you have a heavy heart
They say
Tell me why should I care about people that I have never met?
They don’t have my back, so answer why should I have any of theirs?
Because
Our house is on fire
Our house is on fire
Our house is on fire
No one cares
Our house is on fire
Prophets with problems
Smart mouths don’t wanna solve them
Nobody can tell me, that we got a plan b, worth even hearing.
When I dream of outer space
I wonder what they’re thinking
When they look down and see
That the earth is bleeding
The kids have taken the streets
They ain’t missing a thing
They want their futures back
When the leaders can’t lead,
we all look to a swede
who speaks most sense to me
Maybe finally its a time
For us to draw a line
In the mess we made
Because
Our house is on fire
Our house is on fire
Our house is on fire
No one cares
Our house is on fire
Why should we care about people we have never met?
The kids have taken the streets
They ain’t missing a beat
they want their futures back
So don’t go getting cold feet
Now’s not the time to sleep
That makes the most sense to me
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