Log lady Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Me, Melyssa and DerMoment are really digging this new song and thought it would be nice to get the lyrics. There's a party going on in here It's been happening for many years You weren't invited and don't want to stay But keep partying anyway DJ's playing the familiar tune Got them dancing, shaking up the room They hear the beat but they don't know the words This is the saddest song I've ever heard If you could look into the future, would ya? if you could see it, would you even want to? Got a feeling that there's bad news coming But I don't want to find it out If it's the end of the world let's party Like it's the end of the world let's party Wrap your arms around everybody If we're all gonna die let's party Let's party Let's party Who can I blame with everything I've done Is this the price we pay for too much fun Don't be misled it's not a twist of fate It's just what happens when you stay out late So raise your glasses all my kings and queens Smash the chandelier to smithereens Who knew that mercury could rise so fast Enjoy the party 'cause this is our last If you could look into the future, would ya? if you could see it, would you even want to? Got a feeling that there's bad news coming But I don't want to find it out If it's the end of the world let's party Like it's the end of the world let's party Wrap your arms around everybody If we're all gonna die let's party If it's the end of the world let's party Like it's the end of the world let's party Wrap your arms around everybody If we're all gonna die let's party Let's party Let's party Let's party Let's party There's a party going on in here It's been happening for many years And even if it all goes bad It was the best time we ever had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Me, Melyssa and DerMoment are really digging this new song and thought it would be nice to get the lyrics.This is what we got so far: There's a party going on in here It's been happening for many years You weren't invited and don't want to stay But keep partying anyway DJ's playing a familiar tune Got them dancing, shaking up the room But here [hear?] the people they don't know the words This is the saddest song I've ever heard If you could look into the future if you could see it, would you even want to? Got a feeling that is bad news coming But I don't want to find it out If it's the end of the world let's party Like it's the end of the world let's party Wrap your arms around everybody If you're all gonna die let's party Let's party Let's party Who can I [?] blame with everything I've done Is this the price I pay for too much fun Don't be misled it's not a twist of fate It's just what happens when we stay out late So raise your glasses on my kings and queens Smash the shambles that just made their ease [?] Who knew that Mercury could ride so fast Enjoy the party 'cause this is our last If you could look into the future if you could see it, would you even want to? Got a feeling that is bad news coming But I don't want to find it out If it's the end of the world let's party Like it's the end of the world let's party Wrap your arms around everybody If you're all gonna die let's party If it's the end of the world let's party Like it's the end of the world let's party Wrap your arms around everybody If we're all gonna die let's party Let's party Let's party Let's party Let's party There's a party going on in here It's been happening for many years And even if it all goes bad It was the best time we ever had i can't listen to the song now to confirm, but if i remember correctly it's something like Smash the chandeliers to smithereens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) I have a few little corrections in bold below, but basically I agree with you on these lyrics. I'm up in the air on the hear/here question too, as either way could make sense, but I'm leaning toward "hear". Also, at first I thought the mercury reference was to how the mercury in a thermometer rises when the temperature gets hot. But it *could* also be referring to the planet Mercury, since it often rises early in the morning -- he could be saying "who knew morning/the end of the party would come so soon?" But either way, it is definitely "rise" not "ride." There's a party going on in here It's been happening for many years You weren't invited and don't want to stay But keep partying anyway DJ's playing the familiar tune Got them dancing, shaking up the room Hear/here? the people they don't know the words This is the saddest song I've ever heard If you could look into the future, would ya? if you could see it, would you even want to? Got a feeling that there's bad news coming But I don't want to find it out If it's the end of the world let's party Like it's the end of the world let's party Wrap your arms around everybody If we're all gonna die let's party Let's party Let's party Who can I blame with everything I've done Is this the price I pay for too much fun Don't be misled it's not a twist of fate It's just what happens when you stay out late So raise your glasses all my kings and queens Smash the chandelier to smithereens Who knew that mercury could rise so fast Enjoy the party 'cause this is our last If you could look into the future, would ya? if you could see it, would you even want to? Got a feeling that there's bad news coming But I don't want to find it out If it's the end of the world let's party Like it's the end of the world let's party Wrap your arms around everybody If we're all gonna die let's party If it's the end of the world let's party Like it's the end of the world let's party Wrap your arms around everybody If we're all gonna die let's party Let's party Let's party Let's party Let's party There's a party going on in here It's been happening for many years And even if it all goes bad It was the best time we ever had Edited February 14, 2015 by dcdeb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I love the song already! I think the chorus really makes it work. I actually thought it was If it's the end of the world The last party. I could, of course, be wrong, especially taking into account the context of the lyrics of the verses. But it's a wonderful song, whatever the lyrics are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log lady Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) i can't listen to the song now to confirm, but if i remember correctlyit's something like Smash the chandeliers to smithereens I have a few little corrections in bold below, but basically I agree with you on these lyrics. I'm up in the air on the hear/here question too, as either way could make sense, but I'm leaning toward "hear". Also, at first I thought the mercury reference was to how the mercury in a thermometer rises when the temperature gets hot. But it *could* also be referring to the planet Mercury, since it often rises early in the morning -- he could be saying "who knew morning/the end of the party would come so soon?" But either way, it is definitely "rise" not "ride." Thank you for your precious native-speaker corrections girls! I edited the first post. I was impressed with him mentioning Mercury, because I interpreted it as a reference to the Roman god who runs on his winged feet. Hence why I thought the song said "ride". Edited February 14, 2015 by Log lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiam Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I love the song already!I think the chorus really makes it work. I actually thought it was If it's the end of the world The last party. I could, of course, be wrong, especially taking into account the context of the lyrics of the verses. But it's a wonderful song, whatever the lyrics are. I agree - it's indeed a wonderful new song, and it's already stuck in my head! I do hope it will be a hit, and rewarded as deserved. Thank you ladies, for working out the lyrics so quickly!! Even I got most of the lyrics by MiKAs very clear performance, it's always great and useful to have the written words ... Love,love me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emelyne412 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thanks a lot to share lyrics It's beautiful and sad, in my opinion. You have good ears to write this, congratulations ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerMoment1608 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thanks for the corrections Feels good to have the lyrics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thank you so much for opening this thread and thanks so much to everyone who contributed for the lyrics I love you my MFC family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marta. Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thanks to all of you! This song is touching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 that's so typical for mika - a song i'd never listen to because it has such dark lyrics, but then a melody that just catches me and keeps playing in my head! it's gonna be a love-hate-relationship for me with this song. i hate this "end of the world" and "we're all gonna die" rubbish - but i get (positive) goosebumps from the melody, the orchestra sounds, and the word combination "future, would ya" - that bit sounds so beautiful, guess it's the combination of the sounds of these words and the melody. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nia-MikaHolic Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I was ill in this week so can anyone tell me if I can listen to this song somewherrre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I was ill in this week so can anyone tell me if I can listen to this song somewherrre? there are some recordings posted in the gig threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Vv* Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'm very curious to know how this song came to life, what was the idea that popped up in his head when he wrote such sad words. The music is just heartbreakingly bittersweet... It plays in my head no stop! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiam Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'm very curious to know how this song came to life, what was the idea that popped up in his head when he wrote such sad words. The music is just heartbreakingly bittersweet...It plays in my head no stop! I'm curious as well - and maybe MIKA will tell us, like he has done with many of his songs, after a while. When I first heard this song, on the 10th, my first thought was: Oh, MIKA - is it the tradegy in Syria that inspired you with this lyric !? I had to think about all the drama, and terrible things, going on, in among other places Aleppo, where he has both fam. and friends- acc. to himself. As we all know, also Libanon now has a lot of challenges to solve. Whatever it is, this song is a new fav. already - so sad, but so wonderful... Love,love me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I'm very curious to know how this song came to life, what was the idea that popped up in his head when he wrote such sad words. The music is just heartbreakingly bittersweet...It plays in my head no stop! It's in my head too. I'm very happy for it to be the first single. I was so disappointed with Celebrate, but this song is so great. I'll be interested to hear the arrangement on the actual single, I loved the arrangement of the orchestra version, even though the sound quality wasn't good (which was understandable because it was a sneaky recording) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Vv* Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 It's in my head too. I'm very happy for it to be the first single. I was so disappointed with Celebrate, but this song is so great. I'll be interested to hear the arrangement on the actual single, I loved the arrangement of the orchestra version, even though the sound quality wasn't good (which was understandable because it was a sneaky recording) Is it really going to be the first single? I thought they would share the video of The last party caught during his performance with the OSM as a promotional thing as they did with Make you happy back in 2012.... Anyway if it is I'm very glad he chose a song which is this catchy and won't stop playing into many people's minds, mind you it's quite sad; if I were him I'd choose something more joyful as first single... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabine64 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 It's in my head too. I'm very happy for it to be the first single. I was so disappointed with Celebrate, but this song is so great. I'll be interested to hear the arrangement on the actual single, I loved the arrangement of the orchestra version, even though the sound quality wasn't good (which was understandable because it was a sneaky recording) I don´t think it will be the first single. The newspaper only hoped it would be a Video of this song. We are always too fast to believe everything what is written anywhere and later it´s always Mika´s fault when it´s not true. Mika and Team Mika didn´t tell us anything about the first single until now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat75 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I have a few little corrections in bold below, but basically I agree with you on these lyrics. I'm up in the air on the hear/here question too, as either way could make sense, but I'm leaning toward "hear". Also, at first I thought the mercury reference was to how the mercury in a thermometer rises when the temperature gets hot. But it *could* also be referring to the planet Mercury, since it often rises early in the morning -- he could be saying "who knew morning/the end of the party would come so soon?" But either way, it is definitely "rise" not "ride." Agree with you Deb on leaning towards "hear", but hadn't thought of the rise of Mercury to convey morning...nice! I'm curious as well - and maybe MIKA will tell us, like he has done with many of his songs, after a while. When I first heard this song, on the 10th, my first thought was: Oh, MIKA - is it the tradegy in Syria that inspired you with this lyric !? I had to think about all the drama, and terrible things, going on, in among other places Aleppo, where he has both fam. and friends- acc. to himself. As we all know, also Libanon now has a lot of challenges to solve. Whatever it is, this song is a new fav. already - so sad, but so wonderful...Love,love me Mamiam, I wondered about that too, Mika's ability to hide the story in plain sight in his lyrics really lets the listener apply his songs to a variety of contexts. Perhaps the current devastation in Syria and the human and political turmoil in that part of the world played an originating role in this song...his story telling intrigues me, it's just sublime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alireine Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 My favourite of the new songs :wub2: I agree with you Mellody, it's so dark (I cried when I heard it first ) but the melody is stuck in the head immediatly. I'm very curious to know more about the inspiration of the song too, it must be very interesting. I first thought that he was focussing on the end of a relationship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I would say. it's already one of my favorite song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabry74 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Me, Melyssa and DerMoment are really digging this new song and thought it would be nice to get the lyrics. There's a party going on in here It's been happening for many years You weren't invited and don't want to stay But keep partying anyway DJ's playing the familiar tune Got them dancing, shaking up the room Hear/here? the people they don't know the words This is the saddest song I've ever heard If you could look into the future, would ya? if you could see it, would you even want to? Got a feeling that there's bad news coming But I don't want to find it out If it's the end of the world let's party Like it's the end of the world let's party Wrap your arms around everybody If we're all gonna die let's party Let's party Let's party Who can I blame with everything I've done Is this the price I pay for too much fun Don't be misled it's not a twist of fate It's just what happens when you stay out late So raise your glasses all my kings and queens Smash the chandelier to smithereens Who knew that mercury could rise so fast Enjoy the party 'cause this is our last If you could look into the future, would ya? if you could see it, would you even want to? Got a feeling that there's bad news coming But I don't want to find it out If it's the end of the world let's party Like it's the end of the world let's party Wrap your arms around everybody If we're all gonna die let's party If it's the end of the world let's party Like it's the end of the world let's party Wrap your arms around everybody If we're all gonna die let's party Let's party Let's party Let's party Let's party There's a party going on in here It's been happening for many years And even if it all goes bad It was the best time we ever had I love this new song! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeni28 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Thanks for the lyrics, beautiful song:mikalove: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiibet Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I woke up and it's available on iTunes! I was totally in a shock!! Didn't know to expect it at all. What a beautiful, beautiful song. I love it so much :wub2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I woke up and it's available on iTunes! I was totally in a shock!! Didn't know to expect it at all. What a beautiful, beautiful song. I love it so much :wub2: very good surprise!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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