Archive was formed by Londoners Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths in 1994 and began as an electronica project. At the beginning, they mixed Bristol-style, Massive Attack, Portishead with Rap. The first album of the band, Londinium released in 1996 (with Roya Arab and Rosko John as guest vocalists). The second album, Take my Head, (which the band hates) was released in 1999 (with a new guest vocalist Suzanne Wooder), it is much more melodic than Londinium. The first song of the album, You Make Me Feel, illustrates this change in the Archive's music. After being dropped by their label and more changes in the lineup, the band seemed to hit its stride on the third album You All Look The Same To Me (2002), featuring singer Craig Walker (formerly of Power of Dreams), which took a decided turn toward more progressive music (with some Progressive Rock influences, notably Pink Floyd whose indelible influence is audible on tracks such as 'Finding it so Hard' and 'Again'), while still maintaining electronic elements. The band saw growing popularity and critical acclaim, especially in France, Greece, Germany and Poland. After recording two more artistically—but not too commercially—successful albums, Michel Vaillant (2003) and Noise (2004), Walker left the band for reasons the band and he will not talk about. The project continued on as a Collective, with new vocalists, Pollard Berrier and Dave Pen. In May 2006 they released the album Lights with Pollard Berrier on lead vocals, who is also a member/guest member of the innovative group, "Bauchklang" - a completely vocal beat-box (Vocal Groove) group based in Vienna, Austria. Archive released a live album, entitled,Live at Paris Zenith, in May, 2007 - which was recorded on January 20th, 2007 at the sold out Zentih Arena in Paris. Rolling Stone called it, "The best live album ever made." Archive continues to tour and is working on a number of forthcoming releases in the near future.
Archive are a Collective, not a band.
Fuck You
Archive Lyrics
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See the sin in your grin and the shape of your mouth
All I want is to see you in terrible pain
Though we won't ever meet I remember your name
Can't believe you were once just like anyone else
Then you grew and became like the devil himself
Pray to God I think of a nice thing to say
But I don't think I can so fuck you anyway
You are scum, you are scum and I hope that you know
That the cracks in your smile are beginning to show
Now the world needs to see that it's time you should go
There's no light in your eyes and your brain is too slow
Can't believe you were once just like anyone else
Then you grew and became like the devil himself
Pray to God I can think of a nice thing to say
But I don't think I can, so fuck you anyway
Bet you sleep like a child with your thumb in your mouth
I could creep up beside put a gun in your mouth
Makes me sick when I hear all the shit that you say
So much crap coming out, it must take you all day
There's a space kept in hell with your name on the seat
With a spike in the chair just to make it complete
When you look at yourself do you see what I see
If you do why the fuck are you looking at me?
Why the fuck are you looking at me?
Why the fuck are you looking at me?
Why the fuck, why the fuck are you looking at me?
Why the fuck, why the fuck are you looking at me?
There's a time for us all and I think yours has been
Can you please hurry up ‘cause I find you obscene
We can't wait for the day that you're never around
When that face isn't here and you rot underground
Can't believe you were once just like anyone else
Then you grew and became like the devil himself
Pray to god I can think of a nice thing to say
But I don't think I can so fuck you anyway
So fuck you anyway
So fuck you anyway
So fuck you anyway
...
The lyrics of Archive's song "Fuck U" express intense emotions of disgust and hatred towards a person who has become evil over time. The singer's raw emotions display themselves in the form of strong lyrics that clearly express how repulsive this person is to him. There is anger and hatred in the tone of the lyrics, and the singer wants nothing more than to see the person in pain. He remembers the person's name and can't believe that they were once like everyone else, but turned into the devil himself.
The singer is so disgusted that he can't think of anything nice to say about this person. He tells this person that they are scum, and hopes they know that their smile is cracking. He then goes on to say that the world needs to know that this person needs to go, as they have no light in their eyes and their brain is too slow. He tells them that they make him sick with all the lies they tell and that they should hurry up and leave the world.
The lyrics of "Fuck U" are powerful and emotive, expressing the intense feelings of disgust and rage towards someone who has become corrupt and evil. The lyrics are a reflection of the singer's raw emotions that have arisen due to the other person's actions.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a look on your face I would like to knock out
I find your expression so repulsive that I want to physically harm you.
See the sin in your grin and the shape of your mouth
Your smile and mouth shape makes it seem like you are very sinister.
All I want is to see you in terrible pain
I wish for nothing more than to watch you suffer greatly.
Though we won't ever meet I remember your name
We have not met, but I still know and loathe your name.
Can't believe you were once just like anyone else
It's hard to imagine that you were once a normal person.
Then you grew and became like the devil himself
You have transformed into someone truly evil, like Satan.
Pray to God I think of a nice thing to say
I hope I can come up with something polite to say, even though it will be difficult.
But I don't think I can so fuck you anyway
Actually, I don't think I can, so screw you anyway.
You are scum, you are scum and I hope that you know
You are disgustingly low and I hope you are aware of it.
That the cracks in your smile are beginning to show
People are starting to see through your fake smile and realize how terrible you are.
Now the world needs to see that it's time you should go
The world needs to recognize that it's time for you to leave and never come back.
There's no light in your eyes and your brain is too slow
Your eyes are dead and your brain functions poorly, making you a pathetic person.
Bet you sleep like a child with your thumb in your mouth
I imagine you sleep like an infant, with your thumb in your mouth, signifying your immaturity.
I could creep up beside put a gun in your mouth
I could sneak up behind you and put a gun in your mouth, that's how much I despise you.
Makes me sick when I hear all the shit that you say
I feel physically nauseated when I hear the garbage that comes out of your mouth.
So much crap coming out, it must take you all day
You spew nonsense so frequently that it must take up all of your time.
There's a space kept in hell with your name on the seat
You belong in hell so much that there is already a spot kept warm for you.
With a spike in the chair just to make it complete
In anticipation of your arrival, there's even a spike in the seat to fully torture you.
When you look at yourself do you see what I see
Do you recognize how awful you truly are when you look in the mirror like I do?
If you do why the fuck are you looking at me?
If you do see how terrible you are, then why are you bothering me?
There's a time for us all and I think yours has been
Everyone has a specific time to depart from this world, and I think yours has come.
Can you please hurry up ‘cause I find you obscene
Please leave this world as soon as possible, because you are so gross and repulsive.
We can't wait for the day that you're never around
We are eagerly anticipating the day when you are no longer in our presence.
So fuck you anyway
In summary, screw you regardless of anything I might say.
Contributed by Allison T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.