Bastille debuted in June 2011 with their 7" single, "Flaws"/"Icarus" (released on Young & Lost Club). This was then followed by their EP 'Laura Palmer' later in 2011. After adding a few more tracks online, the band received a lot of attention from indie rock fans on the web, helping secure some support slots. During the summer of 2011, they performed at a number of major UK festivals, including Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, and Blissfields.
On 27 April 2012, "Overjoyed" came out, being the debut Virgin Records single from Bastille. This was confirmed by EMI on 1 May 2012. After the video release of "Overjoyed" on YouTube, 'Q Magazine' introduced the song as its track of the day for 7 March 2012. Fans seemingly devoured the tune.
"Bad Blood" was released on Virgin Records on 20 August 2012. Following the video release of "Bad Blood" on YouTube, Bastille were named "The New Band of the Day" by writers for 'The Guardian' on 25 July 2012. In not too long, Bastille performed at the major UK Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2012. They played an October 2012 headline tour that brought them into the spotlight alongside Emeli Sandé, with Swiss Lips supporting them.
Bastille's single "Flaws"/"Icarus" was featured in the soundtrack of the popular British Channel 4 television show 'Made in Chelsea'. As well, "Weight of Living, Pt. II" was part of the soundtrack for FIFA 13. "Of The Night", Bastille's dual cover of both Snap!'s "Rhythm is a Dancer" and Corona's "The Rhythm of the Night", was used to advertise Dancing on Ice in the run up to its 2013 series.
Bastille played their first show outside of Europe on 3 December 2012 at Hong Kong's Clockenflap Music & Arts Festival.
Bastille's song "Oblivion" featured in the soundtrack of the television show The Vampire Diaries in the Season 4 Episode 9 titled "O Come, All Ye Faithful".
They supported Two Door Cinema Club on their UK tour throughout January/February 2013 and toured through Europe in April to promote their debut album.
The band have also released four mixtape-style EPs : "Other People's Heartache Pt 1" in 2012 (featuring covers, among others, of "Blue Jeans" by Lana del Rey, "The Rhythm of The Night" by Corona) , "Other People's Heartache Pt 2" (featuring covers, including, "Sweet Nothing" by Calvin Harris, "No Scrubs" by TLC and "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac), "VS: Other People's Heartache Pt 3" (featuring collaborations with other artists, including "Remains" with Skunk Anansie and Rag'n'Bone Man, and "bad_news" with MNEK). "Other People's Heartache (Pt. 4)" was released in 2018 (featuring more covers, one of "Wild World" by Yusuf/Cat Stevens, and an original song Grip in collaboration with Seeb, and the latest addition to this series (Pt. 5) was released in 2022 (including the song Run Into Trouble and a cover of "Dancing In The Dark" by Bruce Springsteen).
Fake it
Bastille Lyrics
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I'm not saying that I have this capacity
Because it's hard to develop that capacity on your own
When you're being stopped at every turn
Drive around, night time, nowhere to go
Melt me down, I'm like wax to your jokes
Lost and found, knocking heads, laying low
Still wanna waste all of my time
I wanna waste all of my time
Still wanna waste all of my time
I wanna waste all of my time
With you
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
We can never go back
We can only do our best to recreate
Don't turn over, turn over the page
We should rip it straight out
Then let's try our very best to fake it
Show me joy, flower through disarray
Let's destroy, each mistake that we made
Then restore the color back to the grey
There's no pride in sharing scars to prove it
Still wanna waste all of my time
I wanna waste all of my time
Still wanna waste all of my time
I wanna waste all of my time
With you
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
We can never go back
We can only do our best to recreate
Don't turn over, turn over the page
We should rip it straight out
Then let's try our very best to fake it
Help me turn a blind eye
Days and nights we lost to weakness
Help me turn a blind eye
Days and nights we lost to weakness
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
We can never go back
We can only do our best to recreate
So don't turn over, turn over the page
We should rip it straight out
Then let's do our very best to fake it
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
We can never go back
We can only do our best to recreate
Don't turn over, turn over the page
We should rip it straight out
Then let's do our very best to fake it
The lyrics to Bastille's "Fake It" describe a complicated relationship in which two people are trying to recreate their love after facing obstacles that have prevented them from moving forward. The singer acknowledges that he wants to spend time with his lover, but he feels as though they are perpetuating a lie by pretending that everything is okay. The line "And there's no point reliving crimes to lose this" suggests that the couple has experienced hardships in the past and that they are trying to avoid repeating those mistakes. The singer also admits that he needs help to develop the capacity for a successful relationship, but he feels as though he is being prevented from doing so.
The chorus repeats the desire to waste time with this person, but the repetition shows a sense of desperation and uncertainty. The line "We can only do our best to recreate" encapsulates the theme of the song, that the couple is trying to rebuild their love, but they are not entirely sure if they will succeed. The idea of "faking it" is introduced in the chorus and repeated later on. This suggests that the couple is trying to pretend that everything is okay, even though they both know that they are facing challenges.
The bridge is a plea for help, as the singer acknowledges that they have both struggled with weakness in the past. However, he is also asking for help in moving forward by turning a blind eye to their mistakes and focusing on creating a new beginning. The song ends on a hopeful note, with the suggestion that, even though the couple can't go back, they can still try to make things work.
Line by Line Meaning
And I don't think that that's a selfish want, I really don't
I believe it's not greedy to want this, honestly.
I'm not saying that I have this capacity
I'm not claiming to have the ability to do this.
Because it's hard to develop that capacity on your own
It's a challenge to acquire this skill by yourself.
When you're being stopped at every turn
It's tough when you're hindered at every step.
Drive around, night time, nowhere to go
Driving aimlessly at night with no destination.
Melt me down, I'm like wax to your jokes
Your jokes bring me down to nothing.
Lost and found, knocking heads, laying low
Confused and struggling, avoiding conflict.
And there's no point reliving crimes to lose this
No need to revisit past mistakes and let it ruin this.
Still wanna waste all of my time
I'm still willing to spend all my time doing this.
I wanna waste all of my time
I want to completely lose myself in this.
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
Addressing a significant other.
We can never go back
We can't relive the past.
We can only do our best to recreate
We can only try to make things work again.
Don't turn over, turn over the page
Don't linger on the past, move forward.
We should rip it straight out
We need to completely remove it.
Then let's try our very best to fake it
Let's do our utmost to make it work even if it's not genuine.
Show me joy, flower through disarray
Bring me happiness despite the chaos.
Let's destroy, each mistake that we made
Let's eliminate each error we committed.
Then restore the color back to the grey
Bring life back to the dullness.
There's no pride in sharing scars to prove it
No need to reveal our wounds to justify it.
Help me turn a blind eye
Assist me in ignoring the negatives.
Days and nights we lost to weakness
We failed because of our flaws.
So don't turn over, turn over the page
Don't go back to the past, leave it behind.
Then let's do our very best to fake it
Let's try hard to make it work even if it's not genuine.
Lyrics © DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MARK CREW, DANIEL CAMPBELL SMITH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Sam
Has anyone translated the news captions in the music video?
@RadiantSereneChaos
What does the scrolling text on the bottom in all the different languages mean? The Japanese is a bunch of idioms and metaphorical phrases. Is the stuff in the other languages similar?
If anyone's curious, here's a translation of the Japanese phrases in the order they scroll across:
Sowing and reaping evil
Using a better name to sell inferior goods
Ignorance is bliss
Once a fool, always a fool
Dumplings over flowers (meaning the practical over the beautiful)
Honesty is the best policy
To direct things from behind the scenes, or to pull a puppets strings
I don't remember the meaning of the last one, but it literally means don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife
@lindsayr-gm9qo
Lyrics:
And I don't think that that's a selfish want, I really don't. I'm not saying that I have this capacity because it's hard to develop that capacity on your own, when you're being stopped at every turn.
Drive around, night time, nowhere to go
Melt me down, I'm like wax to your jokes
Lost and found, knocking heads, laying low
And there's no point reliving crimes to lose this
Still wanna waste all of my time
I wanna waste all of my time
Still wanna waste all of my time
I wanna waste all of my time
With you
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
We can never go back
We can only do our best to recreate
Don't turn over, turn over the page
We should rip it straight out
Then let's try our very best to fake it
Show me joy, flower through disarray
Let's destroy, each mistake that we made
Then restore the color back to the grey
There's no pride in sharing scars to prove it...
@lindsayr-gm9qo
Still wanna waste all of my time
I wanna waste all of my time
Still wanna waste all of my time
I wanna waste all of my time
With you
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
We can never go back
We can only do our best to recreate
Don't turn over, turn over the page
We should rip it straight out
Then let's try our very best to fake it
Help me turn a blind eye
Days and nights we lost to weakness
Help me turn a blind eye
Days and nights we lost to weakness
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
We can never go back
We can only do our best to recreate
Don't turn over, turn over the page
We should rip it straight out
Then let's do our very best to fake it
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
We can never go back
We can only do our best to recreate
Don't turn over, turn over the page
We should rip it straight out
Then let's do our very best to fake it
@hankparts7368
Intro
The song’s intro is a voiceover sampled from a 1971 short film “Social Seminar: Changing.” The woman says, “And I don’t that that’s a selfish want. I really don’t. I’m not saying that I have this capacity because it’s hard to develop that capacity on your own, when you’re being stopped at every turn.” This quote forecasts one topic of the song: the inability to grow in a relationship when it feels like the relationship itself is what’s keeping you from growing.
Verse 1
At the beginning of the sung portion of “Fake It,” Dan Smith sings, “Drive around, nighttime, nowhere to go.” He’s spending time with the person, “killing time” with her. There’s no purpose to their wanderings–they think being together should be enough. But their relationship isn’t what it used to be, and she’s begun making fun of him to his face, so much so that he sings, “Melt me down, I’m like wax to your jokes.”
And the relationship has put Smith through a figurative blender of experiences and emotions: “Lost and found, knocking heads, laying low.” At the end of it all, he’s unsure if there’s a “point reliving crimes to lose this,” by which he means he wonders if fighting about it to bring closure to the relationship would be worth it–maybe it would just be easier to “fake it.”
Pre-Chorus
Here, Bastille tells us, “Still wanna waste all of my time / I wanna waste all of my time / With you,” suggesting that maybe he feels it’s not time for the relationship to end (or at least that he’d rather it not end). He still wants the relationship, and he wishes for how it used to be.
Chorus
But it seems that keeping the relationship would be impossible: “Oh, my lover, my lover, my love / We can never go back.” The relationship has gotten to a point that it feels ruined and hopeless. Bastille’s lead singer tells the woman that “[w]e can only do our best to recreate.” They can pretend like the relationship is as strong as it once was.
Dan Smith tells her, “Don’t turn over, turn over the page,” by which he means, “Don’t move on to the next thing or leave me.” But he adds, “We should rip it straight out.” He wants them both to acknowledge that they can’t go back to what they had but that he still wants them to do their “very best to fake it.” They can pretend like they have the love they once had, but it still feels hopeless to him.
Verse 2
The second verse is Bastille describing how the narrator wants the relationship to be faked, how he would be satisfied with a copy of joy instead of actually having it. Dan Smith sings, “Show me joy, flower through disarray / Let’s destroy each mistake we made.” They can create a copy of their original relationships and emotionlessly ignore the mistakes and try to enjoy only the good while the mirage lasts. They will “restore the color back to the grey”–give it life again–because “[t]here’s no pride in sharing scars to prove it.” The failure of the relationship makes him so sad that he’d rather ignore the truth and live in fake beauty for a little while.
Bridge
The bridge nicely sums up the entire meaning of “Fake It.” Dan Smith sings, “Help me turn a blind eye / Days and nights we lost to weakness.” Here he acknowledges that they have ruined the relationship themselves and that he wants to keep pretending it wasn’t their fault and that the relationship is still beautiful even though he knows both of those aren’t true.
Deeper thoughts on the meaning of “Fake It” by Bastille
I don’t think that the song writer actually wants to keep faking the relationship. I think he knows that would be unhealthy, but that makes this song more powerful because it’s a truer expression of the huge emotional need/desire welling up in him as he contemplates a relationship lost that he really wishes he and the other person hadn’t messed up.
He’s sad he wasted the opportunity due to his own “weakness,” and he’d like to ignore the truth of what he’s done and simply pretend like the relationship is still fun, happy, and strong.
I understand what Dan Smith and Bastille are saying here. I’ve ruined things before, and I’d much rather ignore the truth of my own fault or the terribleness of the situation than accept those and have to move on–to do the much harder thing. It’s a human situation we all have to deal with, and it’s difficult.
That being said, I think this kind of open, emotional sharing on Bastille’s part shows a depth of song meaning that you don’t usually see in popular music. Dan Smith doesn’t blame only the other party, acknowledges his guilt, and (by writing the song in the first place) shows he knows the truth of the situation. That Bastille and Dan Smith can separate the ideas of deep desire from the ideas of what actually should be done deepens the song meaning and invites further listener introspection and self-consideration after listening to such a song.
@andzhelakantardzhieva4719
LYRICS
[Verse 1]
Drive around, night time, nowhere to go
Melt me down, I'm like wax to your jokes
Lost and found, knocking heads, laying low
And there's no point reliving crimes to lose this
[Pre-Chorus]
Still wanna waste all of my time
I wanna waste all of my time
Still wanna waste all of my time
I wanna waste all of my time
With you
[Chorus]
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
We can never go back
We can only do our best to recreate
Don't turn over, turn over the page
We should rip it straight out
Then let's try our very best to fake it
[Verse 2]
Show me joy, flower through disarray
Let's destroy, each mistake that we made
Then restore the color back to the grey
There's no pride in sharing scars to prove it
[Pre-Chorus]
Still wanna waste all of my time
I wanna waste all of my time
Still wanna waste all of my time
I wanna waste all of my time
With you
[Chorus]
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
We can never go back
We can only do our best to recreate
Don't turn over, turn over the page
We should rip it straight out
Then let's try our very best to fake it
[Bridge]
Help me turn a blind eye
Days and nights we lost to weakness
Help me turn a blind eye
Days and nights we lost to weakness
[Chorus]
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
We can never go back
We can only do our best to recreate
Don't turn over, turn over the page
We should rip it straight out
Then let's do our very best to fake it
Oh my lover, my lover, my love
We can never go back
We can only do our best to recreate
Don't turn over, turn over the page
We should rip it straight out
Then let's do our very best to fake it
@howdouevenusername9164
Okay, but seriously, the actor playing the reporter is SERIOUSLY under appreciated here, like he JUST PLAYS A REPORTER REALLY WELL. all the facial expressions, the gestures, the movements, he just does it so convincingly!
@kunalsfull
He is not a reporter. he is clearly a politician.
@bxnkaii
@@kunalsfull yea bruh
@MrMoonwalkingBear
I think the camera person and lighting person are also under-rated
@bxnkaii
@@MrMoonwalkingBear RESEPECT THEM GUYS !!
@boerieroll9471
Plot twist He is
@TheCameronlabbe
People are calling him a reporter but hes clearly addressing an audience and looking around while he speaks, I think its supposed to be a politician or something along those lines giving their rehearsed speech.
@sealpup9341
completely agree with you on this one, i just scrolled down and was a little shocked that people thought of him as a reporter.
Either that or current events have shifted the meaning of the video. Which from a social aspect, absolutely fascinating.
@liamcurtis9533
yeah this video didn’t age well given the events, at least here in the UK. even the lyrics are so relatable. this coupled with Doom Days, Blame and World Gone Mad sum this year up