The video for the single premiered on Kerrang!'s website on July 4. It shows the band performing the song in the style of several different eras. Saturday has been aired on Kerrang! and Scuzz going into the top ten songs on both channels.
Saturday
Kids in Glass Houses Lyrics
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but i'm tired, down, dirty in these borrowed sheets
it's been a week
and i've singing til i faint, yeah
but I won't admit defeat til
saturday, saturday, saturday
when you come by
for your information
cause they keep me company, yeah
i've grown to love my new routine
but on my better days
better days, better days
consider yourself one of my best friends
consider yourself one of my enemies
oh enemies
i wish i could speak
we spend the last half hour in the back room
celebrating me
and now i feel a little cheap, yeah
but i won't admit defeat til
saturday, saturday, saturday
and it's not one of my better days
better days, better days
consider yourself one of my best friends
consider yourself one of my enemies
oh enemies
show a little skin and make a million
for a little soul and make a million more
a million more
when i grow up, woah
i wanna be famous, woah
and when you grow up, woah
will you still blame us
and i wish i could sleep,
but i'm tired, down, dirty in these borrowed sheets
it's been a bitch of a week, yeah
saturday, saturday, saturday
consider yourself one of my best friends
consider yourself one of my enemies
oh enemies
show a little skin and make a million
for a little soul and make a million more
show a little skin and make a million
for a little soul and make a million more
The song "Saturday" by Kids in Glass Houses is about the struggles and feelings of exhaustion and longing for a break from a musician's life on the road. The lyrics describe the singer's desire to sleep and rest in their hotel bed, which they describe as "borrowed sheets". They mention how they have been singing until they faint for the past week, and how they won't admit defeat until Saturday.
The chorus of the song repeats "Saturday, Saturday, Saturday" and talks about the singer's anticipation for someone coming to see them on that day. The lyrics mention how the singer loves their demons because they keep them company, and how they have grown to love their new routine. The singer also talks about their conflicted feelings towards others, describing them as both enemies and friends.
The lyrics also discuss the idea of success in the music industry, with lines like "show a little skin and make a million". The song ends with the singer expressing how tired they are of being on the road and how they just want to rest.
Overall, "Saturday" is a poignant and honest depiction of the realities of being a touring musician.
Line by Line Meaning
and i wish i could sleep
I am unable to sleep and wish I could.
but i'm tired, down, dirty in these borrowed sheets
I feel exhausted, upset, and uncomfortable in these sheets that do not belong to me.
it's been a week
A week has passed since something happened.
and i've been singing til i faint, yeah
I have been singing so much that I have become physically weak.
but I won't admit defeat til saturday, saturday, saturday
I refuse to give up until Saturday, when something is going to happen.
when you come by for your information
Just so you know, you are going to come by on Saturday.
i love my demons cause they keep me company, yeah
I enjoy being accompanied by my personal struggles.
i've grown to love my new routine
I have developed a fondness for my new daily habits.
but on my better days better days, better days
On days when I feel good, things are better.
consider yourself one of my best friends
You should see yourself as one of my closest friends.
consider yourself one of my enemies oh enemies
You should also know that I may view you as an adversary.
i wish i could speak
I have something to say but feel unable to express it.
we spend the last half hour in the back room celebrating me
We recently spent time honoring me in a secluded area.
and now i feel a little cheap, yeah
As a result, I feel somewhat worthless now.
and it's not one of my better days better days, better days
Today is not a particularly good day for me.
show a little skin and make a million for a little soul and make a million more a million more
It is possible to gain significant monetary success by being provocative or by using the struggles of one's soul to create art.
when i grow up, woah i wanna be famous, woah and when you grow up, woah will you still blame us
I aspire to be famous someday, but will I still be held accountable for my actions and their effects on others?
it's been a bitch of a week, yeah
This has been a particularly challenging week.
saturday, saturday, saturday
Saturday is an important day for me.
Contributed by Thomas T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@ashleeshereexo9243
Listening in 2020.. takes me back to my younger & better years! ❤️
@brightwell127
Come re listern in 2022 .... Consider yourself one of my best friends 🐐
@brendarose8338
@@brightwell127 They back together brossssssssssss
@michaelavillanueva3562
2019 and still listening 💖
@86Reefer
2020.........
@rwaza2011
2020.....
@CJB87
2021 :)
@StuartH2709
So glad these guys are back 😍. Criminally underrated...
@kimslice9993
This song.... rolling round in a taxi in Glasgow drunk out my head screaming this song with my friends 😂 memories!
@inmyownweeworld
Exacttt same for me 😂 stoatin through Sauchihall Street hahah