Short Circuit
LIVING ROOM - Daft Punk Lyrics

What's going on?
Could this be my understanding
It's not your fault, I was being too demanding
I must admit it's my pride that made me distant
All because I hoped that you'd be someone different

There's not much to know about you
Fear will always make you blind
But the answer is in clear view
It's amazing what you'll find face to face

'Mazing what you'll find face to face
'Mazing what you'll find face to face
'Mazing what you'll find face to face
'Mazing what you'll find face to face
'Mazing what you'll find face to face
'Mazing what you'll find face to face
'Mazing what you'll find face to face
'Mazing what you'll find face to face

What's going on?
Could this be my understanding
It's not your fault, I was being too demanding
I must admit it's my pride that made me distant
All because I hoped that you'd be someone different

There's not much to know about you
Fear will always make you blind
But the answer is in clear view
It's amazing what you'll find face to face

Work it harder, make it better, do it faster, makes us stronger
More than ever, hour after, our work is, never over
Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over

I turned away 'cause I thought you were the problem
Tried to forget until I hit the bottom
But when I faced you in my blank confusion
I had to see it was just a mere illusion

(Work it harder, make it better)
It really didn't make sense
Just to leave this unresolved
It's not hard to go the distance
When you finally get involved face to face

Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over

Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over

Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over

Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over
Our work is, never over

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, DAFT MUSIC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

Written by: THOMAS BANGALTER, GUY MANUEL HOMEM CHRISTO, TODD IMPERATRICE

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Comments from YouTube:

@londoncintron680

5y↑1.9K

This song goes from sounding like something from Sonic the Hedgehog to something from Earthbound

@supermaster1325

4y↑24

Kranken of The Sea (aka piranha plant) theme is pretty similar

@thishouseofglass

4y↑5

Hahaha omg yes

@me-hz3ui

4y↑19

Ngl, I like the ending more than the first part

@gloryreignsgaming9958

4y↑9

ha, so true, it sounds as if there could've been a 3rd part to chemical plant zone

@Marcelo_747

4y↑27

I think the beggining is also very Earthbound-esque

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@glis3834

7y↑1.8K

this track is so 80s, and also so 2010's, but definitely not 2001

@kitterbug

7y↑156

This was originally from 1997 and was gonna be in the homework album but held until 2001

@spacepotatoes2019

5y↑9

It was made in the year 2000 not 2001

@Stbuster31

4y↑14

proto chillwave

@dude4418

4y↑5

2010s? How?

@ajs41

4y↑5

Listen to the Darkdancer album by Les Rythmes Digitales from 1999.

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@runtd7795

3y↑1.2K

0:00 - my mental health at the beginning of 2020
1:38 - my mental health at the beginning of 2021
2:22 - my mental health after the epilogue

@pumpkin1616

3y↑73

2:50 mine

@jayjustjay7871

3y↑19

It really is...sigh*

@btoum__roumada

3y↑2

@Primus-kz3ri

3y↑8

If a band breaking up is all it takes to decrease your mental health then yikes

@pumpkin1616

3y↑14

@Primus1414 nah its the whole Situation

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@user-bb4vv4ul7k

3y↑183

RIP Daft Punk, they made a lot of bangers. This was my favorite song for a long time.

@kreiskhaos8516

3y↑6

Same, man. That breakdown sweep at the end gets me every time

@AquaAguaWaterEau-DMP

3y↑2

Débouchez-vous les oreilles, alors.

@Anonymous-bi5pv

2y↑7

They're not dead lmao

@jazubax

28w↑1

@@aquawatereau.-DMP tu critiques Daft punk ?

@valegf9465

4y↑1.7K

Veridis Quo: Depressing

Short circuit: G R O O V E

@pipoesupicho8894

4y↑13

@lilstream

4y↑21

The comments on the video make it even more depressing... rightfully so 💔

@tandem6579

4y↑116

but then depressing again

@nathanschmidt4272

4y↑78

Veridis Quo is mysterious, not depressing, in my opinion.

@duvisol

4y↑5

@Nathan Schmidt same

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@Malum09

4y↑272

From 1:38 and onwards is the music you have when you’re alone in your room at night, thinking about everything that has happened to you.

@darthsherminator5868

2y↑14

literally me right now brother. this comment made me realize that were all going through our own hardships and coping with them through this legendary band. I hope we all recieve what we need and desire. Its the least we deserve

@Anakin-Skywalker386

1y↑6

It kinda reminds me of earthbound music

@autoexe2695

8y↑1.3K

This is the most underrated Daft Punk song

@michaelmorales1475

7y↑34

auto exe And one of the best

@e.gundogan8656

7y↑57

auto exe FACE TO FACE

@thisisnotharvey9627

7y↑27

Veridis Quo or Make Love

@hawkeyejo9609

7y↑26

Not that its underrated but digital love has been and always will be my favorite love song.

@Rising_Light

6y↑12

Emirhan Jarrah I agree. Face to face was my upset favorite, even beating out One More Time. That might be the dancefloor king, but Face to Face is my favorite jam all around

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@kitterbug

7y↑731

Short Circuit Was planned to be in the 1997 Homework Album and is heard at their live shows from that same year of 1997 including Alive 1997. Daft Punk thought it was incomplete and finally made this verison for the discovery album

@MeesterRogers

7y↑33

Good to know!

@quanzo8856

4y↑68

@Luigi Giacalone It's called bitcrush and has nothing to do with glitch.
If they work on it during all this time I think they wanted the music to be out and this is the result. As they were very meticulous, I don't think that the music is "incomplete" but that's what I think and I respect your opinion ! :D

@VentiIsBest

4y↑4

Fuck u

@sadwubwub3590

4y↑38

@Luigi Giacalone if you watch the movie you would see that the "glitchy" part happens when one of the band members are electrocuted and he turns back to his normal form, it symbolizes that the plan failed and that the public knew that they were aliens.

@Kay-se3yv

4y↑1

holy shit

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@jamozmynamoz6516

1y↑51

I like the second part too, but the first portion deserves far more love than it gets

@Cowboy-Ken

1y↑3

Ong its so upbeat

@seniorchief6136

3y↑509

0:00 When daft punk releases a new official video

1:38 when you realize what it means

@Jack_The_Hack

3y↑15

why is it so true?

@KoolKidsIncorporatedKKI

3y↑22

Prime Time of Your Life:

@miguelmoreno4734

3y↑1

yes

@ryanspangler4569

What does it mean?

@normalise

😀😀😀😀

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@DerEggad

7y↑590

No wonder this sounds so much like a Homework track. Apparently it already existed in '97

@oscartobaroatmeal6734

6y↑5

Ikr!

@delfeth

5y↑42

so thats why, homework is my favorite album, and this is my favorite track from discovery

@kevincruz290

4y↑4

It sounds like it was going to be in the Homework album but just did not make its way. maybe that's what happened I guess.

@radosawrudolf4931

4y↑13

@Kevin Cruz Extacly like that. I read somewhere Daft Punk thought it's not ,,ready" and ended the song when making discovery.
People say it's still not complete because of the bitcrush at the end of the song, however I think that's the proper part of the song.

@quadpad7703

4y↑26

@Radosław Rudolf - wat
The bitcrush was pretty clearly an aesthetic choice, why would people say that-

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@rmd9746

3y↑69

first part: casually getting distracted by life. Second part: starting to think about life.
1:38 the perfect piece of music that makes you feel loss, nostalgia and sad acceptance of defeat

@plasticweapon

2y↑1

t h e r a p y

@enriquerodriguezg3486

3y↑37

It's hard to go through this album without wanting to shed a tear-

@Ashdaddy15

3y↑1

IKR

@bartekchudy3121

2y↑22

listening to that song after losing someone important makes you scream out all the bad emotions in one breath, and helps to get yourself together

@Hasuo2001

37w↑6

0:00 Friday night
0:31 Saturday
0:57 Sunday
1:38 Sunday night
2:14 Sunday midnight, before bed

@AccidentalLyrics

8y↑35

This has always been my favorite Daft Punk song. I stumbled on this song, which is how I discovered the band.

@yugotbamboozled8959

8y↑2

+larry summers i discoverd it from one more time (its a amazilgy exetremly good you shoud listin to it)

@lebambale

4y↑1

@AccidentalLyrics Same!!!!

@auxe3291

2y↑1

Discovery was the very first album I bought in CD format. When Short Circuit's drop at 1.38 came up I almost cried.

@elizabethgagnon8366

4y↑12

It's a nice mix of 80s and lo-fi, that goes together suprisingly well.

@user-sy5ij1bh4i

1y↑28

You have my undying gratitude for this ONE song. You should be so proud of it. Merci!

@Pixelcraftian

2y↑23

Took one good listen to this and looked outside.

Damn. This is good.

@TrionerExpeliozias

How Is this comment a month old with not even a single like

@jamozmynamoz6516

Suprised to see you here, especially with one comment and one like after a month!

@roxanamartinez2759

3y↑150

0:00 - 1:38 : my life before daft punk splitting up
1:38 - 3:27 : my life after the saddening news

@_naco1070

3y↑1

it do be like that tho 😞

@ANDR3alfaro

3y↑1

It literally all comes crashing down...

@depressoespresso7076

4y↑20

DUDE THIS IS BOPPING SO HARD RIGHT NOW!! This is like 80's meets Daft Punk, dang this is good!!!!

@theformerreaper765

8y↑155

1:38 is my favorite part up until the end

@eNNe93

8y↑8

yeeees dude

@mikidzhozef

3y↑2

saammee

@heitorpinheiros

3y↑2

DEFINITELY

@00RV00

6y↑11

First time hearing this song and wow it's just perfect.

@BugsBunnyandArchieMcivor2024

1y↑6

This one of my favourite tracks of Discovery!!

@suffg9re

8y↑11

Daft Punk brings my childhood back bc I used to love them alot <3

@michaelmorales1475

7y↑1

Sufi Shafina You don't love them now?

@sanchzz4942

1y↑2

This is the most underrated song I've ever listened to. It deserves more! The song matches exactly with the title, I feel like I'm getting a shock haha

@brogadierthethird7790

3y↑63

2:34 how our Daft Punk CDs will sound a few decades from now.

@feredox6655

2y↑1

Lmao

@arandomuserofinternet

2y↑5

Oh god. I hope my random access memories vinyl doesn't sound like a shredded sound card in like 20 years

@Newtined

33w

@@arandomuserofinternet it will be sounding like it was made on a goddamn soundblaster with 4 bit samples

@seamusclarke1777

6y↑8

Everytime I lists to any song from discovery I get super nostalgic, because I used to listen to it in car when I was like 8 up until I was 11 and was one of only bands I would listen to

@jackfrost6842

Me with one more time

@twilight_potato

3y↑3

You know, people are saying this was originally gonna be in the Homework album. I honestly do get homework vibes from this. Energetic at first because (at least in my experience) you go at homework with full energy in order to get it done quick and then it starts to slow down and glitch just like after a while you start to fall asleep from the boringness of homework and the words on the page start to blur.

@ruderalis4164

7y↑199

that transition at 1:38 tho..

@rigel8755

4y↑35

It instantly kills you, you were freaking out, then it suddently turns into total depression... i love it....

@blank8574

4y↑14

Favorite part: 2:13

@pok1666

2y↑4

J'ai toujours vu cette cette musique comme le passage d'une vie. Le début est bordélique et plein d'énergie, la jeunesse. Puis la music devient plus stable, l'âge mature. La 3em partie est la plus mélodieuse, mais se détruit progressivement, la vieillesse.

@sibyllemousa4892

2y↑4

incredible song
i love it

@riottter

4y↑14

this song has a lot earthbound energy

@TheSquidSquadYTBDetente

19w

Incroyable :o je ne connaissais pas je suis tombé sous le charme ^^

@Mal-fv4jy

4y↑103

The first half of the song: groove
The second half: gLiTcH

@powerONdelta

3y↑1

Productions

@nogra7738

Proudly present

@SilversonXmusic

3y↑5

Glitch and depression

@thatclyderedrattler3146

2y↑1

That was done with a bit crusher

@AlexO-sx6ff

6y↑66

This doesn't even sound old.

@vostokvideos7356

3y↑3

Los recordare por siempre ... :"(

@Ing_Failure

1:38

@PinkDaifuku

2y↑4

Underrated track

@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly

6y↑3

the first song ive ever heard from daft punk, this is my jam

@yttrailers9470

2y↑7

1:38-3:27 my fav part of the whole entire song

@dibluver

27w

I’m using this song for my Mime performance because it has a clear beginning, middle, and end with no words 🥹

@the.hex_x

5y↑1

My favorite of the album and probably my favorite Daft Punk song

@myaqualls8683

7y↑7

love it

@maxwellgraves635

1y↑1

This song always feels like it ends so sad. Like it starts dying and fading away 😢

@darlin4237

4y↑7

Yo la primera vez con Short Circuit:Na suena feo
Yo ahora: Oh yeah

@dudewhat9197

love this tune, reminds me of the amiga video game era.

@sapphire1608

4y↑9

This song is the perfect Discovery counterpart for Human After All's Robot Rock if going to show cursed images, it sounds like something from Earthbound or any glitched stuff.

@mingis001

8y↑599

1st Time: I dont like this song
2nd Time: Its cool
3rd Time: THIS IS MY JAM

@TomerAndLuner

8y↑15

It's always like that for me on songs Xd

@realdarthey

7y↑9

lol totally

@dank8222

7y↑13

Mingis This is one of those songs that have to grow on you.

@JNO2089

5y↑4

Yea. This song is definitely offensive at first. Looking back on it, this song foreshadows the Human After All album sounds.

Daft Punk was always French House, Smooth Electronica and Robot Rhythms

@Jack_The_Hack

me with television rules the nation

@ariel.maciel

33w

Is the first time I hear this song knowing the name. Is clear that is an electronic circuit into a machine, beginning with some sparks, evolving to a small and after a big short circuit. The end is glorious, how all plastics starts to be melt... It is fantastic.

@agentjohn4313

It's litterally impossible to not dance to this.

@TrainmasterCurt

5y↑1

This is definitely a Daft Punk tribute to the great Electro-Break music from 1982-86

@cable391

If I had to use 1 word to describe all of Daft Punk's songs it would be groovy.

@directorjustin

4y↑81

When I hear this track, I imagine someone who's living a great life, full of energy, not worrying about tomorrow. Then one day, they get news from a doctor that they have a disease that will slowly get worse over time. What was once clear is now getting harder to make sense of, memories slipping away, motor functions being lost. Their doctor recommended medications, diet and exercise plan are an exercise in futility as every day, month, and year, the disease continues to take over, their life slowly fading away until one day it ends in their inevitable death.

@rathodkaran6190

4y↑7

Damn

@i.o.mnatperet587

4y↑7

Deep.

@oscardelgado6705

4y↑2

@I.O.M Natperet So deep...

@i.o.mnatperet587

4y↑3

Oscar Delgado Alvarez yeah bro...

@koopakoo3813

3y↑5

So it’s everywhere at the end of time in 2 minutes

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@mishasamorodin9150

3y↑1

I play this whenever watching the short circuit movie from the 80s.

@jtsmith1817

2y↑6

1:38-2:13 My life after Daft Punk’s retirement

@nobyra

4y↑210

1:38 the exact moment the band questions their own mortality and 2:13 procedurally fails to understand it

@ofilosofoouumfumante5655

So...

@calebdonaldson8770

Not even Daft Punk can understand Daft Punk.

@rubentoticamposmenares3850

45w↑1

I miss them so much!

@osamaalaubaidi4376

7y↑23

sounds like 80s hip hop

@Maximus-hq1cz

3y↑4

Funkiest robots ever, will love your music forever <3

@flov.g1272

Ce morceau es SpèCCC mais j'adore la transitions de rythme vers (1,39 environ) , se passage es magique... !!!
❤ Daft Punk

@bmtctbdtct5933

reel

@juanesdsk8

3y↑3

Thanks for everything, legends

@Gunbudder

3y↑1

My favorite benchmark song! play on every system after set up is done

@amphibialover9764

2y↑6

0:00 You were born
1:38 Now you're 11 years old.
2:22 Now you're 30 years old.

@naytfb739

Sounds like some 80s funky hip hop thats so sick

@millbrick

the final part of this is exactly what i dont need while im high on coffee at 3 am

@gerardomoncada

3y↑2

My favorite one <3

@gorgjesss

28w

Oh my godddddd I love this so much ❤

@ronnien8214

I play this while im preparing to do something i know is up to no good

@Larkatiel

36w

When I first heard this song I legitimately thought it was from an EarthBound fangame, or at least an inspired indie RPG. Cue my utter shock and excitement upon finding out that it's Daft Punk

@LounoirRecords

i always like "spaz out" when this song plays in a headbangingly good way
don't know how else to describe it :)

@ElBazarDeAngelo

2y↑1

¿Se dieron cuenta que la portada de la canción ahora tiene letras con el nombre? no es un cambio gigantesco pero igual es interesante...

@enriquerodriguezg3486

3y↑1

Normally, I would think aomethings wrong with the audio but this sounds perfect.

@Bah-bv1yz

44w↑1

Dang
This hits hard.
Too hard.

@xmoiox_

4y↑2

One of the best songs

@tarajames1298

8y↑61

this sounds like it came from the 80's but I like it still 😊

@kennetharocho9184

8y↑4

it is like a mix of the late 80s and early 90s

it is cool though

@tarajames1298

Kenneth Arocho ikr

@kennetharocho9184

Tara James yeah :D

@tarajames1298

+Kenneth Arocho 😃

@duncemc2241

8y↑5

That's the point. That is sort of what they want their music to sound like.

@Dominick_twu

You could listen to this track in the year 3050 and it would still be ahead of its time.

@rowanthearchitect3227

4y↑29

This is the part I like to call "Shit got real."

@Drag0nfly1848

Which would be??

@rowanthearchitect3227

@Monica Flores The scene this song plays over in Interstella 5555

@ILeeT

7y↑13

This really give me hotline miami vibes.

@novafm8928

3y↑1

This song goes from something that would be played over an 80's NASCAR compilation to FTL

@g_thespaceghost3047

7y↑1

A lot of influence of early hip hop and electronica in the 80s.

@slowheat4651

3y↑1

Reminds me of the French 70s electronic band Space. Magic Fly is a solid album.

@legiTG2

2y↑1

Why people hate the first one? It looks so fresh and cool its my fav

@WafflM

5y↑12

How did I forget this was on the soundtrack....?

@Vaccinevirgin

4y↑1

Who really brought back the synth wave craze? These guyzzzzzz

@noahnorman6877

36w

Honestly, a Short Circuit is the best way to describe this song as. Especially in Interstella 5555 when the discovery is made that the Crescendolls were not human after all.

@nicolaidisnicolareis4839

27w

Wait, how many Daft Punk references does this comment have?

@AZPaak

40w

the fact this was supposed to be a homework track is insane

@tbx1024

6y↑5

It's great, it literally sounds like some distortion caused by coupling in the audio device - hence "short circuit"

@ErikTheAlternate

2y↑2

1:38 that part right there.

@prestigek1ngs

The Beginning of the song is the beginning of life, Slowly fading out whilst we near the end

@Frankincensedjb123

7y↑279

Hey, notice how it short circuits at the end, huh?

@daniwolfplayz3599

6y↑9

Interesting......

@luislopez3726

5y↑27

To me the distorted sound reminds me of those retro Atari videogame sound effects

@segaking5846

I get it

@quadpad7703

4y↑13

@Luis Lopez - Cuz it's bitcrushing. Pretty interesting actually, you'll often see filter sweeps in electronic music, but this is the first time that I hear a sort of ''bitcrush sweep'' used in that same way.

@calebdonaldson8770

3y↑2

@Retro CreaTbJ DP is full of pioneering sounds. Oh Yeah reminds me of bass boost, and I swear that Archigram in Flight qualifies as a vaporwave song. :O

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@zabba7461

4y↑2

That drum beat definitely has Herbie Hancock Rockit vibes

@nicolaidisnicolareis4839

27w

DJ Hero fan?

@zabba7461

27w

@@nicolaidisnicolareis4839 no lol I've never played it

@yetaroyal5340

4y↑8

1:38 the best transition ever #_#

2:13 just electrocute myself while listening the transition

@friendoftheinternet

This sounds like 80's music

@Manterasu

All I can think when I listen to the last minute and a half of this is how the 4-year relationship between my ex girlfriend & I died just 3 weeks ago, because she "outgrew" me and just wasn't feeling it anymore when I still was and actually, felt more in love than ever because I grew into it more as time passed while she experienced the opposite... life is gonna be tough now without her and it just isn't fair. This fucking sucks real bad

@kxmmillienzillien8871

3y↑170

2:13 64 bits, 32 bits, 16 bits, 8 bits, 4 bits, 2 bits 1 bit, half bit, quarter bit-

@broskibrunches

3y↑5

@skunkfac3

3y↑17

THE WRIST GAAAAAAME!

@pancracio3543

lol

@quadpad7703

3y↑8

It's kinda funny that you brought that up because that is literally what's happening at that moment in the song, the audio signal's bitrate is lowering. It's called bitcrush.

@cesardavidmars6080

Exacto

@blackfoxproductions9760

49w

Gotta, say I like what they did at 0:30 sounds pretty catchy. It is good up until 1:38 to be honest

@m3e642

3y↑4

This song has More mood changes Than a girl

@Memefan

43w

Woah! Look at the funky guy go!

@le_microwave392

3y↑1

This is like a frickin “Places you’ve seen in your dreams” song but it escalates

@rasofos

2y↑1

Whoa! Look at the funky guy go!

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