No Fun At All (often abbreviated to just NFAA) is a melodic punk rock band … Read Full Bio ↴No Fun At All (often abbreviated to just NFAA) is a melodic punk rock band that was formed in Skinnskatteberg, Sweden back in the summer of 1991. The group initially consisted of Mikael Danielsson (guitar), Henrik Sunvisson (bass) & Jimmy Olsson (vocals, drums). The band is originally from Skinnskatteberg, a small town in Sweden. Their name was inspired by a tongue-in-cheek mixture of the Sex Pistols' version of the Stooges song "No Fun" and the name of the band Sick Of It All.

The line-up soon became (and still is...)

Kjell Ramstedt - Drums
Christer Johansson - Guitar
Stefan Neuman - Bass
Ingemar Jansson - Vocals
Mikael Danielsson - Guitar

On 11 November, 2001, after ten years together and over 250,000 album sales worldwide, No Fun At All decided to quit. Since 2004, No Fun At All has performed some reunion gigs. At the reunion show at the Groezrock Festival, No Fun at All announced that they would bring out a new album in the fall of 2008 through their own label Beat 'Em Down Records. On April 19, 2012 the Millencolin Festival announced that No Fun At All canceled their show at the festival due to their disbandment [1]. As of May 2013, however, the band is active again and will be touring Australia in November of that year with Boysetsfire, Off with Their Heads and Jughead's Revenge.

Perfection
No Fun At All Lyrics

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Well I look through
A window and I see
Some people lying
On strange contraptions
Moving their bodies
Up and down
A futile struggle to gain perfection

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah
And I wonder
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
And I walk down and wonder
How in hell now this could be

And I find it amusing in a way
This pointless waste
Of human power
You pay to be strapped
To a machine
The price you pay
To gain perfection

One time, one more time
You keep repeating,
Keep repeating

Till you get a cramp
Until you get a cramp

Overall Meaning

The song “Perfection” by No Fun At All critiques society’s obsession with physical perfection. The lyrics begin with the singer observing people lying on strange contraptions and moving their bodies up and down in pursuit of perfection. The word “futile” hints at the singer’s belief that this pursuit is ultimately pointless. The repetition of “Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah” and “And I wonder” serve to emphasize the absurdity of the situation. The singer questions how this could be happening and finds it amusing in a way, suggesting that the pursuit of physical perfection is both ridiculous and entertaining.

The second verse highlights the price that people pay to achieve this level of physical perfection. The singer notes that people are paying to be strapped to a machine, and that the constant repetition of the same movements is causing their bodies to cramp up. The use of repetition in this verse emphasizes a sense of futility and boredom. The song ends with the singer telling the listener to “Keep repeating, keep repeating till you get a cramp,” which could be interpreted as a sarcastic commentary suggesting that perfection is unattainable.

Overall, the song “Perfection” by No Fun At All is a sharp critique of society’s obsession with physical perfection. The repetition of the word “futile” and the use of repetition in the second verse serve to emphasize the absurdity and pointlessness of this pursuit. The sarcastic tone of the lyrics, along with the use of humor, suggest that the pursuit of perfection is both ridiculous and entertaining.

Line by Line Meaning

Well I look through
Observing through a window

A window and I see
Noticing strange contraptions

Some people lying
People resting on contraptions

On strange contraptions
On weird machines

Moving their bodies
Exercising their physique

Up and down
Repetitive motion

A futile struggle to gain perfection
A useless attempt to achieve excellence

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Many affirmative agreements

Yeah Yeah Yeah
Repeating affirmative agreements

And I wonder
Curiously meditating

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Many affirmative agreements