Got To Keep On
The Chemical Brothers Lyrics


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Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high (ooh, ooh)
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on

(Ooh, ooh)
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on

(Ooh, ooh)
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high (ooh, ooh)
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on

(Ooh, ooh)

(Ooh, ooh)
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high (ooh, ooh)
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on

And the rain comes down
Like tears, like tears
And the rain comes down
Like tears, like tears
And the rain comes down
Like tears, like tears
Like tears, like tears
Like tears, like tears
Like tears, like tears
Like tears, like tears
Like tears, like tears
Like tears, like tears

(Ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh)
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high (ooh, ooh)
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high
Gotta keep on making me high (ooh, ooh)




Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Got To Keep On" by The Chemical Brothers seem to be about the persistent need to maintain a certain state of mind, possibly through the use of drugs. The repeated phrase "Gotta keep on making me high" suggests a desire or need to stay in an altered or heightened state. The rain imagery, with the repeated line "And the rain comes down like tears," could be interpreted as a metaphor for the ups and downs of life, and the need to find a way to keep feeling good despite the difficulties. The repetition throughout the song reinforces the idea of the need to keep going, to keep pushing through whatever obstacles may come up.


The song's catchy, upbeat rhythm and repetitive lyrics make it a popular dance track, and its electronic sound exemplifies The Chemical Brothers' style. The lyrics don't seem to have a particularly deep or complex meaning, but their simplicity and repetition make them easy to sing along with and to get lost in the music. Overall, "Got To Keep On" celebrates the joys of dance and music, and encourages listeners to keep going despite any obstacles that may arise.


Line by Line Meaning

Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
I need to continue without stopping


Gotta keep on making me high
I need to keep doing what makes me feel good


And the rain comes down
Bad things happen


Like tears, like tears
It feels like crying


Gotta keep on making me high (ooh, ooh)
I need to keep doing what makes me feel good




Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, DELLA BLUE MUSIC LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Edmund John Simons, Peter H. Brown, Robert S. Rans, Rod Mckuen, Thomas Owen Mostyn Rowlands

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Comments from YouTube:

@thechemicalbrothers

Our new video, directed by our longtime collaborator, the legendary Michel Gondry ("Let Forever Be", Star Guitar", "Go") and Olivier Gondry! 🌞🤖

@mnichv10

I'm not sure if you should mention "Go"...

@Matogras

beautiful!

@cjlarge420

Righteous reverberations!!! =D thanks!

@lazaromartinez3972

Love you guy's got to keep on

@osufan77

I knew it was Gondry within the first few seconds. Cheers, good stuff.

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@TheKingOfChemo

Dear Tom and Ed, please never change. I wanna see 70 year old DJs still resealing top music, and putting on top shows.

@mxbx307

They're rock solid and have been through it all together. Old school friends who then went to the same university and kept it all going.

They will never change and nobody of sound mind would ever want them to.

@user-hb2ku5oq5r

Good¡¡Best..

@laidbackjack3166

An absolute masterpiece. The beat, the rhythm, the video....

Chemical Brothers at their very very best.

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