Planet Nowhere, by Razorlight (2024)

1.

She cut her hair to look more like a girlA distant planet in another worldA true blueShy unless you're highYou're not the only cowgirl that I ever went down onBut you're the only love I had to walk out onOh you gotta get those feelings offOh I never knew I was your Zombie loveOh you gotta get those feelings offOh I can't believe I'm just your Zombie loveI flick the TV and I zap the tubeJust like old people on old movies doThey seem so realSolid when they smileYou're not the only big girl that I had to walk out onBut you're the only love I always get high onOh you gotta get those feelings offOh I never knew I was your Zombie loveOh you gotta get those feelings offOh you gotta get those feelings offOh I never knew I was your Zombie loveOh you gotta get those feelings offOh I can't believe I'm just your Zombie love

2.

I see you there down at carnivalKind of get-up like your mother used to wearLet that belly chain plasti-gold popThen act like you don't careI get a little emotionalThinking about all the time that I wastedYou know I would've been there if I couldBut I guess your smile burns for someone elseAnd I can't get outOr get no grip on myselfBut it's really you I'm waiting forYou can call me anytime you likeBut don't come frontingCause I hate cocaineI hate that...You can call me anytime you likeBut don't come chewingCause I hate cocaineI seen you there with that super-sweet buff guyKind of dressed like my mother in sportswearThat must be where all the cool guys hang outI ain't there.I get a little tired of waiting onThe clock just tick tik tripping away andYou know I would have been there if I could but things just got a little messed upAnd i guess your smile saysYeah, yeah, yeah, yeahYou can call me anytime you likeBut don't come frontingCause I hate cocaineI hate that...You can call me anytime you likeBut don't come chewingCause I hate cocaine I really hate itI hate cocaineAnd I guess I'm just tired of hanging onI see time just trip trip tripping awayYou know I would've been there if I could and you don't understand what I'm going through but if I.... See your smile glows just for meBurnt in my mindPerpetuallyAnd it's really you that I wantYou're the one I'm waiting for andYou can call me anytime you likeBut don't come frontingCause I hate cocaineI hate that...You can call me anytime you likeBut don't come chewingCause I hate cocaine"

3.

Well, this sounds like aFiller on a Jonathan Richman albumWhich means that it is probably the best song thatWe're gonna put on this oneUh, I tell you, man, but youYou keep on bitchin' but we know when the poison's rightI never, never, never ask for no one's helpBut I'll see you at the end of the nightWell, this feels like aA kind of filler feeling that you feel in-betweenWhich means that it must be probably one of the deepest things I've ever seenAh, how do I know I miss ya?Uh, you gotta tell me when the poison's rightI never, never, never ask for no one's helpBut I'll see you at the end of the nightWell, this feels like aA kind of feeling, kind of filler feeling that you feelWhich means that it must be this or any otherIf you wanna keep the damn thing realOh, for the itching, but no amount of bitchingBut I'll tell you if the poison's rightI'll never, never, never, never change my mindBut I'll see you at the end of the night

4.

Well I thought I saw your airplaneBut it was just another starI guess stars are more romanticBut they don't change where we are, are.You don't have to say you love meNo, no, noI'm just hoping that you careJust realise the love you gave me hit so heavyThat it sucks when you're not thereI'm driving to the record companyI'm the guy who sells them drugsAnd I wonder if it matters if once upon a time things were betterBut I don't think that it doesYou don't have to say you love meNo, no, noI'm just hoping that you careJust realise the love you gave me hit so heavyThat it sucks when you're not thereYou don't have to say you get me No, no, noI'm just hoping that you'll danceJust realise the way you looked hooked me so heavenlyThat I just had to take that chanceMeanwhile back on planet nowhereI'm the guy who just says yes to the bossI do nothing consequentialI've got no dirty luck, I've always lostYou don't have to say you love meNo, no, noI'm just hoping that you careJust realise the love you gave me hit so heavyThat it sucks when you're not thereYou don't have to say you get me No, no, noI'm just hoping that you'll danceJust realise the way you looked hooked me so heavenlyThat I just had to take that chanceI just had to take that chance

5.

you've got to make the puzzle fityou were born to do arithmeticno way you'll prove the game is fixedand if it is then you're still playing itso strap me to your electric chairso many things to do in thereor tie me to the train lineI can hear it coming right on timeI, I, I'm scared of nothingYeah, for sure, I'm scared of nothing, no no nodo itso tell me once or tell me trueI swear I never looked at youor dig me deeper in the earthoh people just go wait your turnor blow me up with dynamitethat's no way to spend another nightyou were born to do arithmeticyeah you got to make this puzzle fitI, I, I'm scared of nothingYeah, for sure, I'm scared of nothing, no no noI, I, I'm scared of nothing,  Yeah, for sure, I'm scared of nothing, no no nodoooooooo itjust cooking on that electric chairwith serpents all around my hairno way you'll prove the game is fixedWell, if it is then you're still playing itWell, if it is then you're still playing itNo, no way you'll prove the game is fixedWell, if it is then we're still playing itThere's no way we'll prove the game is fixedI, I, I'm scared of nothingYeah, for sure, I'm scared of nothing, no no noI, I, I'm scared of nothing,  Yeah, for sure, I'm scared of nothing, no no noFuck it upI got to make this puzzle fitYeah, I was born to do arithmeticThere's no way I'll prove the game is fixed Well if it is then I'm still playing itI just got to make this puzzle fit,Yeah, I was born to do arithmeticNo way I'll prove the game is fixedWell if it is I'm playing itAnd if it is....

6.

We heard they caught you talkingF.O.B.F. to your coreBut I ain't no jolly rancherI know what I'm here forI never heard such dirty wordsIt must have been some real hard arse sceneFor you to be so cruel to meAll we ever wanted was our own place To opt out inUhNo idle scream of pleasureNo black hearts forevermoreI ain't your sweet sodbusterI know what you use me for I never heard such dirty wordsIt must have been some real hard arse sceneFor you to be so cruel to meAll we ever wanted was our own place To opt out inNow gimme some

7.

It's the ocean It's not the oceanIt is the ocean No it's notYes it isWhat is the ocean? It's the oceanIt's not the ocean It is the oceanNo it's notYes it isIs it the ocean?Got my nose pressed to the glassThings are happening so fastI've got my mind on what I wantMaking plans for what I don'tI'm thinking of a city in New YorkBut New York is a cityNew York is the cityNo, but I'm thinking of a city in the state of New YorkUh, are you thinking of, is Albany a city in the state of New York?Yeah, but my one starts with a 'T'Ok, he's thinking of a city in Albany, that starts with a 'T'No!!Got my nose pressed to the glassThings are happening so fastMaking plans for what I wantI got my mind on what I don'tAllright, we're gonna open the middle door and the back doorThis time, we're at the front of the train, it's the two front doorsAh, this time it's business classAnd somewhere, somewhere in the middleJust look for a conductorEmpire ServiceGot my nose pressed to the glassThings are happening so fastKeeping track of what I wantI got my mind on what I don'tIt's the ocean It's not the oceanIt is the oceanNo it's notYes it isWhat is the ocean?It's the ocean It's not the oceanIt is the oceanNo it's notYes it is

8.

Keep your map the right way upI got you a space on the back of the busOh one of those days we must have felt like givingOh one of those days we must have felt like livingBut you're faster than love, faster than loveI'm trying to cover, but I can't keep upThe cyclops baby got me in his trapAnd I'm an old, old story in a balancing actOh you be the weight and I'll be the touchMan, oh man, oh man, the fates they got to pick on usAnd if you're running,Make sure you're faster than lovefaster than love, faster than loveI'm trying to cover, but I can't keep upThere's sunlight baby on an empty seaYou shut your eyes tight when you're looking at meI touch you baby I don't wait on moreIf it's closer than real, then what are leaving for?And if you're running,And if you're runningStay faster than lovefaster than love, faster than loveI'm trying to cover, but I can't keep upLike a train losing tractionOr a limbic reactionLike a TNT boom A collapsing room

9.

One two three fourWho writes this shit?There's no obligationWho likes this shit?Out of desperationI know that I'mOne day going toGa gag ga gag ga gaIn front of youThere are no cool people, no cool people in this bandThere are no cool people, no cool people in my bandThere are no cool people, no cool people in this bandWe hate those phony motherfuckers can't you fucking understand?Come help me outAll of these years what have you seen?So pretty, so uglyAnd everything in betweenNow Poseidon's jewelsLong may they glitter the oceanAnd everybody all together nowWe're gonna get our hearts broken AndThere are no cool people, no cool people in this bandThere are no cool people, no cool people in my bandThere are no cool people, no cool people in this bandWe hate those phony mothers you get that, you get that?There are no cool people, no cool people in this bandThere are no cool people, no cool people in my bandThere are no cool people, no cool people in this bandWe hate those phony mothers you get that, we get that?I mean no tattoosI mean no celebrity girlfriendsNo tight black clothesWhat do you want me to do?Turn up in a pair of shades and pout?Pout!?Ah surely do love watching that stuff kick itselfLets talk about algorithmsSo many people stream me, uh!There are no cool people, no cool people in this bandThere are no cool people, no cool people in my bandThere are no cool people, no cool people in this bandWe hate those phony mothers you get that, you get that?There are no cool people, no cool people in this bandThere are no cool people, no cool people in my bandThere are no cool people, no cool people in this bandWe hate those phony motherfuckers can't you fucking understand?

10.

Coming back when I was yoursYour ocean smile I wanted moreYou got enough I know for sureBut we were not there beggingA ziplock bag dated by handAnd all the truth that you can standHow the f does that fit in your plansWell I'll be always waitingOh April endsStill you're here with meOh April endsThe lights are killing meOh April endsThe very centre of the sunNot a single lie not even one Thats just what we've always doneI didn't take much persuadingI play jive and I play dead1-2-3-4 lets get to itLets just call it vampire nightAnd I'll be always at you when you biteOh April endsThe lights are killing meOh April endsStill you're here with meOh April endsThe lights are killing meBut oh April endsOh April endsStill you're here with meOh April endsThere's nothing I can seeOh April endsStill you're here with meBut oh April ends

Razorlight were at the forefront of the indie-rock resurgence of the early 2000s, their biggest moments - ‘Golden Touch’, ‘Somewhere Else’, ‘In The Morning’, ‘America’ and ‘Wire To Wire’ - driving three Top 5 albums, nine Platinum album certifications, an NME Award, and live highlights including headlining the Reading Festival and performing at Live 8. After reuniting for live shows in 2021, the classic line-up - Johnny Borrell (vocals/guitar), Björn Ågren (guitar), Carl Dalemo (bass) and Andy Burrows (drums) - will release the new album ‘Planet Nowhere’ on October 25th, their first together since 2008. Razorlight preview the set by sharing its first single, ‘Scared Of Nothing’.

Since reuniting, Razorlight have sold-out a headline tour which included a London show at the Eventim Apollo, and played shows as guests to Muse, Kaiser Chiefs and James. But as the ever ambitious Johnny challenged himself, “Who wants to be a greatest hits band?” So he hatched a plan, and late in 2023 booked a five-day session with the legendary producer Youth (The Verve, James) at his Space Mountain studio in Spain. Youth knew what they had to achieve, telling the band, “Razorlight’s quite simple isn’t it? Just a driving bassline, driving drums and a story.”

For whatever reason, things weren’t that simple. After four days they had a stack of ideas, but nothing really worth pursuing. And then, as Johnny recalls, something remarkable emerged from out of nowhere.

“I’d been down in the barranca, and came back up to find the studio empty. So I picked up this weird six-string bass/guitar hybrid I'd never seen before and wrote this thing. On our last night, I started playing it with the guys. The drums came in hard, the bass pounded. It sounded like shit. Absolute shit.

But Youth was there, saying 'Can, Velvets, see where it takes you’ and 'Why don’t you try it like that?' But still the track just wouldn't budge, locked in its own inertia. Youth says, 'You're getting there, just one more' and almost instantly the song came out, from nothing to something, like a statue coming up out of marble.”

That song was ‘Scared of Nothing’ and listening back to the finished track, it’s easy to see why it resparked Razorlight’s mojo. Exuding taut, spiky post-punk energy in a way that’s instantly infectious - the very traits that attracted highfalutin praise from NME back when they started out (“More tunes than Franz, more spirit than The Strokes, and more balls than nearly every band out there”). And as ever, Johnny demonstrates the swaggering, high-intensity charisma that took him from being a figurehead of the Camden scene to rise to become a Vogue cover star.

It was also the track which unlocked Razorlight’s creativity, leading the band to return to Spain with Youth for a second session earlier this year, during which they crafted an extensive catalogue of songs for the upcoming album. Other titles included are ‘Zombie Love’, ‘U Can Call Me’, ‘Dirty Luck’, ‘Cool People’ and ‘Taylor Swift = US Soft Propaganda’.

Today also sees Razorlight announce details of an intimate underplay tour in October, which consists of the smallest shows that the band have played in years, Fans who pre-order ‘Planet Nowhere’ from their official store HERE will receive access to a pre-sale for tour tickets. The pre-sale opens at 9am on Thursday, August 1st and will remain live until remaining tickets go on general sale from 9am on Friday, August 2nd.

The underplay tour adds to their previously announced ‘Up All Night’ show at the O2 Academy Brixton on November 21st.

Since returning, Razorlight have also looked back on their initial achievements, first releasing ‘Razorwhat? The Best of Razorlight’ (complete with the new song ‘You Are Entering The Human Heart’) and then last month issuing the 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of their breakthrough debut album ‘Up All Night’. Never a dull moment. Writing a new ending for themselves, Razorlight are back to cast out the boring in your life.