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The Answer

Release date: 16th February 2004

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About This Track

"The Answer" is a track by Bloc Party, from the album Bloc Party, released 16th February 2004. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 18 articles about Bloc Party.

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Lyrics

The Answer

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1: Kele Okereke]

Feeding the five thousand

Was not done with prayers alone

And it takes blood and guts, and it takes devotion

I'm so tired of standing up and so tired of drawing breath

Now it's your turn to take the map

And it's your turn to drop the soap and...

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2: Kele Okereke, Gordon Moakes, Kele Okereke & Gordon Moakes]

We got pretty, pretty boys sucking on a cola

Money to burn, money to burn, money to burn

We got rules to protect you

Isaac and Ishmael

The magazine says it's okay

A life as a billboard

And if you are the answer

We are going straight to Hell

[Chorus: Gordon Moakes & Kele Okereke]

Grown in a parental fugue (And I know, and I know, and I know, and I know)

Weight loss in self-respect (We'll fatigue, we'll fatigue, we'll fatigue, we'll sprint slow)

Bomb, bomb, bomb us back together (And we fought, and we fought, and we fought, and we fought)

A new way into a lost answer (We fought for- we fought for you)

[Bridge: Kele Okereke & Gordon Moakes]

You could talk a little less

And you could talk a little less

And you could talk a little less

And you could talk a little less

[Verse 3: Kele Okereke]

Feeding the five thousand

Was not done with prayers alone

And it takes blood and guts, and it takes devotion

I'm so tired of standing up and so tired of drawing breath

Now it's your turn to take the map

And it's your turn to drop the soap and...

[Chorus: Gordon Moakes & Kele Okereke]

Grown in a parental fugue (And I know, and I know, and I know, and I know)

Weight loss in self-respect (We'll fatigue, we'll fatigue, we'll fatigue, we'll sprint slow)

Bomb, bomb, bomb us back together (And we fought, and we fought, and we fought, and we fought)

A new way into a lost answer (We fought for- we fought for you)

[Instrumental Outro]

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From Bloc Party

2004

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2004

—Banquet (Phones Disco Edit)
—Staying Fat
—The Marshals Are Dead
—The Answer
—She’s Hearing Voices (Original Version)

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Compliments (BBC 1 Rob Da Bank - Peel Session)Silent Alarm (Deluxe)

Luno (BBC 1 Rob Da Bank - Peel Session)Silent Alarm (Deluxe)

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This Modern Love (Demo)Silent Alarm (Deluxe)

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SecretsA Weekend In The City B-Sides

We Were LoversA Weekend In The City B-Sides

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Gordon Moakes, Kele Okereke, Liz Neumayer, Matt Tong, Russell Lissack
Producer: Bloc Party, Graham Sutton
Mixing Engineer: Matt Tong