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Franz Ferdinand

Audacious

Release date: 10th January 2025

From The Human Fear
Track 1
3:24
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‘Audacious’ by Franz Ferdinand is a 2025 alternative track from ‘The Human Fear’. The lyrics picture an unraveling, where seams fail and a rip turns into a run, until the fabric of existence comes undone. In the middle of the collapse, the voice sounds brash and dismissive, prompting a defiant “Hey there, we don’t care”. The song’s mood leans into that moment when control slips away, and only attitude remains.

"Audacious" is a single by Franz Ferdinand, from the album The Human Fear, released 10th January 2025. The track is 3:24 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about Franz Ferdinand.

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Franz Ferdinand

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Lyrics

Audacious

Alright, here we go with riff one

Oh, did you ever get the feeling
That there's something come undone?
An unreeling in the seaming, the stitching gone
So you rip a little harder 'til that rip becomes a run
Feel the fabric of existence come unspun
Hey there, we don't care
I could be standing way out where
You're naked and freezing 'til you run
Freeze or run

But don't stop feeling audacious
There's no one to save us
So, just carry on
And don't go blaming the neighbours
You know they're the same as us
We should just get on
Get on

With a plastic carrier bag in each hand
The rain fell low so you were standing
Under the holly tree with exasperated feelings and
Hey ho, you don't know
Is it a joke? No, I said "no"
I'm serious, more serious than I've ever been
I've ever been

So, don't stop feeling audacious
There's no one to save us
So, just carry on
And don't go blaming the neighbours
You know they're the same as us
We should just get on
Get on

Did you ever get the feeling
That your world has come undone?
No revealing of a reason to carry on
When, hey there, it's there
Waiting just in there
Ready, any time to come along
Along

So, don't stop feeling audacious
The unknown and the famous
They say, "Just carry on"
And no, there's just us to save us
Forget any favours
We should just get on
Get on with it

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Track details

From The Human Fear

3:242025Single
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The Human Fear
The Human Fear
Franz Ferdinand
10th January 2025
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Release year
2025
  1. 1Audacious
    3:24
  2. 2Everydaydreamer
    3:13
  3. 3The Doctor
    2:20
  4. 4Hooked
    2:41
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    Drums
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    Guitar
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