Bloc Party NEW SONG - Biko

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04. Biko
For the Bloc b-side aficionados, this is similar to the recent b-side, 'Emma Kate's Accident'. Built upon a sparse guitar riff and Kele's yearning falsetto, the track slowly builds into a downbeat electro-ballad. A synthy song, this is likely to be one of the Jacknife Lee produced tracks and appears to have been written for a friend suffering from cancer.

Key lyric: You're not doing this alone


Lyrics:
(You're not doing this alone)

For my sweetheart, the melancholic
You have crossed the River Styx
And the waves have taken you away

As I lay my head on your chest
I can hear it in your veins
Wake me up when you come to bed

So toughen up
Biko, toughen up
Biko, toughen up
This world isn't kind to little things
(You're not doing this alone)

Was my love not strong enough to
Bring you back from the dead?
If I could eat your cancer I would, but I can't
(You're not doing this alone.)

So I keep writing these songs for you
To steal you from your grave
We can dance in a front room again

So toughen up
Biko, toughen up
Biko, toughen up
I need you to be strong for us

So toughen up
Biko, toughen up
Biko, toughen up
This world isn't kind to little things
(You're not doing this alone)

Don't you know that when you stand
You stand up for the both of us?
Remember that when the darkness looms
(You're not doing this alone)

Every tear you shed is cleansing
Taking the pain away from you
I left you blueberries in the fridge
The little things that I can do

So toughen up,
Biko, toughen up (that I can do)
Biko, toughen up (that I can do)
I need you to be strong for us

So toughen up
Biko, toughen up
Biko, toughen up
This world isn't kind to little things

(You're not doing this alone)

Resist!
Resist!
Resist!
Resist!

So toughen up (Resist!)
Biko, toughen up (Resist!)
Biko, toughen up (Resist!)
I need you to be strong for us (Resist!)

So toughen up (Resist!)
Biko, toughen up (Resist!)
Biko, toughen up (Resist!)
This world isn't kind to little things (Resist!)

(You're not doing this alone)

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[BlockedParty]

absolute masterclass from bloc party.

[mikebx21]

damn listening to this for the 3rd time i realize how good it actually is. i love the lyrics in bloc partys slower songs like sunday.

[elsiii]

diabetes is not that bad. i'm a type 1.

and cheer up, type 2 is curable, right?

[miah0kun]

Bloc party ..puts me in a stat of bliss

AHHH i had to comment

[sxc123pj]

Amazing song! =)

[mikevick7sucks]

Very true....you're good!

[musicmaniac32]

Biko means "sweetheart, dear, or honey"/is a term of endearment in Igbo (which is "a" Nigerian language, certainly not the only one.)

[thehouseproductions]

THERE! Problem solved..

[walkingintothewild]

It is about a friend of Kele's that is dying of cancer- "If i could eat your cancer i would but i cant". And yeah im guessing this is called Biko cuz Biko is please in nigerian so its like asking there friend to please toughen up and not be sad or w/e cuz they have cancer

[Jikel7Bob224]

Alright guys, seriously cut it out! Joseph is arguing politely, and he never said anything bad about Bloc Party, he just said that, in his opinion, they aren't geniuses. Seriously, who really cares. You guys are basically arguing about the definition of a word! You want to know what the definition is?

"A person who is exceptionally intelligent or *creative,* either generally or in some particular respect." By that definition, *anybody*, including Kele, can be considered a genius.

[Evtingperfect]

Just listen the song and stfu , Bloc party is so nice !

[JosephK1980]

Do you even know what a pleb is, you idiot? What does anything I have said to do with being a plebian? Why are YOU so intent on converting MY opinion(hypocrite)? And like I said, I was completely polite with you, you're obviously a fuckin' asshole(and an asshole who doesn't know what the fuck pleb means, here's a little tip, don't try and sound smarter than you really are by using words whose meaning you obviously have no idea of. Pleb?...the fuck? You're an ignoramus, who's rude to boot...)