Faith No More‘s return to the stage after two years in London and Poland on Friday and Saturday could not have been more exciting for fans of the band. FNM premiered two new songs, giving their strongest hint yet that they are working on new material and bring the prospect of a first album since 1997’s Album of the Year tantalisingly closer.
The band, who previously teased new song Matador in late 2011, played Superhero and Motherfucker and both shows on their mini-European tour.
Both new tracks feature delicate melodies, prominent keyboards and multiple vocals, with Roddy taking most of the vocal duties on Motherfucker. Since the songs aired, fans have noticed Peeping Tom influences, the call-and-response nature of the Superhero evoking their pre-Patton work and have attempted to decipher the lyrics.
Here is our attempt to transcript some of the lyrics, along with the best of the videos of the songs. Please free to add your own versions in Comments.
Motherfucker
Force fed more than we eat in the wild
Raised on a mash that can suffocate a child
Goaded, promoted in a ??? pocket style
Munching in the field while we’re choking on the bile
Corner the the muck of the geese without phones
Hushing down the public on a street without a home
……………………………………
Get the mother fucker on the phone
(repeat)
Hello Motherfucker
My lover
You had it coming
Get the motherfucker on the phone
Set aside the scruples and the strategies and the strain
A smallpox- laden blanket invisible with stains
Inoculated bastards , bloody pecked at pain
Distemper has a hold
Distemper has a hold
We took a second sip from a cup we made of bones
The first it was a ruse, a trick so aptly grown
The truth is that our youth was a carpet laid with stones
Get the mother fucker on the phone (repeat)
Hello Motherfucker
My lover
You had it coming
Superhero
Go Go Go Go….
There’s something wrong
Hiding in a cave…
…
…
Leader of men
Leader of men
Locked in your cage
Will you be one of them?
?????
Superhero
Superhero
…
Leader of men
It’s all in your head
It’s all in your head
Sweet memories
Washing away
And here for the sake of completion is the band playing Matador again at Open’er on Saturday:
When lonesome came over me
A future shadow
Her ghost stood there, sang to me
Farewell, so long
I’ll awake you
From this living sleep
We’ll walk the shore
Where you were born
And bedded me
Although I cheat for the things
March forward, my son
A battle beyond frozen hills
Only for doubters
We will rise from the killing floor
Like a matador
The stained glass
A bovine ass
Can see right through
Every truth-soaked lie
Letters will trace every step
Out of this world
With every date, every date
We will be where you will be no more
No more
The stained glass
Or the hangman’s ass
Would serve you well
Now we’re comin’ back
Out of the words
Of these ghosts
We’ll jump the gates
And left to rise, we will rise
We will rise from the killing floor
Like a matador
And the dead live
May the dead live
And the dead live
What more can we give?
May the dead live
May the dead live
And the dead live
The dead live…
Ok, so Motherfucker has to be– Bloated, Promoted, in an ode to pomp and style
And Matador, instead of “Although I cheat for the things”, I’m pretty certain it’s “Pull the white sheet off your face”.
Thanks
Updated Matador lyrics
When the ocean stood over me
The future shadow
He boasted and sang to me
Farewell, so long.
I’ll awake you
From this living sleep
We’ll walk the shore
Where you were born
In bed with me
Although I cheat off your brains
March forward my son
A Battle beyond frozen hills
Only for dogs here
We will rise from the killing floor
Like a matador
The stained glass of bovine eyes
Can see right through
Every truth stomped lie
Let us retrace every step
Out of this world
And every dent, every dent
We will be when you will be no more, no more
Be no more
The stained glass of the hangman’s ass
We served you well
But now we’re coming back
Out of the weight of these ghosts
We’ll jump the gates
And left to rise, we will rise
We will rise from the killing floor
Like a matador
Let the dead live
Make the dead live
And the dead live
What more can we give
Let the dead live
Make the dead live
And the dead live
Dead live
[…] Superhero lyrics discussion here […]
For “Motherfucker” it’s: “Goaded, promoted in an ode to pomp and style” as far as I can tell.
[…] niets eigenlijk) twee nieuwe songs gespeeld: “Motherfucker” en “Superhero”, zie ook dit artikel op FNM2.0 blog. Daarnaast was er al eens een nieuwe nummer “Matador” gespeeld in Brazilië in 2011. […]
“The stained glass
A bovine ass
Can see right through
Every truth-soaked lie”
Surely it would be be “of bovine eyes” in this context, no?
I loved MAtador from the first time I heard it, I cannot image how good a studio version will sound. I have to say, as much as I wanted new stuff I was concerned in case they just couldn’t cut it…my fears so far have been unfounded….keep going boys, its sounding ace, we want a new studio album and supporting tour!!!
After listening to a few different videos for Leader of Men from each show, I noticed the lyrics changed a bit between sets, there seemed to be a few extra lines in London . Maybe because Mike’s effects mic didn’t work so well at the UK show, so he improvised? Who knows. Here’s what I got lyrics wise. I amalgamated the lyrics from the two shows though, so they may be way off.
Go go go go
Go go go go
Something is wrong
Hiding in a cave
Too many witnesses
…?
Leader of men
Leader of men
Locked in your cage
Will you be one of them
…
…
….
…
Go go go go
go go go go
…
…
…
…
Superhero
…
…
…
Someone take
My brain (????)
Leader of men
Leader of men
locked in your cage
Aint nobody gonna hold your body down (from london show)
Leader of men
Can you hear me lord
But it’s all the rage
It’s all in my head
Sweet memories
Washing away
Leader of men
Leader of men
Leader of men
Will you be one of them x3
Go go go go
I think the greatest thing about these new songs is the involvement of Roddy…we all know that he was less involved on the last 2 albums which took away from their charm, even though they are still awesome albums. Motherfucker is very much in the style of some of his newer Imperial Teen stuff but never could have been put out by that band, they’re adventurous but not quite that adventurous. More than anything, Motherfucker reminds me of RV…something you never thought the band would do, it may put you off initially, but it’s a good song. I think Jon needs to play with his end solo a bit more though.
Superhero reminds me of the feel of Everything’s Ruined in the sense that it is a song where you hear real well what each guy is playing and all the parts make for a greater whole…I think those make the best FNM songs. Too much of KFAD was 4 guys playing great and 1 guy with not enough to do on those songs.
Matador is epic.
I’ll say again…I think FNM should record covers of the Serbian song and Que Secado…those songs would fit in great with the feel of Matador. I know they are not big on putting covers on their albums, but they are both pretty short and are in the public domain, so they wouldn’t have to pay a fortune to get the rights.
I thought it souded like …….. Old department style.
For Motherf*cker: “Goaded, promoted in a HOT-pocket style” That’s all I got, though…
I’d say Superhero/Leader of Men is the missing link between AD and KFAD. The verses have the punk-ish feel of KFAD, while the more melodic parts remind me of AD. The instrumentals in the bridge and onward especially remind me of A Small Victory.
Man, I SO want a studio version of this song. The wait for any news on what they’re doing next is almost unbearable.
SOOOOOO excited about the new material….really hope this means what I think it means. Leader of Men has a KFAD feel to it…ME LIKEY!!!!!! I really dig Motherf**ker. I love the fact that Roddy is doing some vocal/rapping stuff. Mike coming in on it is wicked!!!! 3 songs in the can. How many more do they already have close to finished? What do we think the time line will be if they are in fact releasing a new album?
I noticed that near the end of “Motherfucker” Mike sings “Goodbye Motherfucker” Instead of “Hello…”, Probably many people heard it too, but there is no comment about it, so…
Yeah agree superhero is awesome. Mother fucker almost sounds unfinished but I like it.
“Leader of Men” is growing on me something wicked. At first I found it a bit repetetive. But the more I listen, the more epic it sounds (no pun intended). I’m REALLY looking forward to a studio version, if that’s what’s coming. The bridge part, with Patton’s yells and the instrumentals is amazing.
“Motherfucker” sounds good, it’s catchy and fun. Doesn’t feel very inspired though, but I’m glad still that they dare try something like that.
And I always loved “Matador”, from the first time I heard it.
Please let there be an actual album on the way.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9xuy7h2lo87nxp3/AACKcsM4kYOkOsfP6UNkGHIja
Has anyone found any downloadable audio from the 2 shows?
On another listen, I think the first three lines are:
Superhero
Trying on your cape
We’re tearing the world to shreds
The 2 newest tunes didnt grab me as much as Matador, but since listening to them over and over i really like them! Matdor is defo a favorite and hope for a studio release soon!
Okay, here’s my take on the first few lines of Superhero.
Superhero
Trying on your cape
We turning the world to shit
I can’t find the lyrics for Tomahawk’s meat.Anyone?
Thank you. I like both new songs a lot and new material released would be a dream come true.