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Turin Brakes — Jackinabox
Album: JackInABox
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Released: 2005
Length: 4:18
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If I stuck my ears to the ground
Down to the worlds that are crawling around
Shoot me up to the aeroplanes
Like a jackinabox which springs in my way
This is a nice mess, I don't feel so lonely

Deep inside the ether's air
I'm taking a lift and you're taking the stairs
Shoot me up to the aeroplanes
Like a jackinabox which springs in my way
This is a nice mess, I don't feel so lonely

Oh no, my world is on fire
Someone get some water, 'cause I think I'm gonna burn
Someone get some water, 'cause I think I'm gonna burn
Hey Joe, I'm tasting all your flavours
Ain't no piece of cake
But life ain't dishing nothing I can't take

If I stuck my ears to the ground
Down to the worlds that are crawling around
Shoot me up to the aeroplanes
Like a jackinabox which springs in my way
This is a nice mess, I don't feel so lonely

Deep inside the ether's air
I'm taking a lift and you're taking the stairs
Shoot me up to the aeroplanes
Like a jackinabox which springs in my way
This is a nice mess, I don't feel so lonely

Oh no, my world is on fire
Someone get some water, 'cause I think I'm gonna burn
Someone get some water, 'cause I think I'm gonna burn
Hey Joe, I'm tasting all your flavours
Ain't no piece of cake
But life ain't dishing nothing I can't take

Oh no, my world is on fire
Someone get some water, 'cause I think I'm gonna burn
Someone get some water, 'cause I think I'm gonna burn
Hey Joe, I'm tasting all your flavours
Ain't no piece of cake
But life ain't dishing nothing I can't take

This is a nice mess, I don't feel so lonely
This is a nice mess, I don't feel so lonely
Comments (68)add comment
 cc_rider wrote:

"Oh no, my world is on fire
Someone get some water, 'cause I think I'm gonna burn
Someone get some water, 'cause I think I'm gonna burn"

I can't help but hear:
"The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
We don't need no water let the motherfcker burn"

There's something wrong with me.
c.


I specifically came here to search for a comment like this.
Can I join your self-help group?
Posted 10 months ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
beautifully poppy and fun…
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
I'm wondering where my head has been, hearing these guys now, for the first time.
Posted 1 year ago by bufallo    [ Reply ]
Something about this makes me think of Patti Smith
Posted 2 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:

"Oh no, my world is on fire
Someone get some water, 'cause I think I'm gonna burn
Someone get some water, 'cause I think I'm gonna burn"

I can't help but hear:
"The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
We don't need no water let the motherfcker burn"

There's something wrong with me.
c.



Ah curse you! Now I hear it that way too! 
Posted 3 years ago by reallylost    [ Reply ]
For a long time I thought the vocalist was female.
Posted 3 years ago by Coreus    [ Reply ]
"Oh no, my world is on fire
Someone get some water, 'cause I think I'm gonna burn
Someone get some water, 'cause I think I'm gonna burn"

I can't help but hear:
"The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
We don't need no water let the motherfcker burn"

There's something wrong with me.
c.
Posted 3 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Jack-in-the-box - GIF on Imgur
Posted 4 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:
Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of galactic presidential campaigns thinks this song is soooo good for the external auditory meatus... we be dancing like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners... time flies when we're having fun...


 
Long Live RP...and Lazarus wherever his hotel room is currently!!
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Nice segue from Supergrass
Posted 4 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
another great tune from a band I didn't know until recently... thanks RP!
Posted 4 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
whoever commented on the last done about thinking people are sophisticated for not equating it to the lone ranger but the fact he thought that means that he thought of the lone ranger...
Posted 5 years ago by pennstatejimboh    [ Reply ]
Been awhile since I heard some of their earlier stuff... Reminds me how they always strike me as rocking masters of the simple groove
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 zoopmama wrote:
This is the poppiest PJ Harvey song I've heard yet!

 
Yup, and getting a 4 from me.
Posted 8 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of galactic presidential campaigns thinks this song is soooo good for the external auditory meatus... we be dancing like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners... time flies when we're having fun...


Posted 8 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
There's that one little musical snippet in there sounds very similar to "Walk Like an Egyptian."
Posted 8 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
 TheKing2 wrote:
oh darn if it wasnt for RP I did't even know there was a new TB out.

 
Or you could subscribe to their web site: https://turinbrakes.com/splash/
Posted 8 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 :+:_DL wrote:
The polar opposite of good.

 
+1
Posted 9 years ago by risingson    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
Excellent I must say...gunna have to pick me up some Turin Brakes soon....

 
Sadly, I did not like the majority of other tracks on this release nearly as much as this one.  Stick w/the single...
Posted 9 years ago by dc_zee    [ Reply ]
This is the poppiest PJ Harvey song I've heard yet!
Posted 11 years ago by zoopmama    [ Reply ]
oh darn if it wasnt for RP I did't even know there was a new TB out.
Posted 11 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]

awesome...

Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
The polar opposite of good.
Posted 11 years ago by :+:_DL    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
Excellent I must say...gunna have to pick me up some Turin Brakes soon....
 
Me too. I really like this...and most of the other stuff I've heard from them here.
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Excellent I must say...gunna have to pick me up some Turin Brakes soon....
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
This is a great overall CD, by the way.
Posted 14 years ago by Rafter101    [ Reply ]
This is the second song by them I've liked—only heard "Painkiller" and very much liked that, too.
Posted 15 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
Unlike quite a few RP listeners, I actually like Turin Brakes but it's nice to hear a more upbeat melody from them for a change (and yes I know the lyrics aren't upbeat!).
Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
Lively foot tappin' tempo  9

Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Do these jokers have a song that DOESN'T talk about fire?? 2.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
started with a nice groove. kept me interested for a bit but then - lunch bag let down. ultimately quite boring.
Posted 16 years ago by John_Carter    [ Reply ]
to bad for this tune! I like Turin Brakes a lot and they have many better songs than this one! only a 6 for this.
Posted 16 years ago by Martino    [ Reply ]
HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA! ElSupreme wrote:
the roof, the roof is on fire we don't need no water let the motherf**ker burn sorry, just hearing that song. THis one is better tho.
Posted 17 years ago by dharmanavy    [ Reply ]
the roof, the roof is on fire we don't need no water let the motherf**ker burn sorry, just hearing that song. THis one is better tho.
Posted 18 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
once I liked it...but now? It's surely played too often. again, again and again again! Makes me hatíng it----> now only a 5!!!
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
...2day 2 2une! ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Oh, no, this song is playing again...
Posted 18 years ago by wade44    [ Reply ]
GINRUSH wrote:
"The Roof, The Roof is on FIRE, We dont need no water let the Mutha F#vker Burn".
I knew I wouldn't be the first one to be so clever and post this!
Posted 18 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]
LennytheB wrote:
The more I hear this piece, the more I like it.
i liked it the first few times i heard it. but there is such a thing as OVERKILL and this song has almost made it to overkill status on RP.
Posted 18 years ago by phillips    [ Reply ]
GINRUSH wrote:
"The Roof, The Roof is on FIRE, We dont need no water let the Mutha F#vker Burn".
Ha! I was just thinking the same thing.
Posted 18 years ago by timc    [ Reply ]
The more I hear this piece, the more I like it.
Posted 18 years ago by LennytheB    [ Reply ]
GINRUSH wrote:
"The Roof, The Roof is on FIRE, We dont need no water let the Mutha F#vker Burn".
Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Life ain't dishin' anything I can't take...
Posted 18 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
i always think this is Luscious Jackson.
Posted 18 years ago by tammaye    [ Reply ]
The brakes in my car won't work.
Posted 18 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
"The Roof, The Roof is on FIRE, We dont need no water let the Mutha F#vker Burn".
Posted 18 years ago by GINRUSH    [ Reply ]
....happy again...
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
This is alot more upbeat than their other stuff..I like it
Posted 18 years ago by MissIncendium    [ Reply ]
I don't know why, but this song makes me happy!
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
reminds me of Jude a bit.
Posted 18 years ago by snesbitt    [ Reply ]
oh no, my world is on fire someone get some water 'cause i think i'm gonna burn... ain't no piece of cake but life ain't dishing nothing i can't take phillips wrote:
anyone ever heard anything else by them?
I bought two of their previous CDs, based on having liked everything I heard from them here. Ether Song, and the Optimist LP. I like them both. Although this song "Jackinabox" sounds quite different from anything I remember on the other two.
Posted 18 years ago by kaupmees    [ Reply ]
anyone ever heard anything else by them?
Posted 18 years ago by phillips    [ Reply ]
Except she wants the fire put out, as opposed to letting the ::ahem:: burn.
The vocalist is a HE. albumcover: get it ? ^^
Posted 18 years ago by Sobient    [ Reply ]
Great driving song!
Posted 18 years ago by mig7    [ Reply ]
Bought this CD because of hearing it here!! Love 'em. THANKS!!
Posted 18 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
spiceitup wrote:
Sounds like the Shins exept more intense.
I'll go along with that. Like it.
Posted 18 years ago by fureanbode    [ Reply ]
foreverman foreverman...
Posted 18 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
i like this tune! & that whole 'fire' 'water' 'burn' thing is pretty hilariously coincidental. :)
Posted 19 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
Mugro wrote:
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire! Where have we heard this before??
LOL I was thinking the same thing. "We don't need no water..."
Posted 19 years ago by big_sb    [ Reply ]
Beastie wrote:
Brilliant. Crank it!
Sounds like the Shins exept more intense.
Posted 19 years ago by XXXX    [ Reply ]
Mugro wrote:
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire! Where have we heard this before??
Except she wants the fire put out, as opposed to letting the ::ahem:: burn.
Posted 19 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
Good stuff. Played a lot lately.
Posted 19 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
Brilliant. Crank it!
Posted 19 years ago by Beastie    [ Reply ]
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire! Where have we heard this before??
Posted 19 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
"What cha doin' old timer?" "Turin Brakes ...kid" :?:
Posted 19 years ago by Bazooka    [ Reply ]