Therapy? release lyric video for ‘Success? Success Is Survival’

THERAPY? have released a brand new lyric video!

The video, for the track Success? Success Is Survival, is taken from the Northern Irish band’s latest album Cleave, which was released last year.

Speaking about the track’s lyrics, vocalist Andy Cairns says, “the song is about the growing divide between the haves and have-nots. Vladimir Lenin said, ‘Capitalist society, is and has always been horror without end’. The opening line of the track is “the cream of this country, rich and thick” and is paraphrased from Samuel Beckett to describe his patrons at Portora School for Boys in Enniskillen (i.e. rich, entitled). This then leads into the pre-chorus “that’s the order that’s been set, we’re expected to accept” this looks at how a ‘caste’ system is increasing. The second verse contrasts this with imagery of desperate immigrants who regularly risk their own and their children’s lives to cross perilous water. The title and chorus of the song comes from Leonard Cohen. Asked in an interview in the early 70’s what his definition of success was he replied “Success? Success is survival”.

Watch the official lyric video for Success? Success Is Survival here: 

You can catch the band live across the UK and Europe throughout August and September.

Live dates are as follows: 

09/08/19 Boomtown Festival Winchester, UK
10/08/19 Lokeren Festival Lokeren, Belgium
22/08/19 EDP Vilar De Mouros Festival Vilar De Mourous, Portugal
24/08/19 Custom House Square Belfast, UK
21/09/19 FEILE ’19 Thurles, Ireland
23/09/19 Brudenell (Matinee) Leeds, UK
23/09/19 Brudenell (Evening) Leeds, UK
24/09/19 The Cluny Newcastle, UK
05/10/19 Indie Daze Festival London, UK

Cleave is out now via Marshall Records. 

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