(Intro - quirky guitar riff) (Verse 1 - observational, Damon Albarn delivery) Bloke from the office got a new tattoo Says it's meaningful but hasn't got a clue Someone's on their fifth coffee break today Scrolling through their phone in the same old way Queue for coffee, queue for lunch Queue for the cash machine with all the bunch Queue for the toilet, queue for the train This is modern Britain driving me insane (Pre-Chorus - building, quirky) We're all just Waiting for something That's never coming Keep on running (Chorus - catchy, satirical) We're queueing for nothing, going nowhere fast Living our lives like we're stuck in the past Standing in line with a smile on our face This is the human race! Queue for nothing, that's the British way Politely waiting for a better day We're very sorry, we don't mean to complain But we're queueing for nothing again! (Woo-hoo!) (Verse 2 - character study) Someone's got a podcast about their thoughts Three listeners total, that's what they've got Everyone's doing yoga on their lunch break Says they're finding zen but they're half awake Bought a flat in London for a fortune spent Two hundred square feet of discontent Estate agent called it "bijou" and "bright" Should've called it "cupboard" to be right (Pre-Chorus) We're all just Pretending we're fine While we're losing our minds All the time (Chorus - bigger) We're queueing for nothing, going round the bend Chasing our tails from beginning to end Standing in line like it's all okay This is the modern way! Queue for nothing, very British indeed Waiting patiently for things we don't need We're ever so sorry for taking up space But we're queueing for nothing, just in case! (Woo-hoo!) (Bridge - spoken word) Monday: inbox never ends Tuesday: meetings about meetings Wednesday: halfway there Thursday: planning the weekend Friday: rush to the pub Saturday: recover slowly Sunday: dread creeping in Monday: repeat forever (Instrumental break - quirky) (Verse 3) Everyone's online but nobody connects Just staring at screens, what happens next? Walking into lamp posts and other folks Modern life is mad, it's all a joke We're terribly British, we love to queue For buses and lifts and loos too It's what we do best, it's our national sport Standing in lines of every sort (Final Chorus) WE'RE QUEUEING FOR NOTHING, THAT'S WHAT WE DO STANDING POLITELY WITH A VERY NICE VIEW OF OTHER PEOPLE'S BACKS FOR HOURS ON END THIS IS BRITAIN, MY FRIEND! QUEUE FOR NOTHING, TERRIBLY POLITE WAITING FOR THINGS THAT'LL NEVER BE RIGHT WE'RE AWFULLY SORRY, WE DON'T MEAN TO MOAN BUT WE'RE QUEUEING FOR NOTHING ALL ALONE! (Woo-hoo!) (Woo-hoo!) QUEUEING FOR NOTHING! (Woo-hoo!) (Outro) Queue for nothing... Very British... Jolly good... Woo-hoo!
