Athlete are an English indie rock/"casio rock" (that's what they call it themselves) band. Friends since the age of fourteen, Athlete took their wide ranging influences such as Grandaddyand The Flaming Lipsand started jamming and practicing in the basement of The Bear, a pub which was converted into a church and sandwich bar, on Deptford High Street in 1999. They began recording here before sending demos out. Signing with Regal Recordings, they released their first single in February '02. The band came to prominence in 2003 when their debut album - Vehicles and Animals - produced popular singles such as You Got the Style and El Salvador.
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You are loved and you know you are
yeah you know you know you know you are
and you know you know you know you are
you'll endure and you know you will
yeah you know you know you know you will
and you know you know you know you will

but you can't count it on your fingers cos there's more than you think
you can't use your head to figure cos there's much too much
for our little minds to deal with
so lets get it up
you will reap and you know you will
yeah you know you know you know you will
and you know you know you know you will

but please don't every try to
count it on your fingers cos there's more than you think
you can't use your head to figure cos there's much too much
for our little minds to deal with so lets get it up

but you can't count it on your fingers cos there's more than you think
//just try//you can't use your head to figure//yeah yeah//cos there's much too much//yeah//
for our little minds to deal with so lets get it up

one two three
give it up, lift your hands, everybody
give it up, lift your hands, everybody everybody
give it up, lift your hands, everybody
give it up, lift your hands, everybody everybody
give it up, lift your hands, everybody
give it up, lift your hands, everybody everybody
give it up, lift your hands, everybody
give it up, lift your hands, everybody everybody
give it up, lift your hands, everybody
give it up, lift your hands, everybody