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You know it's your blood that I bleed, tell me that there's some way that I'll get through the night

Moral Panic is the third studio album by English rock band Nothing but Thieves, it was released on 23 October 2020 through Sony Music.

The album's songs are mainly based on the feeling of anxiety and tension related to events that were occurring at the time, mainly from the Covid pandemic.

An EP called Moral Panic II was released later that year, including five new songs, they would later be included along with the original album songs under Moral Panic: Complete Edition.

Five singles were released with this album: "Is Everybody Going Crazy?", "Real Love Song", "Unperson", "Impossible" and "Phobia".

Tracklist:

1. "Unperson" (3:24)
2. "Is Everybody Going Crazy?" (3:57)
3. "Moral Panic" (3:40)
4. "Real Love Song" (3:42)
5. "Phobia" (4:04)
6. "This Feels Like the End" (4:02)
7. "Free If We Want It" (3:52)
8. "Impossible" (4:08)
9. "There Was Sun" (4:03)
10. "Can You Afford to Be an Individual?" (3:56)
11. "Before We Drift Away" (4:14)

Tracklist for Moral Panic II EP:

1. "Futureproof" (3:27)
2. "If I Were You" (3:28)
3. "Miracle, Baby" (3:40)
4. "Ce n'est Rien" (3:00)
5. "Your Blood" (4:50)

Before We Trope Away:

• All Love Is Unrequited: "Real Love Song" is about the narrator having feelings for someone who doesn't like him in return.
• Concept Album: The album was influenced by the state of the world during 2020, mainly due to Covid amongst other notable events, mainly shown in "Is Everybody Going Crazy?" and "Can You Afford To Be An Individual?"
• Design Student's Orgasm: The cover shows two people holding each other in what appears to be a flaming background.
• Four More Measures: "Is Everybody Going Crazy?", thanks to the false starts.
• In the Style of:
  • "Unperson" was stated to be based on The Prodigy, complete with an intro similar to that of "Firestarter".
  • "If I Were You" was based on Nine Inch Nails.
• Longest Song Goes Last:
  • The base edition of the LP ends with Before We Drift Away, which is 4:14
  • Both Moral Panic II and the Complete Edition end with "Your Blood", which is 4:50.
• Lyrical Cold Open: "If I Were You".
• Metal Scream: In "Ce n'est Rien".
  A hole in the SKY!
  AND IT DON'T FUCKING MATTER!
  MAKE ANY SOUND YOU LIKE!
  THE CRUELER THE BETTER,
  IT DON'T FUCKING MATTER!
• One-Eyed Shot: The cover of Moral Panic II shows a close up of an eye next to a picture of the Earth.
• One-Word Title: "Unperson", "Phobia", "Impossible" and "Futureproof".
• Protest Song: "Can You Afford to Be an Individual?", which is mainly calling out Donald Trump and cancel culture.
• Questioning Title?: "Is Everybody Going Crazy?" and "Can You Afford to Be an Individual?".
• Shout-Out: Nick Cave is mentioned in "Real Love Song".
  Sitting all alone and listening to Nick Cave love
• The Something Song: "Real Love Song".
• Take That!: "Futureproof" has one aimed towards people on Instagram posting black squares in a poor attempt to show their support for the BLM protests.
  They're shutting down the protest, yeah, we're so on trend
  Quick, go grab a picture, go get that content
  You're stealing the attention, but it's a great look
  Why do you wanna do good when you can feel good?

I could drown myself in someone like you
I could dive so deep I never come out
I thought it was impossible
But you make it possible