Alex during the Radio X interview:
"The whole song there is about a conversation between myself and someone that I’m falling for. That’s not the leader of the free world in golden trunks, by the way. The character in the song, who I’m singing to, that’s something from her imagination, that may have come out of her sense of humour."
"That song is definitely centered around a female character, and it’s the closest thing to a love song that’s on this record. I made this character, and she had this idea about what was going on. The line came to me through that; I thought of the WWF."
Golden Trunks
Arctic Monkeys Lyrics
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Subcommittee sang to me in its scary voice
You slowly dropped your eyelids
When true love takes a grip it leaves you without a choice
And in response to what you whispered in my ear
I must admit sometimes I fantasize about you, too
Reminds you of a wrestler wearing tight golden trunks
He's got himself a theme tune
They play it for him as he makes his way to the ring
And in response to what you whispered in my ear
I must admit sometimes I fantasize about you, too
In the daytime
Bendable figures with a fresh new pack of lies
Summat else to publicise
I'm sure you've heard about enough
So in response to what you whispered in my ear
I'll be upfront, sometimes (sometimes) I fantasize about you, too
The opening stanza of the Arctic Monkeys’ song, ‘Golden Trunks’, portrays a conversation between the lead singer and their lover. The lyrics suggest that during a terrifying experience, the lead singer's partner blinks slowly, perhaps in a hypnotic state. The line, “when true love takes a grip it leaves you without a choice,” indicates the unsettling feeling that can come with love, where one can feel powerless to the other's whims.
The song then takes a sharp turn towards politics, with the reference to the leader of the free world. The lyrics describe the leader's appearance as being analogous to that of a wrestler in tight golden trunks, and that he has a theme tune that plays as he makes his way to the ring. This metaphor conjures the image of the leader as a performer, manipulating his audience and behaving in a manner commonly associated with a showman. This double standard is compounded by the following lines, “In the daytime bendable figures with a fresh new pack of lies / Summat else to publicise / I'm sure you've heard about enough,” which suggest that the leader of the free world is not a truthful person, and his image is the result of a well-calculated campaign.
In the final stanza, the lead singer further opens up to their lover, admitting to fantasizing about them in their downtime. The lyrics admit that both parties may have their own desires and secrets, demonstrating the duality of relationships and human nature in general. The song can be interpreted as social commentary, pointing out the facade of politics, the dangers of love, and the reality of human desire.
Line by Line Meaning
Last night when my psyche's Subcommittee sang to me in its scary voice
Last night when the dark thoughts in my mind whispered their unsettling ideas to me
You slowly dropped your eyelids
You closed your eyes, feeling the weight and depth of emotion in the moment
When true love takes a grip it leaves you without a choice
Being truly in love can be overwhelming and all-consuming, leaving one without the ability to resist
And in response to what you whispered in my ear, I must admit sometimes I fantasize about you, too
You confess your innermost desires and thoughts to me, and I admit that I also dream about you
The leader of the free world Reminds you of a wrestler wearing tight golden trunks He's got himself a theme tune They play it for him as he makes his way to the ring
The person in charge of the country is like a performer, with a song that plays as he enters the stage, dressed in flashy attire like a wrestler
In the daytime Bendable figures with a fresh new pack of lies Summat else to publicise I'm sure you've heard about enough
During the light of day, people are easily swayed by new, untrue stories and scandals, and you've heard more than enough of these tales
So in response to what you whispered in my ear I'll be upfront, sometimes (sometimes) I fantasize about you, too
In reply to your whispered confessions, I'll be honest and say that, yes, I also imagine things with you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Alex Turner
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@musiciyneo3517
Lyrics:
Last night when my psyche's subcommittee sang to me in it's scary voice
You slowly dropped your eyelids
When true love takes a grip it leaves you without a choice
And in response to what you whispered in my ear
I must admit sometimes I fantasize about you too
The leader of the free world reminds you of a wrestler wearing tight golden trunks
He's got himself a theme tune
They play it for him as he makes his way to the ring
And in response to what you whispered in my ear
I must admit sometimes I fantasize about you too
In the daytime, bendable figures with a fresh new pack of lies
Summat else to publicise
I'm sure you've heard about enough
So in response to what you whispered in my ear
I'll be upfront, sometimes I fantasize about you too
@elmaccano6437
[Verse 1]
Last night when my psyche's subcommittee sang to me in its scary voice
You slowly dropped your eyelids
When true love takes a grip it leaves you without a choice
[Chorus]
And in response to what you whispered in my ear
I must admit sometimes I fantasize about you too
[Verse 2]
The leader of the free world reminds you of a wrestler wearing tight golden trunks
He's got himself a theme tune
They play it for him as he makes his way to the ring
[Chorus]
And in response to what you whispered in my ear
I must admit sometimes I fantasize about you too
[Verse 3]
In the daytime, bendable figures with a fresh new pack of lies
Summat else to publicise
I'm sure you've heard about enough
[Chorus]
So in response to what you whispered in my ear
I'll be upfront, sometimes I fantasize about you too
@veronicafranson9609
Someone needs to make a movie about the Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino where this is the soundtrack.
@againstthemachine86
I agree!. Its like the soundtrack came out before the movie
@edwinhernandezlopez9686
Imagine it's a crime story, so they show you the crime at the beginning, and then it comes the title of the movie in big, with the beginning of the song. It would be so damn cool.
@petraca8287
I imagine like a more modern and dark Scooby Doo show
@andreguilherme8692
The movie: good morning cheeseburger
@amyreeves5144
I had an idea that people go on holidays to the Tranquility Base Hotel, all ages go and they host school trips to space. However when a group of high school kids get there something goes wrong. To survive on the moon the place where the hotel is, people have to wear oxygen masks, but a boy takes his off and he floats away towards the sun, a girl in love with him goes with him. Meanwhile people start mysteriously collapsing around the hotel, but the hosts who are not entirely human are trying to cover it up and downplay the incidents. The boy floating towards the sun is pitied by the gods so they put him in charge of the solar system, the girl who he loves after travelling the galaxy as a comet, becomes goddess of the moon. Meanwhile on Saturn, two curious girls watch from afar, the tragedy of the hotel and they can see spaceships arrive, they decide to go have a look with their friend who rides a monster truck. Saturn grants them magical scissors and they begin to cut Saturn’s rings that turn into roads. While riding towards the hotel, they run into the comet and they catch her. When they reach the moon people are being taken home to earth because of the incident, but many of the hotel managers have escaped. The comet returns to her love and they rule the galaxy. However, on the desolate planet of mars, lies the destitute and abandoned Tranquility Base... this is not the first space hotel to be made... this has all happened before. Many bodies remain on mars and posters advertising the first ever space hotel. Which is now long forgotten.
@sikguy9939
This song sounds like you're going to the hell in a soft way
@TerbiumSG
Smoking and drinking whiskey
@gringa4914
no cause i hear it
@Abadon852456
@@TerbiumSG smoking whiskey, i like you