On the ominous intro track, “MTT420 RR,” singer Joe Talbot plaintively recounts the story of a near-fatal motorcycle crash he was involved in, as he reflects upon his own mortality after years of addiction.
The MTT 420RR is the model of the motorcycle that overtook Talbot on the road, as he shares...
[Refrain]
It was February
I was cold, and I was high
It was February
I was cold, and I was high
[Verse 1]
He looked up
He lost control
He was de-gloved
He was jelly roll
[Refrain]
It was February
I was cold, and I was high
[Verse 2]
He wanted love
He wanted soul
There's not enough
To make him whole
[Refrain]
It was February
I was cold, and I was high
[Verse 3]
The swell of heaven on my dashboard
I can see my spinal cord rip high
Hey, hey, hey
It's raining glass like a fever storm
Every promise I have sworn tonight
Hey, hey, hey
The swell of heaven on my dashboard
I can see my spinal cord swing high
High
It's raining glass likе a fever storm
Every promisе I have sworn tonight
Hey
[Refrain]
It was February
I was cold, and I was high, high, high
It was February
I was cold, and I was...
[Outro]
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for the storm?
Are you ready for?
Are you ready for the storm?
MTT 420 RR was written by Lee Kiernan & Jon Beavis & Adam Devonshire & Mark Bowen & Joe Talbot.
MTT 420 RR was produced by Mark Bowen & Kenny Beats.
IDLES released MTT 420 RR on Fri Nov 12 2021.
This whole album, I tried to be more of a storyteller than I’ve ever been before, and more poetic, which I think is more honest, in an ironic way, than trying to be as blunt and down the line as possible. This motorcyclist came up on the right of me on the highway, doing 120, 130 miles an hour. He w...