Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Frontman Alex Turner in an interview with Radio X, described the song as a conversation between himself and someone that he’s falling for.
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 f...
[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 fantasise about you too
[Verse 2]
The leader of the free world
Reminds you of a wrestler wearing tight golden trunks
He's got him sen 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 fantasise about you too
[Bridge]
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 fantasise about you too
Golden Trunks was written by Alex Turner.
Golden Trunks was produced by Alex Turner & James Ellis Ford.
Arctic Monkeys released Golden Trunks on Fri May 11 2018.
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.
Alex Turner describing the song in an interview...