Produced by the brilliant Rodaidh Mcdonald, Trevor Powers' “Idaho Alien” recounts his possible loss of self occurring after his medical emergency in October 2021. In the pre-chorus, Powers directs the listener’s attention to “it” (a euphemism for suicidal ideations), speculating how he was infected...
[Verse 1]
Billy, come home and Billy, don't stop
Daddy, come home and Daddy, don't talk
Radio hides a shitty old cop
Maybe I'm high and maybe I'm not
There was sadness coming through to you
[Pre-Chorus]
Wonder how I caught it
Wonder how it started
Angel in the garden
The razor was sharpened
[Chorus]
I don't remember how it happened
Blood filled up the clawfoot bath and
I will fear no frontier
I don't remember how it happened
Blood filled up the clawfoot bath and
I will fear no frontier
[Verse 2]
Billy, come home and Billy's no punk
Daddy, come home and Daddy's on junk
Videotapе, a fisherman's knot
Filling the tub and waiting for God
Therе was sadness in the water, too
[Pre-Chorus]
Wonder who will find me
Small stone in the quarry
No one ever told me
The end of the story
[Chorus]
I don't remember how it happened
Blood filled up the clawfoot bath and
I will fear no frontier
I don't remember how it happened
Blood filled up the clawfoot bath and
I will fear no frontier
[Outro]
Idaho alien
Idaho alien
Idaho alien
Don't cry
Idaho alien
Idaho alien
Idaho alien
Goodbye
Idaho Alien was written by Trevor Powers.
Idaho Alien was produced by Trevor Powers & Rodaidh McDonald.
Youth Lagoon released Idaho Alien on Tue Feb 28 2023.
I’ve always loved old hardboiled crime novels. They’re twisted but pure. ‘Idaho Alien’ comes from that space. Home often feels like a Jim Thompson book. One of my neighbors smokes meth all day and mows the lawn at 2:00 am. Her boyfriend lived in a tent in her backyard, and one day she locked him out...