As stated by IDLES themselves the song is “about being a lazy lover and pretending to give a shit about the bullshi in bullsht relationships”
[Verse 1]
Death by chocolate
Atlantic salt
Take my heart
And the flowers I stole
Sunday Morning
Kurosawa
You are beautiful
You are beautiful
It seems to me, I've saved all my romantic gestures for you
If I recall, I've saved all my romantic gestures for you
[Chorus]
The life you save
Marrying
The life you save
Marrying
[Verse 2]
It seems to me, I've saved all my romantic gestures for you
If I recall, I've saved all my romantic gestures for you
We danced to Stagger Lee
In the moonlight
Draped in gold
We dance to exploding boy
Like we were five years old
[Bridge]
I will sack all my friends off
Pretend I like Elvis
I won't do those things
You could colour me selfish
[Chorus]
The life you save
Marrying
The life you save
Marrying
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
The life you save
Marrying
The life you save
Marrying
Romantic Gestures was written by Joe Talbot.
IDLES released Romantic Gestures on Fri Jul 24 2015.