“Ten Tonne Skeleton” is a song about a guy who is betrayed by the girl he loves. He prefers to lie to himself rather than overcome her, numbs the mind with drugs, allusions about her, and daydreams that involves love and death.
[Verse 1]
She took my heart, left me for dead
And drank my blood, told me she said
Our secret's worth, its weight in gold
That fire we had, now is turning cold
[Chorus]
Cut loose like an animal
Fired out like a cannonball
But I waited too long
Yeah I waited too long
Got high from a holy vein
Crashed down in a hurricane
Love has been here and gone
Love has been here and gone
[Verse 2]
Where did you go? Where did you run?
I can't erase what you've done
Let's burn the past, forget the truth
You're still loving him, I'm still loving you
[Chorus]
Cut loose like an animal
Fired out like a cannon ball
But I waited too long
Yeah I waited too long
Got high from a holy vein
Crashed down in a hurricane
Love has been here and gone
Love has been here and gone
[Instrumental interlude]
[Chorus]
Cut loose like an animal
Fired out like a cannon ball
But I waited too long
Yeah I waited too long
Got high from a holy vein
Crashed down in a hurricane
Love has been here and gone
Love has been here and gone
[Outro]
But I waited too long for you, only
Love has been here and gone, to die slowly
Going under again, so don't follow me
Ten Tonne Skeleton was written by Tom Dalgety & Ben Thatcher & Mike Kerr.
Ten Tonne Skeleton was produced by Mike Kerr & Ben Thatcher & Tom Dalgety.
Royal Blood released Ten Tonne Skeleton on Fri Aug 22 2014.