Terrible Thing
The Killers * Track #3 On Pressure Machine
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Terrible Thing by The Killers
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The KillersProduced by
Jonathan Rado & Shawn EverettWrited by
Brandon FlowersAbout
“Terrible Thing” is the third song from The Killers' seventh album Pressure Machine. The song centers on a gay teenager who’s contemplating suicide. This song just as the others in the album are inspired from Brandon Flowers' memories. In an interview for The Rolling Stone Magazine, Flowers stated:
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Terrible Thing Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The parking lot is rammed with shotgun pickup trucks
At the Jones' rubber plant where all the guys end up
Beer-drinking Boy Scouts living life like they ain't stuck
On these quicksand streets with their girls in a sling
I'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing
[Verse 2]
'Round here, we all take up our cross and hang on His holy name
But the cards that I was dealt will get you thrown out of the game
Hey, mama, can't you see your boy is wrapped up in the strangle silk
Of this cobweb town where culture is king?
I'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing
[Chorus]
I close my eyes and think of the water
Out at the Salt Creek when I was young
[Verse 3]
Down at Old Mill Park, half the town's in tow
To crown the bathing beauty of the rodeo
While her mother fights back proud tears, a young cowboy gives the nod
The chute opens, bull draws blood, and the gift is accepted by God
The chute opens, bull draws blood, and the gift is accepted by God
In this barbed wire town of barbed wire dreams
I'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing
[Chorus]
I close my eyes and think of the water
Out at the Salt Creek when I was young
I close my eyes and think of the water
Out at the Salt Creek when I was young
Terrible Thing Q&A
Who wrote Terrible Thing's ?
Terrible Thing was written by Brandon Flowers.
Who produced Terrible Thing's ?
Terrible Thing was produced by Jonathan Rado & Shawn Everett.
When did The Killers release Terrible Thing?
The Killers released Terrible Thing on Fri Aug 13 2021.
What did The Killers say about "Terrible Thing"?
Years after high school, you hear about a kid you went to school with that was gay and nobody knew. It’s just such a cowboy, football, hunting country town. I tried to work through this person’s experience in town and how hard it must be to be in a culture like that. To not even feel safe to tell an...