| “ | "Roadkill" is me writing a song about being on the road. | ” |
— Matty[1]
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"Roadkill" is the tenth track on The 1975's fourth studio album, Notes on a Conditional Form.
Background[]
- "‘Roadkill’ is about touring America, it’s about getting burnt out and searching for things. Anecdotal things that happen on the road—pissing myself on a Texan intersection, all those kind of things. I don't know what it sounds like—maybe like Pinegrove, or there’s a band called Limbeck that I used to love."[2]
Matthew Healy described ‘Roadkill’ as one of the funniest songs he ever wrote while he utilizes his ability of expressing the biggest ideas in the fewest words:
- "If the album isn’t funny, it’s deeply earnest or about my deepest fears and anxieties."
Despite being funny and catchy, ‘Roadkill’ endorses one of the many NOACF pillars: it’s confessional and always relatable.
Lyrics[]
Well, I touch down and run to my connection
Man in the gift shop called me a fag
I feel up my tucked-up erection
There's a pressure all over my head
And I know this is how I get paid, but
It's not really how I wanna get laid, so
Hundred forty when I last got weighed
And I'm gonna lose more by Saturday
And they're playing your song on the radio station
Mugging me off all across the nation
If you don't eat, then you'll never grow
I should've learnt that quite a while ago
I know it gets hard sometimes
Making out with people that you don't like
I know you don't feel alright
But you look just fine to me
Well, I pissed myself on a Texan intersection
With George spilling things all over his bag
And I took shit for being quiet during the election
And maybe that's fair, but I'm a busy guy
I get stoned and go where I get paid, but
It's not really how babies get made, so
I'll take a minute when I think I won't die from stopping
Oh, I'm just a busy guy
And they're playing your song on the radio station
Mugging me off all across the nation
If you don't shoot, then you'll never know
You should've learnt that quite a while ago
I know it gets hard sometimes
Taking out your shit on the ones you like
You know, I didn't feel alright
Until you spoke to me
You, I've been waiting for you
My whole life, waiting for you
I've been waiting for you
Well, I'm gonna get a gun but it's for my protection
Or maybe I'll get myself a fun knife
Personnel[]
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References[]
| Notes on a Conditional Form |
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| "The 1975" • "People" • "The End (Music for Cars)" • "Frail State of Mind" • "Streaming" • "The Birthday Party" • "Yeah I Know" • "Then Because She Goes" • "Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America" • "Roadkill" • "Me & You Together Song" • "I Think There's Something You Should Know" • "Nothing Revealed / Everything Denied" • "Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)" • "Shiny Collarbone" • "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)" • "Playing on My Mind" • "Having No Head" • "What Should I Say" • "Bagsy Not in Net" • "Don't Worry" • "Guys" |