Lemon To A Knife Fight

Album: Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life (2017)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • The first single to be released from Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life, this was premiered on November 8, 2017 by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1.
  • The lyrics detail someone fighting a losing battle. Frontman Matthew "Murph" Murphy told Annie Mac the song came after a huge argument on Mulholland Drive with his wife.

    "I was watching kind of a lot of David Lynch, and my wife and I were driving on Mulholland and we had this big kind of raging argument (…) Arguing with [his wife] is similar to kind of arguing with a dragon, like a Game of Thrones-style dragon: you just open your mouth but before you know it, you're like burned to a cinder. So yeah, the title I guess is a metaphor for going into a situation that I knew 100% I was going to lose but I went into it anyway."
  • The song's music video was directed by Finn Keenan (The Strypes' "She's So Fine", The Wombats' "Greek Tragedy"). He described the clip as "David Lynch meets Power Rangers."

    Keegan added: "I wanted to make something that started off dark, surreal and a little bit disturbing but then flip it on its head with a big ol' twist that led to a ludicrous ending."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Dean Pitchford

Dean PitchfordSongwriter Interviews

Dean wrote the screenplay and lyrics to all the songs in Footloose. His other hits include "Fame" and "All The Man That I Need."

Daniel Lanois

Daniel LanoisSongwriter Interviews

Daniel Lanois on his album Heavy Sun, and the inside stories of songs he produced for U2, Peter Gabriel, and Bob Dylan.

Dexys (Kevin Rowland and Jim Paterson)

Dexys (Kevin Rowland and Jim Paterson)Songwriter Interviews

"Come On Eileen" was a colossal '80s hit, but the band - far more appreciated in their native UK than stateside - released just three albums before their split. Now, Dexys is back.

Songs in Famous Movie Scenes: Tarantino Edition

Songs in Famous Movie Scenes: Tarantino EditionMusic Quiz

Whether he's splitting ears or burning Nazis, Quentin Tarantino uses memorable music in his films. See if you can match the song to the scene.

Emilio Castillo from Tower of Power

Emilio Castillo from Tower of PowerSongwriter Interviews

Emilio talks about what it's like to write and perform with the Tower of Power horns, and why every struggling band should have a friend like Huey Lewis.

Lori McKenna

Lori McKennaSongwriter Interviews

Lori's songs have been recorded by Faith Hill and Sara Evans. She's performed on the CMAs and on Oprah. She also has five kids.