Plunge into the claustrophobic chaos of “Deathbox,” a brooding standout from Lovejoy‘s long-awaited debut album One Simple Trick, blasting off on October 3, 2025, via Anvil Cat Records—the Brighton indie rockers’ first full-length after EPs like Are You Alright? (2021) and Wake Up & It’s Over (2023) racked up half a billion streams. Frontman William Gold (aka Wilbur Soot), with Joe Goldsmith’s razor-sharp guitars, Ash Kabosu’s pulsing bass, and Mark Boardman’s thunderous drums, crafts a track that’s equal parts frantic escape hatch and emotional tomb, self-produced in their DIY haze. Drawing from Gold’s Twitch-honed storytelling and the band’s post-hiatus fire (post-2024 mental health breaks), “Deathbox” traps you in a sonic coffin of jangly riffs and driving rhythms. It’s Lovejoy at their core: the sardonic wit of Pebble Brain’s “One Day” twisted into darker, more urgent territory, blending Britpop hooks with garage-punk bite.
Threaded through One Simple Trick’s 11-track whirlwind of overthought anthems—after lead singles “Pay & Display” and “Common Touch“—Deathbox amplifies the album’s motif of breaking free from mental cages, as Gold teased in NME: “Four years of overthinking, now we underthink it.” Fans who’ve dissected Wake Up & It’s Over’s heartbreak will dig its thematic ties to “Foxholes” and “Fatal,” priming for the US/Canada tour kickoff. Dive into the Deathbox lyrics below and claw your way out of Gold’s lyrical trap. Don’t miss other One Simple Trick tracks like “White Shark Cafe” for more of their indie inferno.
| Lead Vocals | Wilbur Soot |
| Songwriter | Wilbur Soot, Joe Goldsmith, Mark Boardman & Ash Kabosu |
| Music Producer | Ali Chant |
| Label | Anvil Cat Records & Revolution Records |
| Release Date | October 3, 2025 |
| Song Language | English |
| Copyright © | Anvil Cat Records & Revolution Records |
Lyrics of Deathbox by Lovejoy
[Verse 1]
Is This A Shakedown? You Pay What You Want
And Everybody Gets A Discount Till They Don’t Anymore
You Can’t Think Straight Since They Gave You The Bends
Out Standing In Your Field, But Baby, I’m On The Fence
And It’s Okay, Despite What You’ve Heard
There’s No Solace In The Dollar, You Found God, I Got Interred
But I’m Not Sure It’s All Gonna Create
What You Intend To Create, Not Gonna Fight You For A Parking Space
[Bridge]
Aye, Aye, Aye, Aw
[Chorus]
The World Keeps Calling Me, Come On, Girl, Spit It Out
But All They Want To Say Is I Look Better Now
Maybe It’s Not Who You Know
[Verse 2]
You’re On Your Own Now, Is That What You Want?
See, I Used To Understand It, But I Don’t Anymore
It’s So Easy In Cheap Hotel Chains
To Eavesdrop On Conversations And Imagine What I’d Say
Pressure Changing In An Elevator Death Box
Exchanging Glances And A Dirty Thought
Well, I’d Do Anything To Get Off Right Here
But This Isn’t My Floor
[Bridge]
But If You Really Wanna Leave It Behind
You Know That All It Takes Is A Little Time
If I Knew How To Offer It, I’d Give You Mine
God, We’d Be Out Of Here Like That
We’d Be Out Of Here, We’d Be Out Of Here
God, We’d Be Out Of Here Like That
[Chorus]
The World Keeps Calling Me, Come On, Girl, Spit It Out
But All They Want To Say Is I Look Better Now
The World Keeps Calling Me, Come On, Girl, Spit It Out
But All They Want To Say Is I Look Better Now
[Outro]
The World Keeps Calling Me, Come On, Girl, Spit It Out
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