Plunge into the chaotic thrill of “Fatal,” the pulse-pounding eighth track from Lovejoy‘s explosive debut album One Simple Trick, which crash-landed on October 3, 2025, via AWAL—capping four years of teasing and triumph after EPs like Are You Alright? (2021) and Wake Up & It’s Over (2023). Brighton’s indie rock renegades—frontman Will Gold (aka Wilbur Soot) on vocals and rhythm guitar, Joe Goldsmith shredding leads, Ash Kabosu thumping bass, and Mark Boardman driving drums—deliver here a sonic gut-punch of jagged riffs and frantic hi-hats, blending the math-rock urgency of Pebble Brain’s “SOCKS” with the wry heartbreak of “Call Me What You Like.” It’s Lovejoy at their razor-sharp best, echoing the band’s post-hiatus evolution amid Gold’s mental health candor and their sold-out 2023 US tour that moved 25k tickets in minutes.
Threaded through One Simple Trick’s 11-track whirlwind of “future primitive” vibes—boasting singles like “With Rob As My Witness” (a symbolic brawl anthem) and “Common Touch” (self-sabotage in sharp focus) “Fatal” amplifies the LP’s motif of inevitable falls, linking the euphoric haze of “Foxholes” to the reflective sting of “Perfect Blue.” As the album storms UK charts (debuting at No. 3) and fuels North American tour dates through December, this cut’s layered chaos begs dissection: hidden nods to band lore in the bridge, a nod to their Coachella cancellation resilience. Dive into the Fatal lyrics below and embrace the band’s beautifully broken momentum. Don’t miss other One Simple Trick tracks like “Baptism” 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 Fatal by Lovejoy
Thoughts Manifest In A Wink
Insanity, It Beckons Again
Is This Where The Loud Part Begins?
Right In The Momentary Bliss, In The Midst Of A Toxin
I Shall Be Led Into Temptation
Shall Not Fear, For You’re With I
We Buried Deep In Conversation
Ask What I’m Thinking, And I Lie
And While She Could Give Or Take
I Guess That I’m Not Built That Way
What If It’s Fatal, Be All And End All?
What If The Wait Was Inconsequential
Too Late To Surface, Watching The Tide Turn
Know How It Ends, But Still Feel Suspenseful
What Would The Neighbourhood Think
When The Twitching Of Curtains Insist?
Empty In Your Heart That Persists Through A Pinhole
A Camera Obscura Perceived On The Atrium
I Know He Speaks Perfect Prose ’cause
On Sinai’s Peak, He Took My Hand
We Misheard Curse Words, A Condemnation
The Only Thing He Understands
Oh, He Understands
And While He Could Give Or Take
I Guess That I’m Not Built That Way
What If It’s Fatal, Be All And End All?
What If The Wait Was Inconsequential
Too Late To Surface, Watching The Tide Turn
Know How It Ends, But Still Feel Suspenseful
Please, Can I Just Take A Bit More For Myself?
An Angel Or Guinea, A Year Off My Health
I Wish You All Could Understand The Things That I Say
I’d Love To Come Help You, I’d Love To Translate
Each Softly Spoken Rhyme, Sew It Right To Your Tongue
Waft The Amber Rays Arranged To Your Cerebrum
You’d Come To Know Exactly What I’d Meant To Mean
We’d Make Up, We’d Cry Goodbye, A Kiss On The Cheek
You Make It So Hard For A Boy To Believe
There’s Anything Beyond What I Think And I See
You Make It So Hard For A Boy To Believe
This Moment Could Hurt You, But It Won’t Hurt Me
What If It’s Fatal, Be All And End All?
What If The Wait Was Inconsequential
Too Late To Surface, Watching The Tide Turn
Know How It Ends, But Still Feel Suspenseful
What If It’s Fatal, Be All And End All?
What If The Wait Was Inconsequential
Too Late To Surface, Watching The Tide Turn
Know How It Ends, But Still Feel Suspenseful
What If It’s Fatal, Be All And End All?
What If The Wait Was Inconsequential
Too Late To Surface, Watching The Tide Turn
Know How It Ends, But Still Feel Suspenseful
But Darling, It’s Not Your Fault
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