Fade into the grayscale haze of “Monochrome,” the brooding eleventh-track closer on Lovejoy‘s long-awaited debut album One Simple Trick, unleashed on October 3, 2025, via Revolution Records—capping a four-year odyssey from EP grit to full-length glory. Brighton’s indie rock darlings—frontman William Gold (Wilbur Soot), Joe Goldsmith on lead guitar, Ash Kabosu on bass, and Mark Boardman on drums—channel their signature blend of jangly riffs, wry wordplay, and emotional undercurrents, evolving from the lo-fi charm of Are You Alright? (2021) to the polished ache of Wake Up & It’s Over (2023). It’s a sonic Polaroid of faded love, echoing the band’s aromantic-tinged explorations of connection’s futility—think the petty heartbreak of “Taunt” meets the existential loop of “It’s All Futile! It’s All Pointless!”
As One Simple Trick’s 11-track tapestry of nostalgia and nostalgia’s bite unfolds—from the nostalgic sink of “With Rob As My Witness” to the scathing social jabs in “Common Touch“—this finale amplifies the album’s motif of love as a monochrome trap, where joy blurs into loss. Fans dissecting Gold’s Twitch-honed lyricism will uncover nods to personal rifts and societal grays, much like the isolation in “Foxholes” or the fatalistic pull of “Scoundrels.” With the album storming UK charts and fueling North American tour hype, “Monochrome” cements Lovejoy’s reign as indie’s reluctant poets. Dive into the Monochrome lyrics below and embrace the band’s bittersweet static. Don’t miss other One Simple Trick tracks like “Baptism” for more of their razor-sharp romantic reckoning.
| 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 Monochrome by Lovejoy
[Verse 1]
Say It Again The Way You Did Back Then
And I’ll Pretend That I’m Not Set Alight By Cadence
Oh, We Head Back Home To Overdose On Black Coffee
Drinking In Monochrome And Spit Out Blasphemy
[Pre-Chorus]
I Wanna Say It To You But I Was Unsure
I’ve Heard This Breathing Before, This Pitching, Preening Carnivore
Carni-, Carni-, Carnivore
Constantly Praying To You, Holding Thirty Silver
Hoping You Can Read Between These Lines
Proselytised, Just Like The Way That We Always Used To
[Chorus]
We Talk, We Talk A Superstition
And It’s One That I’m Not Sure Enough
I Think There’s Only Darkness When You
Die, Die, Die, Die, Die
Grant Me One Respite
I Live, I Live In Split-decisions
When I Can’t Relegate My Mind
I’ll Pray To Anything That Gets Me
By, By, By, By, By
The Art Of Dying Twice
[Verse 2]
We All Fake Fine
Dishonest All The Way
I See Your Face
Hello Again, Old Neural Pathways
Oh, We’ll Act It Out To Charge The Crowd Attendance Fees
We’ll Sell The Rights Then We’ll Donate The Proceeds
[Pre-Chorus]
I Wouldn’t Say It To You If I Was Unsure
Feels Like We’ve Been Here Before This Wretched, Indoor Carnival
Carni-, Carni-, Carnival
The Last Time I Held My Breath, It Was At Yours
Wish That I Could Be Like Rust Or Broken Glass
At Least They Do While I Just Sit Somewhere In The Middle
[Chorus]
We Talk, We Talk A Superstition
And It’s One That I’m Not Sure Enough
I Think There’s Only Darkness When You
Die, Die, Die, Die, Die
Grant Me One Respite
I Live, I Live In Split-decisions
When I Can’t Relegate My Mind
Down On My Knees To Get Me
By, By, By, By, Oh
[Outro]
And If You Gotta Leave Tonight, Could You Take Me With You?
Could You Take Me With You?
Oh, Could You Take Me With You?
And If You Gotta Leave Tonight, Could You Take Me With You?
Could You Take Me With You?
Oh, Could You Take Me With You?
If You Gotta Leave Tonight, Could You Take Me With You?
Could You Take Me With You?
Oh, Could You Take Me With You?
If You Gotta Leave Tonight, Could You Take Me With You?
Could You Take Me With You?
Oh, Could You Take Me With You?
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