Viciously, she sleeps
Walks alone her lonely beat
She trips, falls into it all
And I wish I bite my lip and
Call her away from you my little one
Oh from you my little one

Don't come too close
You don't wanna see my ghost
Your turn but I'm betrayed
By you my sweetheart
Don't you think that you went too far
Do you want to see my heart bleed?
For you, you and him
Him and you, you know my heart bleeds

All of us, we're going out tonight
We're gonna walk all over your cars
The Kooks are out in the streets
Oh were gonna steal your signs
All of us, we're going out tonight
We're gonna walk all over your cars
The Kooks are out in the streets
Oh we're gonna see your...

I'm sorry that I let you go
I let you down, I let you down my dear
I always seem to play these games with you my, dear
I always, I always...

All of us, we're going out tonight
We're gonna walk all over your cars
The Kooks are out in the streets
Oh were gonna steal your signs
All of us, we're going out tonight
We're gonna walk all over your cars
The Kooks are out in the streets
Oh we're gonna steal your signs

Oh my Juliet, I'll never betray you my love
Oh my Juliet, I'll never, I'll never betray you

Woah woaaaaaooooooaoaooo
Woah woaaaaaooooooaoaooo
Woah woaaaaaooooooaoaooo
Woah woaaaaaooooooaoaooo

Don't come too close
You don't wanna see my ghost
Your turn but I'm betrayed
By you my sweetheart



Lyrics submitted by Nuclear.Sky

Track duration: 03:10

"Matchbox" as written by Max Rafferty, Luke Pritchard, Paul Garred, Hugh Harris

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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  • +1
    General Comment:These lines are missing in the lyrics.

    "Oh my Julia, I'll never betray you my love
    Oh my Julia, I'll never, I'll never betray you my love"

    A lot of people think it's Juliet but if you listen carefully enough, you'll hear Julia. Which then is a direct reference to a pivotal scene in George Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', where the main character Winston declares that he will never betray Julia, but in the end, he does exactly that.

    Just thought that added an interesting spin on the song.
    Thoughts?
    Flag |maddie|on December 22, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I didn't read all of the comments, but I think this song is about him and a girl that were together, and he messed up / let her down, and so she went off and left him for another guy and he's just heartbroken and "betrayed" cause he made one mistake and she "went too far" by leaving because of it. And now he's just out with his friends drinking all of it away and being pissed at her.

    That's how I interpreted it, anyway.
    I love the part where he yells "you know my heart BLEEDS", haha. & The part where he says, "we're gonna steal your skies" is just ace. Love them. :]
    Flag AllChokedUpon September 20, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I feel I can really relate to this song.
    I think the ghost line is him saying she shouldn't come to close or talk to him because he's dead as a result of her betrayal.
    So him and the band are going to go get trashed, and stir up some trouble to make him forget.
    Flag Matches93on June 24, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Ace song :]

    But yeah, like someone else said the chorus is about going out with your buddies, hence, "The Kooks are out..." because they'll make him feel better after a pint or two... or three... to mend his broken heart from his cheating girlfriend :]

    But I wouldn't say they're the best brits out there like someone else said.

    If Blur was still making good music [not the crap they are making now... And I don't mean the poppy stuff either... I mean good old alternative/shoegaze stuff] they would be owning them. But as of now, I gotta sat The Fratellis are doing a bit better. Not one song of theirs I don't like... 'cept maybe Henrietta... And now that The Verve is back, they are gonna be the pwnzors! Cuz The Verve, they are music.
    Flag MattJamesRon November 27, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:one of my favs song on the album!!!! love the lyrics!!!!! gees i love the kooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =)
    Flag nikki_8on September 11, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:i absoloutely love the lines:

    ''All of us,we're going out tonight
    We're gonna walk all over your cars
    The Kooks are out,in the streets
    Oh,we're gonna steal your skies''
    because it's the most fun set of lines i've heard in a kooks song. it suits the kooks inside and out, going out, having fun, as a band.
    there is probably a deeper meaning for this
    but fuck that
    i like my analysis :)
    Flag ledgendaryxpersonon August 26, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:it's definitely "your turn, but I'm betrayed"
    Flag Bmane52on July 25, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:When he says,

    "Dont come too close, you dont want to see my ghost"
    i think he means through the word, "Ghost" his insicurities, mistakes, wrongs, basically his SOUL. what he really is.

    so when he says the whole thing they are saying that if you try to get too close to me and really get to know me then you might like it or you might not, but you will see ME the real me
    Flag RandomBeingon July 01, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:don't come too close, you don't wanna see my ghost!!


    ohhhh, i love it =)
    the kooks are the best brits out there. i guess this is about getting over an ex or something of the sort. i love the part where it slows down in the middle, his voice is so brilliant.

    "you're rotten and i'm betrayed by you, my sweetheart"
    this line is so sad, i love it though.

    song is ace, vocals BRILLIANT as usual.
    loveloveloveit.
    Flag thebadfruiton April 14, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:i still dont get why its called matchbox. i just think theres a deeper meaning behind it than wanting to hide from the world in a small box... this songs soooo cool! one of my faves!!!
    Flag lookie_kookieon April 05, 2007   Link

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