Something Good

A Matador's Triumph: Alt-J's Echoes of Liberation and Cleansing
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Lyrics

Something good

Expressing anticipation or discovery of something positive or beneficial.

Oh, something good

Reiteration of the anticipation or discovery of something good.

Oh, something good

Further emphasis on the expectation or realization of something positive.

Oh, something good tonight

Anticipation of a positive experience or event happening tonight.

Make me forget about you for now

Desire for the positive experience to help in temporarily forgetting about someone.


Get high, hit the floor before you go

Encouragement to get high and hit the dance floor before leaving.

Matador, estocada, you're my blood sport

Reference to a matador and the estocada, suggesting a connection to a thrilling or intense experience, perhaps romantic.


But something good

Reiteration of the anticipation or discovery of something good.

Oh, something good

Further emphasis on the expectation or realization of something positive.

Oh, something good

Repetition of the anticipation or discovery of something good.

Oh, something good tonight

Anticipation of a positive experience or event happening tonight.

Make me forget about you for now

Desire for the positive experience to help in temporarily forgetting about someone.


Forty-eight thousand seats

Reference to a large audience or crowd of 48,000 seats.

Bleats and roars for my memories of you

The crowd's sounds, bleats, and roars evoke memories of someone.

Now that I'm fully clean

After becoming fully clean, a change or resolution occurs.

The matador is no more, he's dragged from view

The matador, possibly a symbol of a challenging relationship, is no longer visible or present.


Get high, hit the floor before you go

Repetition of the matador and estocada imagery, reinforcing the intensity of the experience.

Matador, estocada, you're my blood sport

Metaphorical description of a romantic encounter as a blood sport, echoing previous lines.


Forty-eight thousand seats

Reiteration of the large crowd of 48,000 seats.

Bleats and roars for my memories of you

The crowd's sounds continue to evoke memories of someone.

Now that I'm fully clean

After becoming fully clean, a change or resolution occurs, similar to lines 18-19.

The matador is no more, he's dragged from view

Repetition of the disappearance of the matador, reinforcing the idea of a positive transformation.


But something good

Reiteration of the anticipation or discovery of something good.

Oh, something good

Further emphasis on the expectation or realization of something positive.

Oh, something good

Repetition of the anticipation or discovery of something good.

Oh, something good tonight

Anticipation of a positive experience or event happening tonight.

Make me forget about you for now

Desire for the positive experience to help in temporarily forgetting about someone.

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