Matchbox Lyrics

Lyric discussion by |maddie| 

Cover art for Matchbox lyrics by Kooks, The

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?

I jut finished reading 1984 yesterday, and listened to this song by chance today... I logged in to see if anyone else had picked up on the 'Julia' connection... and maddie did! This song can only be about 1984, and hopefully it will make Kooks fans read it because it is a great book

I just noticed the reference and came here to see if anyone else had. I love it

Awesome reference dude! I read the book, but didn't remember that!