: The lyrics reference the term "supreme gentleman," a phrase famously used by Elliot Rodger, a perpetrator of the 2014 Isla Vista killings.
The song serves as a critique of the "crisis of masculinity". Lead singer Matty Healy has stated that the song explores how young men, often in "forgotten parts of countries," are sometimes only given a vocabulary of "destruction and domination" to assert themselves. : The lyrics reference the term "supreme gentleman,"
For more context on the album's themes, you can read The 1975's Wiki entry or explore Matty Healy's full interview on these lyrics at Vulture . often in "forgotten parts of countries