Bruce Thomas walking out of the control room, leaving the band and Jake chasing after him. The whole thing was mental." Costello later concurred that despite these tensions, he felt the final album contained some of the Attractions' best performances, naming "Strict Time", "Lovers Walk", "White Knuckles", and "New Lace Sleeves". Trust was chosen as the title over working titles Looking Italian and Cats and Dogs. Music and lyrics Costello's original intent for Trust was to cross the melody of Armed Forces with the rhythm of Get Happy!!. Author Mick St. Michael states that he took the best elements of previous albums for Trust: the "lyrical zest" of My Aim Is True (1977), the "energy" of This Year's Model (1978) and the "commerciality" of Armed Forces. As such, Trust displays a wide variety of musical styles. An overall pop rock album, genres exhibited on Trust range from jazz ("Clubland"), soul pop ("Watch Your Step"), rockabilly ("Luxembourg"), Tin Pan Alley-style pop ("Shot with His Own Gun") and country ("Different Finger"). AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine also notes the "more complex arrangements and musicianship" that accompany "White Knuckles" and "New Lace Sleeves". Despite having previously expressed a desire to distance himself from the pop music mainstream, Costello revealed that a number of songs on the album were influenced by other contemporary artists. "Clubland" incorporated the guitar style of the Police, "You'll Never Be a Man" borrowed from the Pretenders, "White Knuckles" was modelled on XTC records, and "Fish 'n' Chip Paper" was an homage to Squeeze. "Lovers Walk" featured a Bo Diddley-type beat while "Big Sister's Clothes" had a bass line based on work by the Clash. Additionally, Costello's newfound appreciation for songwriters such as Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart and Sammy Caine, singers such as Frank Sinatra, and his own father Ross McManus – a singer and trumpeter – would influence the writing of Trust. Costello describes the album's lyrics as depicting a world with a lack of trust. Partly taking influences from events in his own life at the time, including the effects of being a touring musician, the songs delve into politics ("Clubland", "Big Sister's Clothes", "Pretty Words"), ennui ("Watch Your Step", "Strict Time") and the slow disintegration of personal relationships ("Lovers Walk", "Different Finger", "You'll Never Be a Man"). Costello later recalled that his failing marriage was reflected in "Different Finger", "Lovers Walk", "Shot With His Own Gun", the