Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
Arctic Monkeys
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The View From the Afternoon
03 : 38
2
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
02 : 53
3
Fake Tales of San Francisco
02 : 57
4
Dancing Shoes
02 : 21
5
You Probably Couldn’t See for the Lights but You Were Staring Straight at Me
02 : 10
6
Still Take You Home
02 : 53
7
Riot Van
02 : 14
8
Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured
02 : 23
9
Mardy Bum
02 : 55
10
Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But…
04 : 28
11
When the Sun Goes Down
03 : 20
12
From the Ritz to the Rubble
03 : 13
13
A Certain Romance
05 : 31
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Track Lyrics
The View From the Afternoon Lyrics
[Refrain]
Anticipation has a habit to set you up
For disappointment in evening entertainment, but
Tonight there'll be some love
Tonight there'll be a ruckus, yeah, regardless of what's gone before
[Verse 1]
I want to see all of the things that we've already seen
The lairy girls hung out the window of the limousine
Of course it's fancy dress
And they're all looking quite full on in bunny ears and devil horns and how
[Refrain]
Anticipation has a habit to set you up
For disappointment in evening entertainment, but
Tonight there'll be some love
Tonight there'll be a ruckus, yeah, regardless of what's gone before
[Verse 2]
I want to see all of the things that we've already seen
I wanna see you take the jackpot out the fruit machine
And put it all back in
You've got to understand that you can never beat the bandit, no
[Chorus]
And she won't be surprised and she won't be shocked
When she's pressed the star after she's pressed unlock
And there's verse and chapter sat in her inbox
And all that it says is that you've drank the lot
[Post-Chorus]
And you should bear that in mind tonight, bear that in mind
Yeah, you should bear that in mind tonight, bear that in mind
And you can pour your heart out but her reasonin' will block
Owt you send her after nine o' clock
[Instrumental Break]
[Refrain]
Anticipation has a habit to set you up
For disappointment in evening entertainment, but
Tonight there'll be some love, oh
Tonight there'll be a ruckus, yeah, regardless of what's gone before
[Chorus]
And she won't be surprised and she won't be shocked
When she's pressed the star after she's pressed unlock
And there's verse and chapter sat in her inbox
And all that it says is that you've drank the lot
[Post-Chorus]
And you should bear that in mind tonight, bear that in mind
Yeah, you should bear that in mind tonight, bear that in
And you can pour your heart out around three o' clock
When the two-for-one's undone the writer's block
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor Lyrics
[Verse 1: Alex Turner]
Stop makin' the eyes at me
I'll stop makin' the eyes at you
What it is that surprises me
Is that I don't really want you to
[Pre-Chorus: Alex Turner, Matt Helders]
But your shoulders are frozen (Cold as the night)
Oh, but you're an explosion (You're dynamite)
Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand
And lighting the fuse might result in a bang, b-b-bang, oh
[Chorus: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
I don't know if you're lookin' for romance or
I don't know what you're lookin' for
I said, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
Dancin' to electro-pop like a robot from 1984
Well, from 1984
[Verse 2: Alex Turner]
I wish you'd stop ignorin' me
Because it's sending me to despair
Without a sound, yeah, you're calling me
And I don't think it's very fair
[Pre-Chorus: Alex Turner, Matt Helders]
That your shoulders are frozen (Cold as the night)
Oh, but you're an explosion (You're dynamite)
Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand
And lighting the fuse might result in a bang, b-b-bang, oh
[Chorus: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
I don't know if you're lookin' for romance or
I don't know what you're lookin' for
I said, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
Dancin' to electro-pop like a robot from 1984
Well, from 1984
[Bridge: Alex Turner]
Oh, there in't no love, no
Montagues or Capulets
Just banging tunes and DJ sets and
Dirty dancefloors and dreams of naughtiness
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
Well, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
I don't know if you're lookin' for romance or
I don't know what you're lookin' for
I said, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
Dancin' to electro-pop like a robot from 1984
Said, from 1984
Fake Tales of San Francisco Lyrics
[Verse 1: Alex Turner]
Fake tales of San Francisco
Echo through the room
More point to a wedding disco
Without a bride or groom
And there's a super cool band, yeah
With their trilbies and their glasses of white wine
And all the weekend rockstars are in the toilets
Practicing their lines
[Chorus: Alex Turner, Matt Helders]
I don't want to hear you (Kick me out, kick me out)
I don't want to hear you, no (Kick me out, kick me out)
I don't want to hear you (Kick me out, kick me out)
I don't want to hear you, I don't want to hear your
[Verse 2: Alex Turner]
Fake tales of San Francisco
Echo through the air
And there's a few bored faces at the back, all
Wishin' they weren't there
And as the microphone squeaks, a young girl's telephone beeps
Yeah, she's dashin' for the exit, oh, she's runnin' to the streets outside
"Oh, you've saved me," she screams down the line
"The band were fuckin' wank and I'm not havin' a nice time"
[Chorus: Alex Turner, Matt Helders]
I don't want to hear you (Kick me out, kick me out)
I don't want to hear you, no (Kick me out, kick me out)
[Post-Chorus: Alex Turner]
Yeah, but his bird said it's amazing though, so all that's left
Is the proof that love's not only blind, but deaf
[Bridge: Alex Turner]
He talks of San Francisco, he's from Hunter's Bar
I don't quite know the distance, but I'm sure that's far
Yeah, I'm sure it's pretty far
And yeah, I'd love to tell you all my problem
You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham
So get off the bandwagon, and put down the handbook
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Outro: Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Jamie Cook & Andy Nicholson]
Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook, yeah
Dancing Shoes Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Get on your dancing shoes
There's one thing on your mind
Hopin' they're lookin' for you
Sure you'll be rummagin' through
Oh and the shit, shock, horror
You've seen your future bride
Yeah, but it's oh so absurd
For you to say the first word, so you're waitin' and waitin' and
[Chorus]
The only reason that you came
So what you scared for?
Well, don't you always do the same?
It's what you're there for, don't you know?
[Verse 2]
The lights are flashin'
Down in here tonight
And some might exchange a glance
But keep pretendin' to dance
Don't act like it's not happening
As if it's impolite
To go and mention your name
Instead you'll just do the same as they all do and hope for the best
[Chorus]
The only reason that you came
So what you scared for?
Well, don't you always do the same?
It's what you’re there for, but no
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Get on your dancing shoes
You sexy little swine
Hopin' they're lookin' for you
Sure you'll be rummagin' through
And I said the shit, shock, horror
You've seen your future bride, yeah
Yeah, but it's oh so absurd
For you to say the first word, so you're waitin' and waitin'
You Probably Couldn’t See for the Lights but You Were Staring Straight at Me Lyrics
[Verse 1: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
One look sends it coursin' through the veins, oh, how the feelin' races
Back up to their brains to form expressions on their stupid faces
They don't want to say hello like I want to say hello
Well, the heartbeat's at its peak when you're coming up to speak
[Chorus: Alex Turner]
And oh, I'm so tense, never tenser, could all go a bit Frank Spencer
And I'm talkin' gibberish, tip of the tongue but I can't deliver it
Properly, oh, it's all gettin' on top of me
And if it weren't this dark, you'd see how red my face has gone, yeah
[Verse 2: Alex Turner]
Everybody's tryin' to crack the jokes and that to make you smile
Those that claim that they're not showin' off are drownin' in denial
But they're not half as bad as me, say anything and I'll agree
'Cause when it comes to acting up, I'm sure I could write the book
[Chorus: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
And now that you're more than a part in the play
It's slightly easier to think what to say
You had us all standin' on our heads
Doing our best tricks, yeah
[Outro: Alex Turner, Matt Helders]
Never again, well, never again, no
Will there be another one quite as desirable as you
One look sends it coursin' through the veins, oh, how the feeling races
Back up to their brains to form expressions on their stupid faces
Still Take You Home Lyrics
[Intro]
Let's get started
Yeah, let's go
[Verse 1: Alex Turner]
Well, it's ever so funny
'Cause I don't think you're special, I don't think you're cool
You're just probably alright
But under these lights you look beautiful
And I'm strugglin'
I can't see through your fake tan
Yeah, and you know it for a fact
That everybody's eatin' out of your hands
[Chorus: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
But what do you know?
Oh, you know nothin'
Yeah, but I'd still take you home
Oh, yeah, I'll still take you home
So what do you know?
Said, you don't know nothin'
[Verse 2: Alex Turner]
Well, fancy seein' you in here
You're all tarted up and you don't look the same
Well, I haven't seen you since last year
Yeah, and surprisingly you have forgotten my name
But you know it
Yeah, and you knew it all along
Oh, and you say you have forgotten
But you're fibbing, go on, tell me I'm wrong
[Chorus: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
So what do you know?
Oh, you know nothin'
Yeah, but I'll still take you home
Oh, yeah, I'll still take you home
So what do you know?
Oh, you don't know nothin', no
[Bridge: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
Oh-woah, woah, woah
Oh-woah, woah, woah
Da-da-da-da, da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da, da-da
Oh-woah, woah, woah
[Chorus: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
Oh, so what do you know?
Yeah, you don't know nothin', no
Yeah, but I'd still take you home
Oh, yeah, I'll still take you home
I said, what do you know?
Oh, you don't know nothin'
[Verse 3: Alex Turner]
I fancy you with a passion
Oh, you're a Topshop princess, a rockstar too
But you're a fad and you're a fashion
And I'm havin' a job tryin' to talk to you
But it's alright
Yeah, I'll put it on one side
Oh, 'cause everybody's looking
You've got control of everyone's eyes, includin' mine
Riot Van Lyrics
[Chorus]
So up rolls a riot van and sparks excitement in the boys
But the policemen look annoyed
Perhaps these are ones they should avoid
[Verse 1]
Got a chase last night
From men with truncheons dressed in hats
We didn't do that much wrong
Still ran away though for the laugh, just for the laugh
[Chorus]
And please just stop talkin' 'cause they won't find us if you do
Oh, those silly boys in blue
Well, they won't catch me and you
[Verse 2]
"Have you been drinking, son?
You don't look old enough to me"
"I'm sorry, officer, is there a certain age you're supposed to be?
'Cause nobody told me"
[Chorus]
And up rolls the riot van and these lads just wind the coppers up
They ask why they don't catch proper crooks
They get their address and their names took
But they couldn't care less
[Chorus]
Thrown in the riot van, and all the coppers kicked him in
And there was no way he could win
Just had to take it on the chin
Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured Lyrics
[Verse 1: Alex Turner]
We'll ask if we can have six in
If not we'll have to have two
Well, you're comin' up our end, aren't ya?
So I'll get one with you
Won't he let us have six in?
Especially not with the food
He could have just told us no, though
He didn't have to be rude
[Verse 2: Alex Turner]
You see her with the green dress?
She talked to me at the bar
Well, how come it's already two-pound fifty?
We've only gone about a yard
Didn't you see she were gorgeous?
She were beyond belief
But this lad at the side drinkin' his Smirnoff Ice
Came and paid for her Tropical Reef
[Chorus: Alex Turner]
And I'm sitting, going backwards
And I didn't want to leave
I said, "It's High Green, mate
Via Hillsborough, please"
[Verse 3: Alex Turner]
Well, how funny were that sketch earlier
Up near that taxi rank?
Oh no, you would have missed it
Think it were when you went to the bank
These two lads squarin' up, proper shoutin'
'Bout who were next in the queue
The kind of thing that'd seem so silly
But not when they've both had a few
[Bridge: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
Well, calm down, temper, temper
You shouldn't get so annoyed
Well, you're actin' like a silly little boy
Oh, they wanted to be men
And do some fightin' in the street
He said, "No surrender, no chance of retreat"
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus: Alex Turner]
And so why are they in the taxi?
'Cause I didn't wanna leave
I said, "It's High Green, mate
Via Hillsborough, please!"
[Outro: Alex Turner]
Drunken plots hatched to jump it
Ask around, "Are you sure?"
Went for it, but the red light was showin'
And red light indicates doors are secure
Mardy Bum Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well, now then, mardy bum
I've seen your frown and it's like lookin' down
The barrel of a gun, and it goes off
And out come all these words
Oh, there's a very pleasant side to you
A side I much prefer
[Chorus]
It's one that laughs and jokes around
Remember cuddles in the kitchen, yeah
To get things off the ground
And it was up, up, and away
Ah, but it's right hard to remember that
On a day like today
When you're all argumentative
And you've got the face on
[Verse 2]
Well, now then mardy bum
Oh, I'm in trouble again, aren't I?
I thought as much
'Cause you turned over there
Pullin' that silent disappointment face
The one that I can't bear
[Chorus]
Well, can't we just laugh and joke around?
Remember cuddles in the kitchen, yeah
To get things off the ground
And it was up, up, and away
Ah, but it's right hard to remember that
On a day like today
When you're all argumentative
And you've got the face on
[Bridge]
And yeah, I'm sorry I was late
But I missed the train and then the traffic was a state
And I can't be arsed to carry on in this debate that reoccurs
Oh, when you say I don't care
Oh but of course I do, yeah, I clearly do
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
So laugh and joke around
Remember cuddles in the kitchen, yeah
To get things off the ground
And it was up, up, and away
Oh, but it's right hard to remember that
On a day like today, when you're all
Argumentative
And you've got the face on
Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But… Lyrics
[Verse 1: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
I've seen your eyes as they fix on me
"What is he doin'? What on earth's the plan
Has he got one?"
You better give me some pointers
Since you are the big rocket launcher
And I'm just the shotgun
I ain't got no dollar signs in my eyes
That might be a surprise
But it's true, said, I'm not like you
And I don't want your advice or your praise
Or to move in the ways you do
And I never will
[Chorus: Alex Turner]
'Cause all you people are vampires
And all your stories are stale
And though you pretend to stand by us
I know you're certain we'll fail
[Verse 2: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
I've seen your eyes as they fix on me
Full of confusion
Your snarl is just so condescending
Trying to explain that we're on to a win
If the fee we get in
Near recoups what we're spendin'
He said, "I can't believe that you drove all that way
Well how much did they pay ya?
How much did they pay ya?
You'd have been better to stay round our way"
Thinkin' 'bout things
But not actually doing the things
[Chorus: Alex Turner, Alex Turner & Matt Helders]
'Cause all you people are vampires
And all your stories are stale
And though you pretend to stand by us
I know you're certain we'll fail
'Cause all you people are vampires
And all your stories are stale
And though you pretend to stand by us
I know you're certain we'll fail
[Instrumental Break]
[Interlude: Matt Helders]
(All you people are vampires)
[Instrumental Outro]
When the Sun Goes Down Lyrics
[Intro: Alex Turner]
I said, who's that girl there?
I wonder what went wrong so that she had to roam the streets
She don't do major credit cards, I doubt she does receipts
It's all not quite legitimate
And what a scummy man
Just give him half a chance, I bet he'll rob you if he can
Can see it in his eyes, yeah, that he's got a drivin' ban
Amongst some other offences
And I've seen him with girls of the night
And he told Roxanne to put on her red light
They're all infected but he'll be alright
'Cause he's a scumbag, don't you know?
I said, he's a scumbag, don't you know?
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 1: Alex Turner]
Although you're trying not to listen
Avert your eyes and starin' at the ground
She makes a subtle proposition
"I'm sorry, love, I'll have to turn you down"
And oh, he must be up to summat
What are the chances? Sure it's more than likely
I've got a feelin' in my stomach
And start to wonder what his story might be
What his story might be, yeah
[Chorus: Alex Turner & Matt Helders, Alex Turner]
'Cause they said it changes when the sun goes down
Yeah, they said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Around here, around here
[Verse 2: Alex Turner]
Look, here comes a Ford Mondeo
Isn't he Mr. Inconspicuous?
And he don't even have to say owt
She's in the stance ready to get picked up
Bet she's delighted when she sees him
Pullin' in and givin' her the eye
Because she must be fucking freezin'
Scantily clad beneath the clear night sky
It don't stop in the winter, no
[Chorus: Alex Turner & Matt Helders, Alex Turner]
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Yeah, they said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Around here
Well, they said it changes when the sun goes down
Over the river, goin' out of town
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Around here, around here, oh
[Outro: Alex Turner]
And what a scummy man
Just give him half a chance, I bet he'll rob you if he can
Can see it in his eyes, yeah, that he's got a nasty plan
I hope you're not involved at all
From the Ritz to the Rubble Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well, last night these two bouncers
And one of 'em's alright, the other one's a scary'un
His way or no way; totalitarian
He's got no time for you looking or breathin'
How he don't want you to, so step out the queue
He makes examples of you, and there's nowt you can say
Behind they go through to the bit where you pay
And you realise then that it's finally the time
To walk back past ten-thousand eyes in the line
And you can swap jumpers and make another move
Instilled in your brain you've got somethin' to prove
To all the smirkin' faces and the boys in black
Why can't they be pleasant? Why can't they have a laugh?
He's got his hand in your chest, he wants to give you a duff
Well, secretly I think they want you all to kick off
They want arms flying everywhere and bottles as well
It's just something to talk about, a story to tell, yeah
[Chorus]
Well, I'm so glad they turned us all away, we'll put it down to fate
I said a thousand million things that I could never say this mornin'
Got too deep, but how deep is too deep?
[Verse 2]
Well, this town's a different town today
Said, this town's a different town to what it was last night
You couldn't have done that on a Sunday
And that girl's a different girl today
Said, that girl's a different girl to her you kissed last night
You couldn'ta done that on a Sunday
Of course not
[Chorus]
Well, I'm so glad they turned us all away, we'll put it down to fate
I thought a thousand million things that I could never think this mornin'
Got too deep, but how deep is too deep?
[Bridge]
Last night, what we talked about
It made so much sense
But now the haze has ascended
It don't make no sense anymore
I said, last night, what we talked about
It made so much sense
But now the haze has ascended
It don't make no sense anymore, oh
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Da-da-da-da, da
Da-da-da-da, da, da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da, da, da-da-da-da-da
A Certain Romance Lyrics
[Intro: Ewan Davis]
(Shall I keep rolling?)
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 1: Alex Turner]
Well, oh, they might wear classic Reeboks
Or knackered Converse, or tracky bottoms tucked in socks
But all of that's what the point is not
The point's that there in't no romance around there
And there's the truth that they can't see
They'd probably like to throw a punch at me
And if you could only see 'em then you would agree
Agree that there in't no romance around there
[Chorus: Alex Turner]
You know? Oh, it's a funny thing, you know
We'll tell 'em if you like, we'll tell 'em all tonight
They'll never listen because their minds are made up
And of course it's all okay to carry on that way
[Verse 2: Alex Turner]
'Cause over there there's broken bones
There's only music so that there's new ringtones
And it don't take no Sherlock Holmes
To see it's a little different around here
Don't get me wrong though, there's boys in bands
And kids who like to scrap with pool cues in their hands
And just 'cause he's had a couple of cans
He thinks it's all right to act like a dickhead
[Chorus: Alex Turner]
Don't you know? Oh, it's a funny thing, you know
We'll tell 'em if you like, we'll tell 'em all tonight
They'll never listen, because their minds are made up
And course it's all okay to carry on that way
[Bridge: Alex Turner]
But I said no, oh no
Well, you won't get me to go
Not anywhere, not anywhere
No, I won't go, oh, no, no
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3: Alex Turner]
But over there, there's friends of mine
What can I say? I've known 'em for a long long time
And they might overstep the line
But you just cannot get angry in the same way
No, not in the same way
Said, not in the same way
Oh no, oh no, no
[Instrumental Outro]