The Car
Arctic Monkeys
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1
There’d Better Be a Mirrorball
04 : 26
2
I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am
03 : 11
3
Sculptures of Anything Goes
03 : 59
4
Jet Skis on the Moat
03 : 17
5
Body Paint
04 : 50
6
The Car
03 : 18
7
Big Ideas
03 : 57
8
Hello You
04 : 04
9
Mr Schwartz
03 : 30
10
Perfect Sense
02 : 49
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Track Lyrics
There’d Better Be a Mirrorball Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Don't get emotional, that ain't like you
Yesterday's still leaking through the roof
That's nothing new
I know I promised this is what I wouldn't do
Somehow giving it the old romantic fool
Seems to better suit the mood
[Chorus]
So if you wanna walk me to the car
You oughta know I'll have a heavy heart
So can we please be absolutely sure
That there's a mirrorball?
[Verse 2]
You're getting cynical and that won't do
I'd throw the rose tint back on the exploded view
Darling, if I were you
And how's that insatiable appetite?
For the moment whеn you look them in the eyеs
And say, "Baby, it's been nice"
[Chorus]
So do you wanna walk me to the car?
I'm sure to have a heavy heart
So can we please be absolutely sure
That there's a mirrorball for me?
Oh, there'd better be a mirrorball for me
I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Freaky keypad
By the retina scan
I've been given good reason to believe
I ain't quite where I think I am
But it's always worth half a blast
You know the face, but you can't see past
[Refrain]
The disco strobes in the stumbling blocks
Wait, there's the other island now
[Chorus]
Formation displays of affection fly over (Eyes roll back)
And I can see both islands now
[Verse 2]
It's the intermission
Let's shake a few hands
Blank expressions invite me to suspect
I ain't quite where I think I am
Stackable party guests
To fill the awkward silencеs
[Refrain]
The disco strobes in the stumbling blocks
Wait, thеre's the other island now
[Chorus]
Formation displays of affection fly over (Eyes roll back)
And I can see both islands now
From my vantage point
[Bridge]
The spare set of tingles'll race up your spine
If I get it my way
[Verse 3]
Looks like the Riviera
Is coming into land
Early predictions would seem to suggest
I ain't quite where I think I am
[Chorus]
Formation displays of affection fly over (Eyes roll back)
And I can see both islands now
Sculptures of Anything Goes Lyrics
[Verse 1]
How am I supposed to manage my infallible beliefs
While I'm sockin' it to ya?
Performin' in Spanish on Italian TV
Sometime in the future
Whilst wondering if your mother still ever thinks of me
Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Blank canvasses leant against gallery walls
Flowing towards sculptures of Anything Goes
On the marble stairs
[Verse 2]
Is that vague sense of longing kinda trying to cause a scene?
Guess I'm talking to you now
Puncturing your bubble of relatability
With your horrible new sound
Baby, those mixed messages ain't what they used to be
When you said 'em out loud
[Chorus]
Blank canvasses leant against gallery walls
Flowing towards sculptures of Anything Goes
On the marble stairs
Leading to almost wherever you want them to
[Verse 3]
The simulation cartridge for City Life '09
Is pretty tricky to come by
Village coffee mornings with not long since retired spies
Now, that's my idea of a good time
Flash that angle grinder smile, gasp, and roll your eyes
And help me to get untied
From the chandelier
And twizzling 'round an umbrella
I'll sing a tune
Jet Skis on the Moat Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Jet skis on the moat
They shot it all in CinemaScope
As though it's the last time you're gonna ride
Showstoppers anonymous
Come over here and give your buddy a hug
So much for decidin' not to let it slide
[Chorus]
Is there somethin' on your mind
Or are you just happy to sit there and watch while the paint job dries?
When it's over, you're supposed to know
[Verse 2]
Lights out on the Wonder Park
Your saw-toothed lover boy was quick off the mark
That's long enough in the sunshine for one night
Didn't recognise you through thе smoke
Pyjama pants and a Subbuteo cloak
You know that it's alright if you wanna cry
[Chorus]
Is therе somethin' on your mind
Or are you just happy to sit there and watch while the paint job dries?
When it's over, you're supposed to know
[Outro]
Jet skis on the moat
They shot it all in CinemaScope
As though, it's the last time you're gonna ride
Body Paint Lyrics
[Verse 1]
For a master of deception and subterfuge
You've made yourself quite the bed to lie in
Do your time travelling through the tanning booth
So you don’t let the sun catch you crying
[Chorus]
So predictable, I know what you're thinking
[Verse 2]
My teeth are beating and my knees are weak
It's as if there’s something up with the wiring
You can poke your head behind the mountain peak
Don't have to mean that you've gone into hiding
[Chorus]
So predictable, I know what you're thinking
[Bridge]
I'm watching your every move
I feel the tears are coming on
It won't be long
It won't be long
Straight from the cover shoot
Still a trace of body paint
On your legs and on your arms and on your face
And I'm keeping on my costume
And calling it a writing tool
And if you’re thinking of me
I’m probably thinking of you
[Instrumental Break]
[Refrain]
There's still a trace of body paint
On your legs and on your arms and on your face
There’s still a trace of body paint
On your legs and on your arms and on your face
There's still a trace of body paint
On your legs and on your arms and on your face
There's still a trace of body paint
On your legs and on your arms and on your face
[Chorus]
So predictable, I know what you're thinking
[Outro]
Ooh, ha
Yeah
Yeah
The Car Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Your grandfather's guitar
Thinkin' about how funny I must look
Tryin' to adjust to what's been there all along
With the boat kiosk lady and her sleepy amigos
[Chorus]
But it ain't a holiday until
You go to fetch somethin' from the car
[Verse 2]
Travel size champagne cork pops
And we're sweepin' for bugs
In some dusty apartment, the what's-it-called café
You can arrive at eleven and have lunch with the English
[Chorus]
But it ain't a holiday until
They force you to make a wish
They say, "climb up this"
And "jump off that"
And you pretend to fall asleep on the way back
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
No, it ain't a holiday until
You go up to fetch somethin' from the car
Big Ideas Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well, that's quite a number to sing
Spotlit, getting lowered in
Can you co-direct and play the twins
And adapt the main theme for mandolins?
I've conjured up wonderful things
The ballad of what could've been
Over and out
It's been a thrill
[Chorus]
I had big ideas, the band were so excited
The kind you'd rather not share over the phone
But now, the orchestra's got us all surrounded
And I cannot for the life of me remember how they go
[Verse 2]
Coordinated release
Nationwide festivities
We had them out of their seats
Wavin' their arms and stompin' their feet
Some just hysterical scenes
The ballad of what could've been
Over and out
Really, it's been a thrill
[Chorus]
I had big ideas, the band were so excited
The kind you'd rather not share over the phone
But now, the orchestra's got us all surrounded
And I cannot for the life of me remember how they go
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
I just can't for the life of me remember how they go
Hello You Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lego Napoleon movie
Written in noble gas-filled glass tubes
Underlined in sparks
I'll admit it's elaborate for a wakin' thought
Vortex to vortex
The Business they call Show
Hasn't ever been this pumped up before
Hello, gruesome
There's just enough time left to swing by
And re-address the start
If you call and have them pull around the car
And stop specialising in stories from the road
[Chorus]
Hello you, still draggin' out a long goodbye?
I ought to apologise for one of the last times
[Verse 2]
"As that meandering chapter reaches its end
And leaves us in a thoughtful little daze
This electric warrior's motorcade
Shall burn no more rubber down that boulevard"
Read the message I left on the thank you card
Overtaking the tractor
Waitin' for sets of winds and bends to level out again
Pickin' your moment along a country lane
The kind where the harmonies feel right at home
[Chorus]
Hello you, still draggin' out a long goodbye?
I ought to apologise for one of the last times
[Verse 3]
Takin' a dive into your crystal ball
I've snorkelled on the beaches fruitlessly
Why not rewind to Rawborough Snooker Club?
I could pass for seventeen if I just get a shave and catch some Z's
[Outro]
Hello you
Hello you
Mr Schwartz Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Put your heavy metal to the test
There might be half a love song in it all for you
Timing-wise, it's probably for the best
Come here and kiss me now before it gets too cute
[Chorus]
Mr. Schwartz is stayin' strong for the crew
Wardrobe's lint-rollin' your velveteen suit
And smudgin' dubbin' on your dancin' shoes
[Verse 2]
Gradually, it's coming into view
It's like your little directorial debut
As fine a time as any to deduce
The fact that neither you or I has ever had a clue
[Chorus]
Mr. Schwartz is stayin' strong for the crew
Wardrobе's lint-rollin' your velveteen suit
And smudgin' dubbin' on your dancin' shoes
[Bridge]
And if wе guess who I'm pretending to be
Do we win a prize?
Having attempted twice, both incorrectly
Do we get a third try?
[Verse 3]
The gloved hand's reachin' in to hit the switch
There's not one goddamn thing that you can do about it
[Chorus]
Mr. Schwartz is havin' tea with the grips
Askin' after all the wives and the kids
It's at the heart of what the business is
Perfect Sense Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Richard of York, the Executive Branch
Having some fun with the warm-up act
If that's what it takes to say goodnight
Then that's what it takes
[Verse 2]
A four-figure sum on a hotel notepad
A revelation or your money back
That's what it takes to say goodnight
Sometimes, I wrap my head around it all
And it makes perfect sense
[Verse 3]
Keep remindin' me that it ain't a race
When my invincible streak turns onto the final straight
If that's what it takes to say goodnight
Then that's what it takes