 Genius Meanings
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Arctic Monkeys – Brianstorm
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Sometimes mistakenly referred to as “Brainstorm.”
When asked to say a little about the song’s protagonist, Alex Turner replied,
I can’t remember Brian now… I don’t know if he
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Arctic Monkeys – Brianstorm (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Brian, top marks for not trying / So kind of you to bless us with your effortlessness / We're grateful and so strangely comforted / And I wonder, are you putting us
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Arctic Monkeys – 505
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“505” is one of the songs that marks a turning point in Alex Turner’s songwriting, as he discovers new emotional depths.
The organ chords are the same as were used in Ennio
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Arctic Monkeys – Arabella
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A song about a space aged lover named Arabella serves as track four on the Arctic Monkeys' 5th album AM. It furthers the album’s motif of passion’s incessant pull, both for better
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Arctic Monkeys – Teddy Picker
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This song refers to the striving for fame, and once having it, the not so great side of it. Overall it is essentially be careful what you wish for. The Teddy Picker refers to a
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Arctic Monkeys – Snap Out of It
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“Snap Out of It,” one of the poppiest and most instantly accessible songs on the record, describes Alex Turner trying to tell a girl that she should forget about him.
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Arctic Monkeys – Do Me a Favour
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A breakup song from the band’s second album Favourite Worst Nightmare. In a novel twist, the song is written from the perspective of the person in the wrong, who knows they’re in
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Arctic Monkeys – Only Ones Who Know
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[Verse 1] / In a foreign place, the saving grace was the feeling / That it was a heart that he was stealing / Oh, he was ready to impress and the fierce excitement / The eyes are
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Arctic Monkeys – If You Found This It's Probably Too Late
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Alex isn’t “sure we’re ready”, since the second album was pretty soon after the first (Exactly 1 year after the Who the Fuck EP, actually).
He thinks people will say the new stuff
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Arctic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent
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“Fluorescent Adolescent” is a track about getting older and finding out that life isn’t as fun as it used to be. It describes a woman who dreams of her youth while her current life
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Arctic Monkeys – D is for Dangerous
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This song is talking about when you love somebody else very much, but they are an absolute nightmare to deal with. They are always bringing up things that were already dealt with
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Arctic Monkeys – Balaclava
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This song is about an affair. The woman is still on a relationship with another guy, hence the “before the hour is done”. And the cuckolding man is probably known by the cheaters
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Arctic Monkeys – The Bad Thing
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[Chorus] / Do the bad thing / Take off your wedding ring / But it won't make it that much easier / It might make it worse / [Verse 1] / Oh, the night's like a whirlwind / Somebody'
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Arctic Monkeys – If You Were There, Beware
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This song is about how the media pursue loved ones of those in the public eye. Alex Turner is evidently royally pissed-off with paparazzi hounding an ex girlfriend of his.
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Arctic Monkeys – When the Sun Goes Down
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The second single from Arctic Monkeys' debut album is about prostitution around the studio they were recording in in Sheffield. It was a considerable commercial success, scoring
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Arctic Monkeys (Ft. Dizzee Rascal) – Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend
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Originally Alex Turner, the lead singer of the Arctic Monkeys recorded a song with Dizzee Rascal called “Temptation”. Later, the Arctic Monkeys released their own version of the
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Arctic Monkeys – Old Yellow Bricks
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[Verse 1] / Old yellow bricks, love's a risk / Quite the little escapologist / Looked so miffed when you wished / For a thousand places better than this / You are the fugitive but
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Arctic Monkeys – This House is a Circus
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Alex Turner’s favourite song on the album, “This House is a Circus” is the 8th track on the Arctic Monkeys' album Favourite Worst Nightmare. This track depicts the wild night life
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Arctic Monkeys – Matador
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“You don’t need words to tell a story”.
This song is almost 5 minutes long, but all its words is said in 15 seconds. Few people notice, but all the instrumental part is not in
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Arctic Monkeys – Arabella (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Arabella's got some interstellar gator-skin boots / And a Helter Skelter 'round her little finger / And I ride it endlessly / She's got a Barbarella silver swimsuit
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Arctic Monkeys – What If You Were Right the First Time?
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A song off the Brianstrom EP dealing with trust in relationships.
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Arctic Monkeys – Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?
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A single off the Arctic Monkeys 5th album AM, “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?” is a sexy record, that has the band experimenting with R&B sounds.
Alex’s story is made
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Genius Traductions françaises – Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm (Traduction française)
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[Couplet 1] / Brian, bravo pour ne pas avoir essayé / C'est si gentil de nous bénir avec ta paresse / Nous sommes reconnaissants et curieusement rassurés / Et je m'demande si tu
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Arctic Monkeys – Da Frame 2R
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The seemingly non-sensical title of the track is pronounced “The Frame Tour”.
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm (Tradução em Português)
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[Tradução de "Brianstorm" com Arctic Monkeys] / [Verso 1] / Brian, nota máxima por não tentar / Tão gentil de sua parte nos abençoar com sua falta de esforço / Estamos gratos e tão
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Arctic Monkeys – Fake Tales of San Francisco
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After being featured on the band’s debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, the song was released as a radio-only single in the United States instead of “Leave
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Arctic Monkeys – 505 (Live)
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[Chorus] / I'm going back to 505 / If it's a seven-hour flight or a forty-five-minute drive / In my imagination, you're waiting lying on your side / With your hands between your
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Arctic Monkeys – Don’t Sit Down ’Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair (Live at iTunes Festival 2011)
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[Verse 1] / Break a mirror, roll the dice / Run with scissors through a chip pan fire fight / Go into business with a grizzly bear / But just don't sit down 'cause I've moved your
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