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Artist: Arctic Monkeys
Track: Fluorescent Adolescent

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You used to get it in your fishnets
Now you only get it in your night dress
Discarded all the naughty nights for niceness
Landed in a very common crisis
Everything's in order in a black hole
Nothing seems as pretty as the past though
That Bloody Mary's lacking in Tabasco
Remember when you used to be a rascal?

Oh, the boy's a slag, the best you ever had
The best you ever had is just a memory and those dreams
Weren't as daft as they seem, not as daft as they seemed
My love, when you dream them up

Flicking through a little book of sex tips
Remember when the boys were all electric?
Now when she's told she's gonna get it
I'm guessing that she'd rather just forget it
Clinging 'til I'm getting sentimental
Said she wasn't going but she went still
Likes her gentlemen not to be gentle
Was it a Mecca Dauber or a betting pencil?

Oh, the boy's a slag, the best you ever had
The best you ever had is just a memory and those dreams
Weren't as daft as they seem, not as daft as they seemed
My love, when you dream them up

Oh, Flo, where did you go?
Where did you go? Where did you go? Oh

You're falling about
You took a left off Last Laugh Lane
Just sounding it out
But you're not coming back again
You're falling about
You took a left off Last Laugh Lane
You were just sounding it out
But you're not coming back again

You used to get it in your fishnets (falling about)
Now you only get it in your night dress
Discarded all the naughty nights for niceness (you took a left off Last Laugh Lane)
Landed in a very common crisis
Everything's in order in a black hole (we're sounding it out)
Is everything as pretty as the past though?
That Bloody Mary's lacking in Tabasco (but you're not coming back again)
Remember when you used to be a rascal? Oh
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Genius Lyrics
Arctic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent
“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
Genius Traduzioni Italiane – Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent (Traduzione Italiana)
La canzone è stata scritta da https://genius.com/artists/Alex-turner e Johanna Bennett, la fidanzata di Alex al tempo, in una stanza di Hotel prima della registrazione di Favourite
Arctic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent Translations Versions
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​isaac gracie – Fluorescent Adolescent (Arctic Monkeys Cover)
[Verse 1] / You used to get it in your fishnets / Now you only get it in your night dress / Discarded all the naughty nights for niceness / Landed in a very common crisis
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On this B-side to Fluorescent Adolescent, Alex sings about the despairing moments before a breakup with someone who’s fallen out of love with him. Also proving once again that his
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Genius Traductions françaises – Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent (Traduction Française)
[Couplet 1] / T'avais l'habitude d't'envoyer en bas résille / Mais maintenant c'est seulement dans ta nuisette / T'as dit non aux nuits coquines pour d'la gentillesse / Débarquant
Genius Deutsche Übersetzungen – Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent (Deutsche Übersetzung)
[Deutscher Songtext zu „Fluorescent Adolescent“] / [Strophe 1] / Du machtest es immer in deinen Netzstrümpfen / Nun machst du's nur in deinem Nachthemd / Warfst all die
Genius Brasil Traduções – Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent (Tradução em Português)
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Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent translation in Spanish
Spanish translation of lyrics for Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys. You used to get it in your fishnets Now you only get it in your night dress Discarded all ...
Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent translation in Italian
Italian translation of lyrics for Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys. You used to get it in your fishnets Now you only get it in your night dress Discarded all ...
Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent translation in Portuguese
Portuguese translation of lyrics for Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys. You used to get it in your fishnets Now you only get it in your night dress Discarded all ...
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Spanish translation of lyrics for Fluorescent Adolescent - Live by Arctic Monkeys. You used to get it in your fishnets Now you only get it in your night dress Discarded all ...
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Arctic Monkeys release “Fluorescent Adolescent”?
Arctic Monkeys released “Fluorescent Adolescent” on July 4, 2007.
Q:Who wrote “Fluorescent Adolescent” by Arctic Monkeys?
“Fluorescent Adolescent” by Arctic Monkeys was written by Alex Turner, Johanna Bennett, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders & Nick O'Malley.
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