 Genius Meanings
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Arctic Monkeys – You're So Dark
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On the B-Side to “One For the Road” Turner juxtaposes dark imagery such as your murder of crows with decidedly less gloomy ideas like driving your Prius. It seems someone has a
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Arctic Monkeys – Star Treatment
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“Star Treatment” is the opener to the Arctic Monkeys' sixth studio album, co-produced by Alex Turner himself for the first time.
Turner personifies a washed up lead of the
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Arctic Monkeys – You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights But You Were Staring Straight at Me
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Alex says this song is about the lead singer of a favourite band of his “The Little Flames” who he took a liking to. In the crowd he had the feeling that she was staring straight
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Arctic Monkeys – Black Treacle
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“Black Treacle” is an intentionally vague song that hints at a story about a man in love with a drug addict. It is one of the more inscrutable songs on Suck It And See; Turner
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Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
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The song uses conceptual and political imagery to give the listener a firsthand view of the “Casino” and its features.
A couple of months after the album’s release, the track was
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Arctic Monkeys – One for the Road
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Fourth AM’s single, “One for the Road,” shows Alex Turner leaving a girl and the title refers to a final drink before leaving home to fortify one for the journey ahead. The
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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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Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?
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“Do I Wanna Know” is the second single from AM, premiered live at the Ventura Theatre, CA on May 22, 2013.
In it, Alex portrays himself as an obsessive lover that is paranoid
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Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine?
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A single from Arctic Monkeys originally released in early 2012 for Record Store Day in the UK. “R U Mine?” was then re-recorded for their 2013 album AM.
The song delves into the
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Arctic Monkeys – You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Staring Straight At Me (Live in Texas)
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[Verse 1] / 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
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Arctic Monkeys – Dangerous Animals
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The third song on the Arctic Monkey’s third album, Humbug.
Alex is haunted by thoughts of a woman who doesn’t want him.
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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 – I Wanna Be Yours
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The song reworks John Cooper Clarke’s poem of the same name. The song focuses on similar themes in the poem. In an interview, Clarke said his poem is:
one of a classic style of
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Cigarettes After Sex – Apocalypse
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In “Apocalypse,” Greg acknowledges the pain his new lover has suffered in her past relationships. He’s urging her to let go of heartbreak and the fear of feeling let down, and to
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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 – 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 – 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 – Star Treatment (Live)
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[Verse 1] / I just wanted to be one of The Strokes / Now look at the mess you made me make / Hitchhiking with a monogrammed suitcase / Miles away from any half-useful imaginary
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Two Feet – I Feel Like I'm Drowning
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[Verse 1] / You keep dreaming and dark scheming / Yeah, you do / You're a poison and I know that is the truth / All my friends think you're vicious / And they say you're suspicious
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Radiohead – Creep
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According to Thom Yorke, “Creep” tells the tale of an inebriated man who tries to get the attention of a woman to whom he is attracted by following her around. In the end, he lacks
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Lovejoy – You’ll Understand When You’re Older
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[Intro] / Woo! / [Verse 1] / Said I'd understand when I'm older / Said I'd understand the things they do / Falls asleep on his shoulder in the break room / She falls asleep on his
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Alex Turner – Stuck on the Puzzle
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This song is off of the Submarine OST. It is a darker sounding song about the main girl in the story, Jordanna. The protagonist stares into the dark half of the blue which if in
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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 – 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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