Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Cornerstone

Tonight I've had the Arctic Monkeys on a lot. They are one of my favorite bands. My Propeller is such a amazing album - it doesn't get the hype it deserves. Cornerstone has got to be the best song on the album but all the songs are really good. I really relate to the lyrics of Cornerstone. I my opion it's about not getting over a girl and trying to find others that look similar so you can replace her with a lookalike. What do you think?

Here's the lyrics:

I thought a saw you in the Battleship, but it was only a look alike
She was nothing but a vision trick under the warning light
She was close, close enough to be your ghost
But my chances turned to toast when I asked her if I could call her your name

I thought I saw you in the Rusty Hook, huddled up in a wicker chair
I wandered over for a closer look and kissed whoever was sitting there
She was close and she held me very tightly
Till I asked awfully politely, "Please, can I call you her name?"

And I elongated my lift home
Yeah, I let him go the long way round
I smelled your scent on the seatbelt
And kept my shortcuts to myself

I thought I saw you in the Parrot's Beak messing with a smoke alarm
It was too loud for me to hear her speak, and she had a broken arm
It was close, so close that the walls were wet
And she wrote in a letraset, "No, you can't call me her name"

Tell me, where's your hiding place
I'm worried I'll forget your face
And I've asked everyone
I'm beginning to think I imagined you all along

And I elongated my lift home
Yeah, I let him go the long way round
I smelled your scent on the seatbelt
And kept my shortcuts to myself

I saw your sister in the Cornerstone on the phone to the middle man
When I saw that she was on her own, I thought she might understand
She was close, well you couldn't get much closer
She said "I'm really not supposed to, but yes, you can call me anything you want"

Heres the video. Worth the watch also:

7 comments:

  1. This is pretty mellow. Thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to more. :)

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  2. @RatsRunThisTown why the hate for it?

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  3. Hehe, decent song. On a related note, I can recommend Man Must Dance by Johnossi if you haven't heard that!

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  4. the lyrics are pretty good, kinda sad but still good

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  5. While I respect your taste in music I have to disagree with it, I did not care for this song.

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  6. you sir have good taste in music.

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