Arctic Monkeys - Their 15 Best Lyrics

7. "With folded arms you occupy the bench like toothache" Song: Crying Lightning Album: Humbug Arctic Monkeys certainly proved themselves with this song, as the only band able to detail the story of a relationship through sweets. From the moment when Alex's character meets his female counterpart in the song she is detailed as "chewing on the last of her pick n mix" a bizarre choice perhaps, but one that works in the end. The lover's story culminates shortly after the line quoted above, with overindulgence of the girl making her presence feel physically painful to Alex, much in the same way that too much sugar leads to pain through toothache, the comparison of her presence being like toothache also illustrates that whilst however annoying and unwanted she is by him, he cannot do anything about her. Instead has to wait it out, making him seem very submissive in his relationship with her, giving an idea of her character as a very overpowering one that is used to getting her way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLsBJPlGIDU 6. "It's ever so funny, I don't think you're special, I don't think you're cool. You're just probably alright but under these lights you look beautiful" Song: Still Take You Home Album: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not A biting put down from Turner this example as he sees a girl who is being admired by others in a club and decides to tell her exactly what he thinks of her. The first section is attacking her egotistic mentality as he points out to her that she isn't in fact anything special, despite what others may have led her to believe and that he feels it is his duty to remind her of this to counteract her impossibly large ego. The second half is more focused upon her physical appearance as yet again through endless praise she has been led to believe that she is God's gift and again Turner feels it's necessary to correct her, which he does but then corrects himself saying that she does in fact live up to that reputation, but only in a dimly lit room, such as the club they're both in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuPwomMwW00