Arctic Monkeys

Songwriter: Alex Turner

Producer: Arctic Monkeys

[Verse 1]
The painted faces congregate
In the mating season
To second homes, they go alone
In no rush to leave them

[Chorus]
And there's a fountain and a scimitar
Shaped yellow light
And it picks you up
And cuts you down to size

[Verse 2]
When the people there and the furniture
Start to seem important
When a moment more, when you catch the floor
With a vivid and absorbent sharpened arc

[Chorus]
Like the scimitar
Shaped yellow light
That picks you up
And cuts you down to size

[Bridge]
Well, I had questions for the tap dancer sat on my lap
And she had child-proof caps on her answers
Stone blower, blow me a stone
And show me that handsome enhancer
She had a rock on her throttle
And a brown glass bottle full of shavings from the sun
Although those shoes affect your step
Don't forget whose legs you're on

[Chorus]
And there's a fountain and a scimitar
Shaped yellow light
And it picks you up
And it cuts you down to size

Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England. The band consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, rhythm/lead guitar), Matt Helders (drums, vocals), Jamie Cook (lead/rhythm guitar) and Nick O'Malley (bass, backing vocals). Former band member Andy Nicholson (bass guitar, backing vocals) left the band in 2006 shortly after their debut album was released. Their sound has changed extensively from album to album, gradually evolving from raw, youthful post-punk revival music to R ‘n’ B and jazz-inspired experiments.

All four original members of the band were devoted fans of hip-hop when they were younger, a genre that would have an immense influence on their later work, but it was the sound of The Strokes and The Libertines that would help shape their early style. The Arctic Monkeys became one of the first bands to find fame and recognition purely through internet publicity and social media; the Arctics used to sell their demos CDs at a bar where Alex Turner used to work, but due to the limited number of CDs, their fans started to upload them on the internet.

Initially, they refused to sign a record contract with any label through fear that they would want the band to change their songs, going as far as to refuse scouts guaranteed entry into their gigs. However, they eventually signed with Domino because of the “do it yourself” attitude of founder, Lawrence Bell, who ran the label from his own house.

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