Arctic Monkeys

Released: March 22, 2010

Songwriter: Alex Turner

Producer: Arctic Monkeys

[Verse 1]
Been trying to think of something colourful for the season
Pull the wool over the gullible for no reason
You are all I have these days, shake it up and run away
With the night squabbling behind you

[Chorus]
From the smoke in your hair
To the blood in your bruise
And the bows on the shoes you kicked off
I'm joining the dots
I'm joining the dots

[Verse 2]
I thought I heard them talking in their sleep yesterday
And I tried but I just can't believe a word they say
Hurry up, they'll be here soon, sleeping in the afternoon
While the rain is trying to prove a point outside

[Chorus]
From the smoke in your hair
To the blood in your bruise
And the bows on the shoes you kicked off
I'm joining the dots
I'm joining the dots
I'm joining the dots

[Bridge]
Those people make me cough
Can't the flame come up to the moth for a change?
And darling, if it's all the same to you
I'll have you to myself

[Outro]
I'm joining the dots
I'm joining the dots

[Spoken]
Have a listen to it, I don't know...

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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