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Arctic Monkeys — Cornerstone
Album: Humbug
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Released: 2009
Length: 3:06
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I thought I 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 up 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 smelt your scent on the seatbelt
And kept my shortcuts to myself

I thought I saw you in The Parrot's Beak
Messing with the 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 it out in 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

I elongated my lift home
Yeah, I let him go the long way 'round
I smelt 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"
Comments (54)add comment
 phlattop wrote:

There's a few of us in the comments here who appreciate that line. Kinda surprised the Monkeys know of it, given their relative youth. maybe one of them had a parent who was a designer with some sheets of it around.


Agree.  Back to the ‘70s. Love it!
Posted 4 months ago by quietman    [ Reply ]
 ai63 wrote:

And she wrote it out in Letraset What a great line!!!



Posted 4 months ago by quietman    [ Reply ]
Alex Turner I love you.
Posted 4 months ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
 ctrlcarebh2 wrote:
...
stop it
Posted 7 months ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 waterwench21 wrote:

How can you not appreciate them?  I'm 64 and I do.....



i'm 55 and i do. i'm a sucker for the accent...

yes, i love his vocals and their lyrics. this one is so good. 
Posted 10 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
How can you not appreciate them?  I'm 64 and I do.....
Posted 1 year ago by waterwench21    [ Reply ]
I love the pub names in this song. I wonder if there really is a Parrot's Beak in Sheffield? :o)
Posted 1 year ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 firefly6 wrote:

Extra point from me for the 'Letraset' line...


There's a few of us in the comments here who appreciate that line. Kinda surprised the Monkeys know of it, given their relative youth. maybe one of them had a parent who was a designer with some sheets of it around.

Posted 2 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
Extra point from me for the 'Letraset' line...
Posted 2 years ago by firefly6    [ Reply ]
Absolutely fantastic lyrics, makes me smile every time 
Posted 2 years ago by andy_ebay    [ Reply ]
And she wrote it out in Letraset What a great line!!!
Posted 2 years ago by ai63    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:

Was what your wife said to you last night.
 

Where I come from we say "That's what she said".
Posted 3 years ago by skiboy53    [ Reply ]
With the Arctic Monkeys, it's the clever lyrics.  Vignettes of our most vulnerable, and sometimes psychotic,  internal moments.
Posted 3 years ago by optinout.ii    [ Reply ]
 Lyndont wrote:
God! This is average.
 
Was what your wife said to you last night.
Posted 4 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
God! This is average.
Posted 6 years ago by Lyndont    [ Reply ]
A creepily ingenious song. 
Posted 6 years ago by PockettVenus    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
What a brilliant song.

  I think it is great, too.


Posted 6 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
What a brilliant song.
Posted 7 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
I thought this was Morrissey singing for a few seconds. 
Posted 8 years ago by dmellis    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Indeed.  I still have many sheets of Letraset and Letratone: ah, the antediluvian days of graphic design.  Good song, though obviously not for everyone: the ratings graph looks like a bizarre cityscape.

 

Not every day you hear Letraset mentioned in a song. I might still have a sheet buried somewhere. Loved that catalog.
It was a fellow designer who introduced me to RP so I feel like the circle has been completed in a different way.
Posted 8 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
huh?
Posted 8 years ago by clwguy    [ Reply ]
I remember when you were cool China
Posted 8 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Wait a second. What happened to a chorus? Where is that confounded bridge?
Posted 9 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 adroc wrote:

Nope.

 
YES!!
Posted 9 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
Very lame! {#Eh}
Posted 9 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
Good enough for this North American to wake up and post a thumbs up. Love it when the Brits stake a claim with some lyrical style
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Posted 9 years ago by Cueburned    [ Reply ]
 WayUpNorth wrote:
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 ...  love it!
 
He has better luck the next time :)

She was close, couldn't get much closer
She said "I'm not supposed to"
But you can call me anything you want.
Posted 11 years ago by adroc    [ Reply ]
 MinMan wrote:

Their previous albums sounded fresh and alive - this sounds stale, dank & dreary. Has this flash in the pan lost it's sizzle?

 
Nope.
Posted 11 years ago by adroc    [ Reply ]
Aptly titled,dreary and too much of his regional accent.
Posted 12 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
What about "Daydream Believer"?
 
You just had to monkey around didn't you!?! Hit the ground and do 20 pushups! {#Roflol}


Posted 13 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 xkolibuul wrote:
The only Monkeys tune that works for me . . .
 
What about "Daydream Believer"?

Posted 13 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
I find this heartbreaking. There is no one else this successful writing lyrics this true and human.
Posted 13 years ago by GuiltyFeat    [ Reply ]
The only Monkeys tune that works for me.  But then exclamation points don't work for me, so no surprise.
 Stingray wrote:
One of the few Monkey's tunes that do not work for me!
 


Posted 13 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
 photosynthesis wrote:
how about channeling John Lennon?? remember him? know who he is?
  Yes, I'm hearing that too.
Yes, I'm very old. {#Yes}


Posted 13 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
One of the few Monkey's tunes that do not work for me!
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
great lyrics, nice song
Posted 13 years ago by twitterpated    [ Reply ]
you guys always play the bad Arctic Monkeys songs.
Posted 14 years ago by rumblekg    [ Reply ]
"I got a girl, she lives on the hill

She won't do it but her sister will."

{#Bananajam}{#Drummer}{#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by g-rod    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Indeed.  I still have many sheets of Letraset and Letratone: ah, the antediluvian days of graphic design.  Good song, though obviously not for everyone: the ratings graph looks like a bizarre cityscape.
 
Ha!!!
Me too. Got some rubylith as well!!! 
Posted 14 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 Pieter wrote:
Remember Letraset?
 
Indeed.  I still have many sheets of Letraset and Letratone: ah, the antediluvian days of graphic design.  Good song, though obviously not for everyone: the ratings graph looks like a bizarre cityscape.


Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Lennon? PaLeeeeez! I'm a smidge older than you, BTW.

 photosynthesis wrote:
how about channeling John Lennon?? remember him? know who he is?
 

Posted 14 years ago by ecyfoto    [ Reply ]
 Pieter wrote:
Remember Letraset?
 
I do.  Graphics major in college.

Posted 14 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
how about channeling John Lennon?? remember him? know who he is?
Posted 14 years ago by photosynthesis    [ Reply ]
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 ...  love it!
Posted 14 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Hmmm....... channeling Moz? Sure sounds like an attempt.

Posted 14 years ago by ecyfoto    [ Reply ]
{#Eek}....  Ahhhhh ...... No .....{#No}
Posted 14 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Jesus, that's horrible isn't it?

Arctic Sea Monkeys. 
Posted 14 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]

Their previous albums sounded fresh and alive - this sounds stale, dank & dreary. Has this flash in the pan lost it's sizzle?


Posted 14 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
 Sadfish wrote:
lmic wrote:
The concept of an Arctic Monkeys ballad is strange... Are they even old enough yet to justify it? LOL
 
any song about Pubs is good enough for me :)
 
Sounds like a song about infatuation to me, but it is quite a pub crawl, right enough :*)

Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]


lmic wrote:
The concept of an Arctic Monkeys ballad is strange... Are they even old enough yet to justify it? LOL
 
any song about Pubs is good enough for me :)

Posted 14 years ago by Sadfish    [ Reply ]
The concept of an Arctic Monkeys ballad is strange... Are they even old enough yet to justify it? LOL
Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 Pieter wrote:
Remember Letraset?
 

Yes. That stuff was a b*&ch to use.
Posted 14 years ago by copymonkey    [ Reply ]
This song and whole album really grows on me. I really like the lyrics.
Posted 14 years ago by mhodak    [ Reply ]
Remember Letraset?
Posted 14 years ago by Pieter    [ Reply ]