Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning (Radio Edit)

Ripped from Zane Lowe's radio show, first broadcast of the new single and it's amazing. Lyrics below...

Sat in the cafe by the cracker factory,
You were practicing a magic trick,
And my thoughts got rude, as you talked and chewed,
On the last of your pic and mix.

Said your mistaken if you thinking that i have been caught cold before
As you bit into your strawberry lace,
And then a flip in your attention in the form of a gobstopper,
Is all you have left and it was going to waste.

Your past-times, consisted of the strange,
And twisted and deranged,
And I love that little game you had called,
Crying lightning,
And how you like to aggravate the ice-cream man on rainy afternoons.

The next time that I caught my own reflection,
It was on it's way to meet you,
Thinking of excuses to postpone.
You never look like yourself from the side,
But your profile did not hide,
The fact you knew I was approaching your throne.

With folded arms you occupy the bench like toothache
Saw them, puff your chest out like you never lost a war.
And though I try so not to suffer the indignity of a reaction
There was no cracks to grasp or gaps to claw.

And your past-times, consisted of the strange,
And twisted and deranged,
And I hate that little game you had called,
Crying lightning,
And how you like to aggravate the icky man on rainy afternoons.

Uninviting,
But not half as impossible as everyone assumes,
You are crying lightning.

Your past-times, consisted of the strange,
And twisted and deranged,
And I hate that little game you had called,
Crying lightning,
Crying lightning,
Crying lightning,
Crying lightning.

Your past-times, consisted of the strange,
And twisted and deranged,
And I hate that little game you had called,
Crying.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• arctic
• monkeys
• crying
• lightning
• new
• single
• zane
• lowe
• humbug

[ozzbozz123]

Josh Homme is a genius, you can definitely tell he was involved.

[shutupyoufuckingnerd]

There are rumours that he is joining the band. in the same way that johnny marr has joined up with the cribs for their fourth album and beyond, maybe homme will do the same...

[pinfoot]

Really like the new song, the lyrics are great and their sound shows that they have matured as a band. Can't wait for the new album and to see them at Reading!

[shutupyoufuckingnerd]

This has gotta be one of their best ones, it's psychedelic like the 2nd album, lyrically superb like the first, then topped off with this new found grunge undertones, amazing!

[beaujobbb]

YES!

i thought i would be dissapointed, but im not at all :D

[wigglessatnav]

YES YES YES!!!!! wank me off Alex!!! :D

[Flemdog43]

where did you hear that josh was joining them?

[xEmilyHughesx]

LOOOOL ! :D

[PaulAssassin]

brilliant

[blainegjk]

Totally agree with people here. Really liking the lyrics and actually pretty much everything here in this song. So awesome towards the end when it breaks into the chorus. Brilliant.

[wonderwall816]

Oh yeah, all the way lads!!! Sounds great.

[only1joe4life]

i want that distortion on my bass!

amazing song

the vocals

the drums

the guitars

the bass

all

fucking

AMAZING!