Thought I saw you in the battleship
But it was only a look a like
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 wicker chair
I wandered up for a closer look
And kissed who ever 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 [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/arctic_monkeys/cornerstone.html ]
I thought I saw you in the parrots 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
And 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
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by Unregistered on Jan 19th 2012 5:27 pm
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Alex turner is a genius. I hope he keeps writing such poetic masterpieces as this. One hears alot of s*** lyrics in everyday songs about the loss of someone truly loved that are diluted to meagre words like "i want you back", "i miss you" and "you're the one". I suppose that pop stuff is easier to listen to and sells... But turner delves deeper and packs such a tragic punch as he describes the mental bomb that goes off inside you when you lose what you believed to be your soulmate.
by Unregistered on Jan 13th 2012 8:56 am
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The person is looking for a replacement for the lost girlfriend or lover, and had many mishaps since he asked them (even "awfully politely") to call the name other than theirs... - noriboriman
by Unregistered on Dec 28th 2011 12:00 pm
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Mentypython
I think he's indeed looking for resemblance of a certain girl, but furthermore i think that this girl hasn't got a sis, but since it's all so complicated she still shows that they're made for each other (by saying , you can call me anything you want), but can't be together because of who they are, beeing someone else takes away those complications..
by Unregistered on Dec 17th 2011 2:14 pm
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When alex turner broke up with alexa chung for me :)
by Unregistered on Dec 17th 2011 2:13 pm
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When alex turner broke up with alexa chung for me xd
by Unregistered on Dec 11th 2011 4:09 pm
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The guy's girlfriend has died in a car accident while he was driving, but he's still looking for her in other girls' personnality