Pretty Visitors Lyrics
The tramp with the trampoline under his arm,
Shifts past your whiskers,
So stark is a charm with the barking alarm,
Weighs coil 'til the corner is turned.
In your muddy mind,
Blatantly cape town,
And will intertwine in co-operative time,
Shall we sit on the springs 'til the muck goes dry?
And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall,
All the pretty visitors came and waved their arms
And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the
Split sleep reeps through rewards and ill fitting thoughts,
A twilight force, she doesn't wanna walk,
Your legs start running and your leg gets caught,
Canopy nineteen, it's perfectly placed for the reasonably frightening,
Falls from the after taste, you'll have to slip away,
And I'm unhappy to say,
Behold as the crook in a hammock plays
And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall,
All the pretty visitors came and waved their arms
And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall
Cruelly with the base of the scales,
And fiddles with the feet on a balancing act,
Gagged, bound and craft in a tale,
Trailing wrapped in a gasp,
And fucking fiddles with the feet on a balancing act,
You were gagged, bound and craft in a tale,
Trailing wrapped in a gasp.
And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall,
All the pretty visitors came and waved their arms
And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall.
some of these lyrics are wrong but I reckon the songs got something to do with Alex's dismay at some of the fans at Arctic Monkeys gigs. I remember when the Horrors supported Arctic Monkeys. Faris Rotter took a lot of stick off the crowd for looking different and Alex wasn't too happy about it.
I think it's got something to do with his fan's expectations, trapping him into this pre-conceived stereotype of an indie boy from sheffield, not letting him grow kind of thing. The snakepit on the wall is their true reflection (snakes). It's quite similar to Perhaps Vampires is a bit Strong But... but now it's directed at those who missed the point of his band in the first place, rather than the liggers who tried to get in on the hype when they first started. I could be well off the mark but the way the words are written and strung together makes me think he's havin' a cleverly disguised pop at the people who won't like humbug. lots of spiteful assonance
Has anyone else noticed that there is a lot of carnival imagery in Humbug? Both this song and 'The Jeweller's Hands' have a lot of this ominous setting around them with dark and simply awkward metaphors, which is one of the reasons I love the Arctic Monkeys and this new album even more than their old stuff. I also like the fact that these metaphors and similes leave it down to the listener to decipher what is meant. I suppose that's what makes Humbug a HELL of a 'grower'. Once you've heard each song a few times you will just be hooked.
I believe that the 'pretty visitors' don't really symbolise anything and that it is more in the literal sense of the superficial hipsters who arrive at their concerts just because of the band's hype in the beginning. They then wanted more and more so their flailing arms became the 'shadow of a snake pit'. This is seen again in 'The Jeweller's Hands' with the lines "You thought you'd never get obsessed; You thought the wolves would be impressed".
These are just my views on the song but the album as a whole seems to echo this.
This reminds me of The Nettles, love it
Amazing tune, but weird lyrics... I'm not really sure what the verses mean. I think the chorus could have something to do with fans at gigs waving their arms around to 'cast a shadow of a snake pit on the wall', but I'm not sure. Along with 'Cornerstone' this is the best track on the album for me.
I rekon the pretty visitors are aposing members or singular represnatives of some gang orjust generally a hard guy , the pretty visitors wave thier arms ...start a fight ? .... the punches thrown cast shadows of snake pits on the walls ....... asif it was down the back of an alleyway
I rekon the pretty visitors are aposing members or singular represnatives of some gang orjust generally a hard guy , the pretty visitors wave thier arms ...start a fight ? .... the punches thrown cast shadows of snake pits on the walls ....... asif it was down the back of an alleyway
yeah these are the correct lyrics:
trudging through the morning and the tramp with the trampoline under his arm shifts past your whiskers so stark is the charm but the barking alarm waits coiled until the corner is turned
and the bicycle wheels all struggle to move round in your muddy mind blatantly caked and unwilling to wind uncooperative times so he sits on the springs till the muck goes dry
all the pretty visitors came and waved their arms and cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall all the pretty visitors came and waved their arms and cast the shadow of a snake pit on the
what came first: the chicken or the dickhead? split sleep reaps rewards from ill-fitting thoughts and twilight forced you to go on a walk your legs start running and your head gets caught
canopy 19 is perfectly placed for the reasonably frightening fall from the aftertaste you'll have to slip away i'm unhappy to say behold is the crook in the hammock plays
all the pretty visitors came and waved their arms and cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall all the pretty visitors came and waved their arms and cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall
behold there's a crook in the hammock plays cruelly with the base of the scales and fiddles with the feet on a balancing act gagged, bound and crafting a tale trailing wrapped in a gasp cruelly with the base and the scales and fucking fiddles with the feet on a balancing act he was gagged, bound and crafting a tale trailing wrapped in a gasp
The song has a lot of carnival references: trampolines, balancing acts, bicycle wheels, It seems to me that Alex is trying to capture the raw excitement of a carnival atmosphere in a song which climaxes with the pretty visitors waving their arms casting shadows which is basically the crowds at the show... imo
I think this should definitely be a single!
"What came first the chicken or the dickhead?" best line! :)
amazing new song by arctic monkeys! got the best rock feel to it...best song on the album for me.
amazing song. apart from Crying ligthning its the best off Humbug IMO. Im soo happy that the album leaked:D cause i absolutely love it!!! I really like how the band have matured through the years. Arctic Mokeys RULE!