Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Fiendish wonder in the carnival's wake
Dull caresses once again irritate
Tread softly, stranger
Move over toward the danger that you seek
You think excitement has receded then the mirror distracts
The logic of the trance quickly reaches and grasps
Handsome and faceless
And weightless, your imagination runs
And now it's no one's fault but yours
At the foot of the house of cards
You thought you'd never get obsessed
You thought the wolves would be impressed
And you're a sinking stone
But you know what it's like to hold the jeweler's hands
That procession of pioneers all drowned
In the moonlight they're more thrilling
Those things that he knows
As he leads you through the grinning
Bubble blowers in the snow
Watching his exit
Was like falling off the ferry in the night
The inevitables gather to push you around
Any other voice makes such a punishing sound
He became laughter's assassin
Shortly after he showed you what it was
And now it's no one's fault but yours
At the foot of the house of cards
You thought you'd never get obsessed
You thought the wolves would be impressed
And you're a sinking stone
But you know what it's like to hold the jeweler's hands
That procession of pioneers all drowned
If you've a lesson to teach me
I'm listening, ready to learn
There's no one here to police me
I'm sinking in until you return
If you've a lesson to teach
Please don't deviate, don't be afraid
Without the last corner piece, I can't calibrate
Let's get it ingrained
If you've a lesson to teach me
I'm listening, ready to learn
There's no one here to police me
I'm sinking in until you return
If you've a lesson to teach
Please don't deviate, don't be afraid
Without the last corner piece, I can't calibrate
Let's get it ingrained
If you've a lesson to teach me
I'm listening, ready to learn
There's no one here to police me
I'm sinking in until you return
If you've a lesson to teach
Please don't deviate, don't be afraid
Dull caresses once again irritate
Tread softly, stranger
Move over toward the danger that you seek
You think excitement has receded then the mirror distracts
The logic of the trance quickly reaches and grasps
Handsome and faceless
And weightless, your imagination runs
And now it's no one's fault but yours
At the foot of the house of cards
You thought you'd never get obsessed
You thought the wolves would be impressed
And you're a sinking stone
But you know what it's like to hold the jeweler's hands
That procession of pioneers all drowned
In the moonlight they're more thrilling
Those things that he knows
As he leads you through the grinning
Bubble blowers in the snow
Watching his exit
Was like falling off the ferry in the night
The inevitables gather to push you around
Any other voice makes such a punishing sound
He became laughter's assassin
Shortly after he showed you what it was
And now it's no one's fault but yours
At the foot of the house of cards
You thought you'd never get obsessed
You thought the wolves would be impressed
And you're a sinking stone
But you know what it's like to hold the jeweler's hands
That procession of pioneers all drowned
If you've a lesson to teach me
I'm listening, ready to learn
There's no one here to police me
I'm sinking in until you return
If you've a lesson to teach
Please don't deviate, don't be afraid
Without the last corner piece, I can't calibrate
Let's get it ingrained
If you've a lesson to teach me
I'm listening, ready to learn
There's no one here to police me
I'm sinking in until you return
If you've a lesson to teach
Please don't deviate, don't be afraid
Without the last corner piece, I can't calibrate
Let's get it ingrained
If you've a lesson to teach me
I'm listening, ready to learn
There's no one here to police me
I'm sinking in until you return
If you've a lesson to teach
Please don't deviate, don't be afraid
Lyrics submitted by life_aint_chess, edited by TheBronze
The Jeweller's Hands Lyrics as written by Alex Turner
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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The more I listen to this song's lyrics, the more it makes me think they talk about falling for the wrong person.... About being blinded by who you think it's perfect for you... and who, obviously, isn't. The title of the song is "jeweler's hands"... I think this is a metaphor in order to describe a very versed and witty person who can totally blow someone off their feet with their actions. A jeweler is also like that because he also has to be skillful, artful and precise. The art of a jeweler usually attracts, especially girls and women.... they fall very easily for gems and jewels, just as easily as they fall for the witty and sweet words of a man. And even though at some point they might realize it's all in their head, it's already too late.... The nice thing in all of this is the fact that learning from our mistakes make us who we are. I like the fact that the song is somehow round and I see the story pretty much the following way: It begins with the falling in love part "Tread soflty stranger/ Move over toward the danger that you seek", "Handsome and faceless/ And weightless, your imagination roams", then it goes on with realizing it was a mistake "And now it's no ones fault but yours/ At the foot of the/ house of cards/ You thought you'd never get obsessed...But you know what it's like to hold the jeweler's hand", then very shortly after comes the proof, because the guy leaves "He became laughter's assassin/ Shortly after he showed you what it was", meaning that he showed the girl/woman how it feels to laugh with happiness and than killed everything with his leaving. The last part of the song means learning the lesson, even if it's painful and at the girl's expense: "If you've a lesson to teach me, Don't deviate, don't be afraid/ Without the last corner piece I can't calibrate,/ Let's get it ingrained"... Once again Alex Turner you've outdone yourself!
the last part of the music sounds like obsession to me, it is like the person in the lyrics can't get away and just live her life.