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Tomorrow I'll be quicker
I'll stare into the strobe light flicker
And afloat I'll stay
But I'm quite alright hiding today
Tomorrow I'll be faster
I'll catch what I've been chasing after
And have time to play
I'm quite alright hiding today
And I will play the coconut shy
And win a prize even if it's rigged
I won't know when to stop
And you can leave off my lid, and I won't even lose my fizz
I'll be the polkadots tie
I'll know the way back, if you know the way
But if you are, I'm quite alright, hiding today
Tomorrow I'll be stronger, running colourful
No longer just in black and white
And I'm quite alright hiding tonight
And I will have a game on the coconut shy
And win a prize even if it's rigged
I won't know when to stop
And you can leave off my lid, and i won't even lose my fizz
I'll be the polkadots tie
I'll probably swim through a few lagoons
I'll have a spring in my step
And I'll get there soon
To sing you a happy tune, tomorrow
And you better bring a change of clothes
So we can sail our laughing pianos along a beam of light
But I'm quite alright
Hiding tonight
I'll stare into the strobe light flicker
And afloat I'll stay
But I'm quite alright hiding today
I'll catch what I've been chasing after
And have time to play
I'm quite alright hiding today
And win a prize even if it's rigged
I won't know when to stop
And you can leave off my lid, and I won't even lose my fizz
I'll be the polkadots tie
I'll know the way back, if you know the way
But if you are, I'm quite alright, hiding today
No longer just in black and white
And I'm quite alright hiding tonight
And win a prize even if it's rigged
I won't know when to stop
And you can leave off my lid, and i won't even lose my fizz
I'll be the polkadots tie
I'll have a spring in my step
And I'll get there soon
To sing you a happy tune, tomorrow
So we can sail our laughing pianos along a beam of light
But I'm quite alright
Hiding tonight
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When was there ever fear that Alex lost his talent? The Arctic Monkeys are great, getting better with every release, and Alex's solo work is so beautiful that it breaks me down crying.
I think this song is about procrastination though. To sum it up, he's promising his girlfriend (or himself, or anyone for that matter) that he'll be a better man tomorrow. But of course, tomorrow is always just over the horizon, so he never actually changes. First he's hiding today, then he's hiding tonight. But he's hiding with her, "but if you are, I'm quite alright, hiding today". And it's not necessarily a good thing. In the book and film, this kid's life is falling apart, he needs to work something out, but instead, he's running off and hiding himself away from it all, promising that he'll fix it tomorrow. He's lying to himself about it too- "I'll win a prize even if it's rigged" - he'll settle for false victories, he's totally given up in trying for a genuine escape.
It's actually a very depressing song.
I've always related to this song, because during periods of depression, I don't want to go anywhere or do anything, I just want to hide away at home. But I dream about the future, when I'll be happier and do things. Rather than making me sad, I find this song very calming.
beautiful
extremely beautiful, this is my new favourite song. Alex proved that he hasn't lose his talent
I find this song very sad too. But in the film, the song is played over a montage of Oliver's relationship with Jordanna, a time where he couldn't have been happier. So is it a kind of a bitter-sweet song?
Arcticsquirrel11 - from the point of view of someone whose done exactly what this song seems to be talking about, yeah, it's bittersweet. They show it over the montage of his time with Jordana, but why is he really with her? I mean yeah, so he could score and get that sex he wanted to so badly, but also because he's running away from his problems. You can hang out with someone and drown your problems in sex and trivial relationship stuff just like you could drown them in alcohol or drugs. It's the same thing really. Maybe he's hiding from real life, like, "I don't want to the think about mum and dad splitting up, or the asshole I've become, or any of that- I just want to think about this time we have together" I've been checking in on the replies to these songs. Without a doubt, Alex Turner and 'The Arctic Monkeys' went from being a band that I liked, to one of my favorite bands ever. I wish I could just strike the 90% of the 'Everything You Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' album from the record, because they're so much better than the punk-pop shit that made them famous.
Surprising to hear someone who doesn't like the early post punk stuff. That's what I miss most from this band. The music drew you in and the lyrics made you stay. Truthfully though some of my favorite songs from them were not post-punk sounding, (Only Ones who know, Riot Van). Their last album was a little too commercial and monotone in terms of song style imo but If they made songs that sounded more like this and others from this album I'd be on board
Surprising to hear someone who doesn't like the early post punk stuff. That's what I miss most from this band. The music drew you in and the lyrics made you stay. Truthfully though some of my favorite songs from them were not post-punk sounding, (Only Ones who know, Riot Van). Their last album was a little too commercial and monotone in terms of song style imo but If they made songs that sounded more like this and others from this album I'd be on board
I love their new stuff as well but Im sorry their early "punk-pop" material was not shit.
I love their new stuff as well but Im sorry their early "punk-pop" material was not shit.
It wasn't even pop i think. Their sound was very different, good-different. It made them famous because it sounded absolutely great.
It wasn't even pop i think. Their sound was very different, good-different. It made them famous because it sounded absolutely great.
Tomorrow I'll be quicker I'll stare into the strobe light flicker And afloat I'll stay But I'm quite alright hiding today
Tomorrow I'll be faster I'll catch what I've been chasing after And have time to play I'm quite alright hiding today
And I will play the coconut shy And win a prize even if it's rigged I won't know when to stop And you can leave off my lid, and I won't even lose my fizz I'll be the polkadots type I'll know the way back, if you know the way But if you are, I am quite alright hiding today
Tomorrow I'll be stronger Running colorful No longer just in black and white And I'm quite alright hiding tonight
And I will have a game on the coconut shy And win a prize even if it's rigged I won't know when to stop And you can leave off my lid, and I won't even lose my fizz I'll be the polkadots type
I'll probably swim through a few lagoons I'll have a spring in my step And I'll get there soon To sing you a happy tune, tomorrow
And you better bring a change of clothes So we can sail our laughing P&Os Along a beam of light But I'm quite alright hiding tonight
Hmmmmmmmm. I wish I could read more into it, but for me it just means someone is temporarily down (out of commission) and hopes to be stronger tomorrow. I know the feeling today.
When s/he is not hiding, s/he is humping. Feast or famine ;) But always wants a cheering section on the side. Ain't gonna happen. That train left the station awhile back...
When s/he is not hiding, s/he is humping. Feast or famine ;) But always wants a cheering section on the side. Ain't gonna happen. That train left the station awhile back...
I agree with slyblu7,
Tomorrow I'll be stronger, running colourful No longer just in black and white And I'm quite alright hiding tonight
Basically he say's he'll get rid of his problems later, he'll be rid of his past, but he procrastinates it and postpones taking care of his problems.