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Stuck On The Puzzle (Full Version) Lyrics
I'm not the kind of fool
who's gonna sit and sing to you,
about stars, girl.
But last night I looked up into
the dark half of the blue,
and they'd gone backwards.
Something in your magnetism
must have pissed them off,
forcing them to get an early night.
I have been searching from
the bottom to the top
for such a sight
as the one I caught when I saw your
Fingers dimming in the lights
like your used to being told that you're trouble
and I spent all night
stuck on the puzzle
Nobody I asked
knew how he came to be the one
to whom you surrendered
Any man who wasn't led away
into the other room
stood pretending
That something in your magnetism
hadn't just made him drop
whoever's hand it was that he was holding.
I have been searching from
the bottom to the top
for such a sight
as the one I caught when I saw your
Fingers dimming in the lights
like your used to being told that you're trouble
and I spent all night
stuck on the puzzle
I tried to swim to the side
but my feet got caught in the middle
and I thought I'd seen the light
but oh no.
I was just stuck on the puzzle
Stuck on the puzzle.
who's gonna sit and sing to you,
about stars, girl.
the dark half of the blue,
and they'd gone backwards.
must have pissed them off,
forcing them to get an early night.
the bottom to the top
for such a sight
as the one I caught when I saw your
like your used to being told that you're trouble
and I spent all night
stuck on the puzzle
knew how he came to be the one
to whom you surrendered
into the other room
stood pretending
hadn't just made him drop
whoever's hand it was that he was holding.
the bottom to the top
for such a sight
as the one I caught when I saw your
like your used to being told that you're trouble
and I spent all night
stuck on the puzzle
but my feet got caught in the middle
and I thought I'd seen the light
but oh no.
I was just stuck on the puzzle
Stuck on the puzzle.
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Alex Turner
Duration
3:31
Producer
Simian Mobile Disco, James Ford
Release date
Mar 11, 2011
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
lew0557 On Mar 15, 2011
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It's definitely that one, perfect girl that everyone is utterly smitten with, and the singer (probably Oliver, in the case of the book/movie) can't have. Worse yet, she decided to leave this party with some guy that has surprised everybody because he doesn't seem a good match for her.
"I'm not the kind of fool who'll sing to you about the stars girl" - all these other guys who are swooning over her are playing the romeo and singing her shitty love songs. He's setting himself apart by not doing that.
"The stars got an early night" - 'an early night' means they went to bed early. The stars are jealous of how beautiful she is, and how much attention everyone pays to her (magnetism) instead of them.
"Fingers dimming the light like your used to being told that you're trouble" - dimming the lights is usually a way to 'set the mood'. She's used to being told that she's trouble, because everyone thinks she's always rushing for the bedroom, so she's playing along.
"Stuck on the puzzle" is just him wondering why she's dimming the lights, and/or why she's going out with the guy I mentioned earlier.
"Any man that wasn't taken to another room- made him drop whoever's hand he was holding" - this girl is so gorgeous, the others want her so badly, that they completely forget about the girl's they're with. At least, those who's girlfriends didn't lead them away before they could catch a glimpse of this girl.
"Tried to swim to the side - stuck on the puzzle" - you guys are right, he does try to get away. He knows that this girl will destroy him, he should leave, she's not interested. But she's too beautiful, and he keeps hoping that maybe he stands a chance, so he gets caught in the middle. He's stuck on the puzzle because he's wondering if this other guy will really work out, maybe she's kidding around, maybe he has a chance, and that's the puzzle.
I love this song. It really seems like it should fit with 'The Bakery', being about that girl everyone wants so badly but can't have, and she doesn't notice you.
It's true, he might really be the one that should good noticed and end up with the girl, but it doesn't always work out this way. And besides, the irony of the situation is that he ends up singing about the stars to her anyways.
It's true, he might really be the one that should good noticed and end up with the girl, but it doesn't always work out this way. And besides, the irony of the situation is that he ends up singing about the stars to her anyways.
The girl in the song also seems really dangerous. The whole part about other guys forgetting the girls they're already with whenever this one enters the room could definitely qualify her as a bit of a seducer. The imagery of "your fingers dimming the lights, like you're used to being told that your...
The girl in the song also seems really dangerous. The whole part about other guys forgetting the girls they're already with whenever this one enters the room could definitely qualify her as a bit of a seducer. The imagery of "your fingers dimming the lights, like you're used to being told that your trouble" has got to be one of my favorite 'sultry' lines, just because while so many other "artists" talk about boobs and other obvious notables, he's really making a statement about this girl's beauty and her seductive nature.
I keep saying that Alex is (if he hasn't already) going to surpass John Lennon as a songwriter.
It's pretty easy to see where the stars being jealous comes into play. "I'm not the kind of fool who's gonna sit and sing to you about stars girl, but last night I looked up in to the dark half of the blue, and they [the stars] had gone backwards. Well something in your magnetism* must've pissed them [the stars] off, forcing them to get an early night."
It's pretty easy to see where the stars being jealous comes into play. "I'm not the kind of fool who's gonna sit and sing to you about stars girl, but last night I looked up in to the dark half of the blue, and they [the stars] had gone backwards. Well something in your magnetism* must've pissed them [the stars] off, forcing them to get an early night."
*They may not be jealous of her actual beauty, I suppose I may have misspoke. However, they're jealous of how she somehow attracts attention.
*They may not be jealous of her actual beauty, I suppose I may have misspoke. However, they're jealous of how she somehow attracts attention.
Going back to the book/film, the...
Going back to the book/film, the song is definitely about Oliver's girlfriend, Jordana- the one he's trying to have sex with. She's definitely bad news, and intoxicatingly cute. She gets Oliver into a lot of trouble with his peers because she tries to use him to make her ex boyfriend jealous, then turns around and leaves Oliver for another guy. Seems to me that she'd "be used to being told that [she's] trouble."
"Fingers dimming the lights" when Jordana has sex with Oliver for the first time, he tried to dim the lights and light some candles. I don't remember if she dimmed adjusted the lights or not, but that's likely where the line came from.
The 'Puzzle' that Oliver is stuck on, is why she's left him for this other guy. "Nobody I asked knew how he came to be the one," probably sets this song at the point in the film when he goes to the beach and finds Jordana with another guy, especially since it is definitely placed after he falls in love with her, since he's speaking about her fingers dimming the lights in the past tense.
If you've read the book, and probably even if you just copped out and saw the movie, you can pinpoint where a lot of these lines come from. Still, I love the song, very stylish and sexy, it fits with the movie, and it fits a lot of other meanings for different people- even for me.
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I'm not sure your friend will still love it if she realises what it's about...
Turner sets out the song by saying that he's not a romantic, "I'm not the kind of fool who's gonna sit and sing to you about stars, girl", but the whole song is about how he's attracted to someone that no one else likes. She pissed off the stars. People tell her she's trouble. Alex asked people but no one knew why they surrendered to her. Even he tried to escape but his feet got "caught in the middle"... He's stuck on the puzzle of why he loves this girl, because no one else does.
I completely agree :D
I completely agree :D
I'm not really sure about the part that no one else likes this girl. It's pretty obvious that he's in the first verse saying that he's not a romantic type, he won't chase after her like some lunatic with roses in his hands. But on the contrary to your interpretation, I think this girl is one of those that really affect everyone she's around, especially guys who will do everything to catch her, "Any man who wasn't led away into the other room stood pretending that something in your magnetism hadn't just made him drop whoever's hand it was that he was holding".
To sum it up, he normally is the kind of guy that doesn't fall in love and gets completely obsessed with someone, but this girl changes everything. He's fallen for her, he wants to get out but he's stuck in the middle, and, just like all the others guy, he can't understand what it is about this girl that affects him so much. He's just stuck on the puzzle.
I see what you mean about people actually liking her; the point I was trying to make was that no one knows why that fall for her. It's a similar concept to Shakespeare's Sonnet 130.
I see what you mean about people actually liking her; the point I was trying to make was that no one knows why that fall for her. It's a similar concept to Shakespeare's Sonnet 130.
It should be "Fingers dimming the lights" not "Fingers dimming in the lights".
I think this song is about a boy that has never been in love and thinks that this is maybe the first time but he's not sure because maybe he just thinks she's attractive. I don't know, it's confusing but anyway I love this song
"Magnetism" does not usually refer to looks, although I could be incorrect. It's a GREAT song by Turner. I once had a HUGE crush on the football captain/wresting state champion who was my close friend. I drooled over him for two years before I let him know (rather; he figured it out). With each girl he dated, I was lost (on that puzzle). I wanted to be the her he was dating, but the last puzzle piece was always out of reach. What's ironic is that his wife brought us back together (as friends) through Facebook more than two decades...
"Magnetism" does not usually refer to looks, although I could be incorrect. It's a GREAT song by Turner. I once had a HUGE crush on the football captain/wresting state champion who was my close friend. I drooled over him for two years before I let him know (rather; he figured it out). With each girl he dated, I was lost (on that puzzle). I wanted to be the her he was dating, but the last puzzle piece was always out of reach. What's ironic is that his wife brought us back together (as friends) through Facebook more than two decades later; he and I joke around daily and I've even scolded him for viewing me as "one of the guys" instead of a love interest.
Should be "THAT something in your magnetism, hadn't just made him drop.." But otherwise appears to be correct. Great song, best off the EP I think. Can't wait to see the movie.
To me this song speaks about a girl that is extremely attractive. The guy singing falls for this girl even though he isn't a fool that falls in love. So, he doesn't know exactly, or doesn't want to accept, if he is in love or just interested in this girl. The last verses are genius, speaking about how he's not sure what he's exactly doing and having some wishes of returning to being not in love but at the end accepting he just has fallen for her, but of course, realizing this is just the halfway, he's still "stuck in the puzzle" since he now has to win the girl's heart.
I'm with Visiontrick on the second part of his post, along with Morrisonturner. Brilliant song by a talented man.
clearly a song about someone he is absolutely infatuated with, he does not state at any point that she is beautiful, but something about her draws people in and "magnetises" them i guess...
pretty self explanatory i feel, all i can say is i envy whoever he wrote this about
I know someone exactly like who he's singing about. I really miss him...