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
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