oh and i almost forgot to interpret, haha. but the meaning is pretty clear.
this song is about a player/womanizer, experienced heartbreaker.
the first paragraph i first thought of it as the person trying to end this unhealthy relationship but the growling suggests sex. so they're enjoying each other's company. alex describes him as a strong man ((haha, chuck norris... no ignore the parentheses)) able to split the mist with his whisper. the whisper could be during sex or just when seducing the girl; either that or he's go a foul breathe but i'd go for the former. the girl tries to get rid of him but it's too late, hence "nice try" and so on. she plays with fire and flirts, but he goes further (is the building blocks thing meant as spread or just something weak? i don't know, but anyway he's in control of her body)
second,
then i go high pitch (i as in the person, alex often writes about characters so it doesn't necessarily mean me as in alex turner) (possibly turner in this case though): the person compares themselves with this seemingly strong man with a cold heart/heart of stone and jaw, and feels inferior. then it's possibly the protagonist talking to a friend/someone they cares about saying they hope they never end up alone with just him, cus bad things could happen to her if they did end up alone.
then the part with the catapulting means he can get rid of you easily without any warning, and make you weep just like those other girls before you. he will tell you seems like the catapulter bragging to other men:
"And he will tell you how the day after a triumph feels as hollow after the day of tragedy
He'll extinguish any chance of escape when he slaps you on your arse or kisses your nape "
once you've gotten involved with him you'll just end up being sad/depressed afterwards
the line about "queuing up to watch him piss" and "watching some poor girl blub" means that this/these person(s) (i feel it's from different views here) are/is so obsessed/in awe/infatuated with this man (i'm guessing it's a man and not a boy with all that strength and the emphasis on daddy making the girl sound like a little girl) that they'd do anything to see them do the most disgusting, cruel or detestable, mean things and they look up to them (hence following them around and wanting to join the club). the narrator ads a warning:
"and i've seen him talking to your lady friend" = be careful, i've seen this scummy man talking to your girlfriend. (if it was to a girl he was addressing he'd just say your friend and not lady friend, and same with a guy)
(i'm trying to guess); then the bridge is saying how this mentor will teach you what the apprentices before you weren't able to learn (he'll teach you all the bits they've missed). i'm not too sure about the dust track yet... that's exciting. maybe dust represents something old, so maybe an old path? not sure. and the betrayal path neither... maybe it's the apprentice outshining the master... so this would be the twist. in the end the catapulter will end up getting what he gave to people, will be betrayed
then the last is not a warning anymore but an observation. you've gotten involved, it's too late, you're doomed.
oh and i almost forgot to interpret, haha. but the meaning is pretty clear. this song is about a player/womanizer, experienced heartbreaker.
the first paragraph i first thought of it as the person trying to end this unhealthy relationship but the growling suggests sex. so they're enjoying each other's company. alex describes him as a strong man ((haha, chuck norris... no ignore the parentheses)) able to split the mist with his whisper. the whisper could be during sex or just when seducing the girl; either that or he's go a foul breathe but i'd go for the former. the girl tries to get rid of him but it's too late, hence "nice try" and so on. she plays with fire and flirts, but he goes further (is the building blocks thing meant as spread or just something weak? i don't know, but anyway he's in control of her body)
second, then i go high pitch (i as in the person, alex often writes about characters so it doesn't necessarily mean me as in alex turner) (possibly turner in this case though): the person compares themselves with this seemingly strong man with a cold heart/heart of stone and jaw, and feels inferior. then it's possibly the protagonist talking to a friend/someone they cares about saying they hope they never end up alone with just him, cus bad things could happen to her if they did end up alone.
then the part with the catapulting means he can get rid of you easily without any warning, and make you weep just like those other girls before you. he will tell you seems like the catapulter bragging to other men: "And he will tell you how the day after a triumph feels as hollow after the day of tragedy He'll extinguish any chance of escape when he slaps you on your arse or kisses your nape " once you've gotten involved with him you'll just end up being sad/depressed afterwards
the line about "queuing up to watch him piss" and "watching some poor girl blub" means that this/these person(s) (i feel it's from different views here) are/is so obsessed/in awe/infatuated with this man (i'm guessing it's a man and not a boy with all that strength and the emphasis on daddy making the girl sound like a little girl) that they'd do anything to see them do the most disgusting, cruel or detestable, mean things and they look up to them (hence following them around and wanting to join the club). the narrator ads a warning: "and i've seen him talking to your lady friend" = be careful, i've seen this scummy man talking to your girlfriend. (if it was to a girl he was addressing he'd just say your friend and not lady friend, and same with a guy)
(i'm trying to guess); then the bridge is saying how this mentor will teach you what the apprentices before you weren't able to learn (he'll teach you all the bits they've missed). i'm not too sure about the dust track yet... that's exciting. maybe dust represents something old, so maybe an old path? not sure. and the betrayal path neither... maybe it's the apprentice outshining the master... so this would be the twist. in the end the catapulter will end up getting what he gave to people, will be betrayed
then the last is not a warning anymore but an observation. you've gotten involved, it's too late, you're doomed.