Do Me a Favour Lyrics

Lyric discussion by vbasili 

Cover art for Do Me a Favour lyrics by Arctic Monkeys

It looks to me like he's telling the end of a relationship, the final minutes, when after the conversation he was driving her back home. it probably ended cause she found out something after questionating him even when he asked her not to, he was feeling guilty and prefering to be punched. and the last minutes, when they get to her home, he's watching her walking away, they both had cried, and then he says to her look for him when she needs help and she got angry, told him to stop flattering himself. And so they can tear apart the ties between them.. nothing better than a 'Fuck Off'..

My Interpretation

Ya got it. Yup. "Nothing better." Great band and track.

Perfect analysis imo.

The situation everyone has lived once in his life : "Ask anyone they'll tell you that". This endless face to face ending to a break-up. Both of you fight, cry, feel guilty. The last seconds, minutes, hours of the relationship : "The beginning of the end", always painful to live especially when you know it's unavoidable and maybe better for both of you. The rythm / pace of the song fits the lyrics perfectly. Slow when she walked away from the car, as it always looks to your eyes as a slow motion movie, when you hope she's...