That's Where You're Wrong Lyrics

Lyric discussion by arktikmonk 

Cover art for That's Where You're Wrong lyrics by Arctic Monkeys

Well, i think it's like this. There is this girl who is 'man-eater' or whatever is the expression for seducing a lot of guys and playing with them.

"There are no handles for you to hold And no understanding where it goes."

  • He doesn't know what is actually going on. She is probably playing with him and he doesn't know what is going to happen and where is everything going.

"Jealousy in technicolor Fear by name, love by numbers"

  • He's obviously jealous of other guys she's also playing with. She's feared and loved by a lot of guys at the same time.

"She looks as if she's blowing a kiss at me And suddenly the skies are sizzling Sitting on the floor with a tambourine Crushing up a bundle of love"

  • You see? She's toying with him, sending kisses and he's all crazy about her and sitting on a floor, playing songs for her, thinking about her and everything.

"Don't take it so personally You're not the only one That time's got it in for honey That's where you're wrong"

  • And that part when he says he's not the only one and he shouldn't take it so personally and he's wrong because he takes it so personally. He's actually talking to himself that he's wrong about that.

"All the old flames fastened on Make a wish that weighs a tonne"

  • All the old flames means that he's having that feelings for her for a long time and he can't get rid of them, and the next line says that he has only one wish, to be with her, and that wish is so strong (heavy).
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