Don't Forget Whose Legs You're On Lyrics

Lyric discussion by electron 

Cover art for Don't Forget Whose Legs You're On lyrics by Arctic Monkeys

In my humble opinion, the meaning comes from the myth of Prokroustis in ancient Greek mythology. Prokroustis was a bad guy (obviously) eho had a bed. Whoever wanted to pass from the path he was guarding, he was putting him in a test. He put the passenger on a bed. If the passenger was smaller than the bed, he was extending his/her legs with ropes as to fit. In the opposite case (which reminds the song) if the passenger was bigger than the bed, he was cutting the legs to the size of the bed. Odysseus (if i am not mistaken) supposedly killed him and saved humanity from this monster. Back to the song. When you go out, meeting a new possible lover, always you feel perfect, you may lie about your qualities, pretend you re someone better, richer or smarter. In a way, the lyricist, reminds us that we should never forget who we really are, because next morning the pain of disclosure is like the pain of the sword of Prokroustis, fitting you to what you really are. Maybe i am wrong, but that is the first thoughts i had when i listened to this song. And even if i am wrong, isn't this the important? To give the meaning you imagine to the lyrics an artist thought...