Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning Lyrics






Outside the café by the cracker factory
You were practicing a magic trick
And my thoughts got rude
As you talked and chewed
On the last of your pick'n'mix

Said, "You're mistaken if you're thinking that I haven't been called 'cold' before"
As you bit into your strawberry lace
And offered me your attention in the form of a gobstopper
It's all you had left and it was going to waste

Your pasttimes consisted of the strange
And twisted and deranged
And I loved that little game you had called "Crying Lightning"
And how you like to aggravate the ice-cream man on rainy afternoons

The next time that I caught my own reflection
It was on its way to meet you
Thinking of excuses to postpone
You never looked like yourself from the side
But your profile could not hide
The fact you knew I was approaching your throne

With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache
Stood and puffed your chest out like you'd never lost a war
And though I tried so not to suffer the indignity of a reaction
There was no cracks to grasp or gaps to claw

And your past times consisted of the strange
And twisted and deranged
And I hate that little game you had called "Crying Lightning"
And how you like to aggravate the icky man on rainy afternoons

Uninviting
But not half as impossible as everyone assumes
You are crying lightning

Your past times consisted of the strange
Twisted and deranged
And I hate that little game you had called "Crying Lightning"
"Crying Lightning"
"Crying Lightning"
"Crying Lightning"

Your past times consisted of the strange,
And twisted and deranged
And I hate that little game you had called "Crying..."





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  1. b.... h....

    january 2020, anyone?

  2. h.... y....

    Ft dojebaliscie

  3. J.... A....

    Like Smooth of Santana

  4. S.... ....

    (Lyrics)
    Outside the cafe by the cracker factory
    You were practicing a magic trick
    And my thoughts got rude, as you talked and chewed
    On the last of your pick and mix
    Said your mistaken if your thinking that I haven't been called cold before
    As you bit into your strawberry lace
    And then a flip in your attention in the form of a gobstopper
    Is all you have left and it was going to waste
    Your past-times, consisted of the strange
    And twisted and deranged
    And I love that little game you had called
    Crying lightning
    And how you like to aggravate the ice-cream man on rainy afternoons
    The next time that I caught my own reflection
    It was on it's way to meet you
    Thinking of excuses to postpone
    You never look like yourself from the side
    But your profile did not hide
    The fact you knew I was approaching your throne
    With folded arms you occupy the bench like toothache
    Stood and puff your chest out like you never lost a war
    And though I try so not to suffer the indignity of a reaction
    There was no cracks to grasp or gaps to claw
    And your past-times, consisted of the strange
    And twisted and deranged
    And I hate that little game you had called
    Crying lightning
    And how you like to aggravate the icky man on rainy afternoons
    Uninviting
    But not half as impossible as everyone assumes
    You are crying lightning
    Your past-times, consisted of the strange
    And twisted and deranged
    And I hate that little game you had called
    Crying lightning
    Crying lightning
    Crying lightning
    Crying lightning
    Your past-times, consisted of the strange
    And twisted and deranged
    And I hate that little game you had called
    Crying

  5. V.... Q....

    My favorite fcking song ever!.

  6. L.... M....

    Anyone else find this video just absolutely fucking hilarious? But not in that good of a way?

    L.... M....

    Lean Mean Green Bean Machine it’s so hilarious because it’s so bad. and that’s what makes it good.

    L.... M....

    1947 cant help but think of the video when I hear the guitar solo

  7. R.... R....

    Drumming in this song is very good

  8. H.... D....

    Alex looks like Freddie from PB

  9. M.... F....

    2:53 "her view"

  10. B.... H....

    I saw these at manchester last year and they did this song and i literally cried

  11. M.... T....

    Alex aí parece o Sasuke no Shippuden

  12. I.... ....

    He's on his way to Plastic Beach I guess.

    I.... ....

    This keeps deleting my like 😭BEST COMMENT

  13. G.... M....

    Mi favorita de los clásicos 🥰😍

  14. O.... ....

    lixo adorei

  15. M.... E....

    Am I the most recent comment on this masterpiece? :O

  16. K.... ....

    Stranger Things new season looks interesting

  17. l.... s....

    dammit the bass sound so handsome

  18. R.... B....

    November 2019, y’all

  19. K.... B....

    Who is here after John Shelby's peaky blinders scene?

  20. A.... F....

    Let’s appreciate how fit Alex looks here

  21. /.... /....

    why is everyone calling this expensive this video looks so awful lmao

  22. J.... R....

    josh homme all over this

  23. w.... S....

    เพราะสุดๆ ฟังกี่ครั้งก็เพราะทุกครั้ง

  24. k.... c....

    Shut the fuck up, im from 2019 and i still listen this

  25. E.... I....

    10 years ago

  26. T.... ....

    Funny how this video cost waaaay more than Cornerstone, yet Cornerstone has more views.

  27. V.... d....

    que lindo sos ♥

  28. T.... L....

    I love this beyond belief

  29. E.... ....

    Everyone is talking about Alex with long hair, so can we just appreciate Jamie with long hair. Same with Nick

  30. W.... P....

    good drums.

  31. m.... h....

    Rest in peace john fookin shelby.

  32. S.... S....

    No comment on "2019 here, still rockin' it!"??? Damn...

  33. s.... ....

    i don’t understand how the fuck this only has 20m views, like, dUDE PLEASE

  34. g.... ....

    i got this from florence and holy shitoli this is good

  35. M.... K....

    I love this song but the video is really creepy

  36. S.... H....

    alex on the sea playing guitar is my a e s t h e t i c.

  37. E.... T....

    C'est trop bien

  38. B.... B....

    Damnson

  39. G.... B....

    1000$ to the person who tells me what this video even MEANS

  40. M.... M....

    hmmm peaky blinders

  41. J.... ....

    My favourite AM song...

  42. j.... j....

    My neighbours liked the song so much that they invited the police to my house to also listen to it!

  43. J.... C....

    This is the coolest music video everrrrrr

  44. B.... O....

    Ya mas de 10 años y sigo escuchando a los monos articos mi banda favorita

  45. R.... ....

    ¿Qué me ves Ramírez?

  46. i.... ....

    First time watching omg crying

  47. I.... W....

    Hasta este disco fueron lo mejor, limpios, frescos, ingeniosos, increibles.. la gran cosa nueva que todavia no encontro un sucesor brit

  48. s.... -....

    i haven’t listened to this in years but coming from a michael gray edit from peaky blinders i thank the lord😌

  49. N.... H....

    Sounds like Cancion Animal by Soda Stereo

  50. s.... ....

    2019..?

  51. m.... ....

    Indierock

  52. D.... H....

    excuse me

  53. 2.... M....

    this song makes me wanna go to kfc and ask for a pineapple pizza

  54. P.... P....

    by order of peaky fucking blinder

  55. f.... c....

    George Washington crossing the Delaware vibes

  56. F.... R....

    Come back here because of peaky blinders

  57. E.... C....

    https://youtu.be/kslLY7htwhI

    :D

  58. Z.... P....

    U N D E R R A T E D

  59. H.... C....

    Jsjs la parte en donde canta sin música me vengo OSI osi

  60. S.... F....

    I listened this in Cartoon Network when I was boy.
    That was my first Arctic Monkeys song and i fucking loved it.

    S.... F....

    They played music videos in Cartoon Network??

  61. V.... B....

    QUE VÍDEO É ESSE MEU DEUS

  62. K.... B....

    Antes eras chido we ,ahora cantas música de abuelitos :'v

  63. i.... s....

    That guitar on the thumbnail looks like someone dabbing.

    i.... s....

    Fuck off

  64. L.... T....

    Next time I caught my own reflection it was on it's way to meet you

  65. E.... C....

    best song ever, the wrost clip ever

  66. R.... ....

    Anybody can tell me the model of guitar of Alex on this video?

    R.... ....

    Google it. There are lots of forums where people talk about every guitar used in every video or live performances

  67. R.... A....

    Esas greñas tan geniales. Ahora todos se cortan el cabello como milicos represores.

  68. K.... M....

    Alex Turner's hair is so fucking gorgeous in this video

  69. L.... M....

    cabelo emo do alex cantando num barquinho com lampada numa tempestade = melhor video clipe da historia

  70. M.... P....

    ok but


    what is this music about

  71. R.... K....

    Guys, Poseidon just taught me this amazing solo

  72. l.... G....

    Quando eu era criança (10 anos) eu morria de medo desse clipe quando passava na MTV

  73. L.... P....

    Este tema no va a pasar de moda nunca si es tan genial!!!!

  74. G.... S....

    Tem algum BR aqui que goste de música da boa ? 7/08/2019!

  75. p.... r....

    Mañana se cumple 10 años de este tema

  76. r.... s....

    Mesmo após esses anos essa musica ainda possui uma vibe atual pra crlh!

  77. N.... ....

    2:35 what you see
    2:53 what she sees

  78. A.... L....

    Take me back

  79. J.... ....

    In 2009 I thought this song was crap, but now I fucking love it!!

  80. M.... ....

    what the fuck I've just saw
    like, Alex were you high?

    M.... ....

    New fan? This was their best era in my opinion

    M.... ....

    @Sarl Cagan a b s o l u t e l y
    but i heard that many people says this album is the worst, why?

    M.... ....

    @Melanie This album blows hot or cold. Its either someones favourite or least favourite. For me its my favourite. So dark and eerie. Mellow yet funky at the same time. If you have 1 hour 20 minutes spare watch their Reading 2009 live performance from this era. The best live performance iv ever seen i wish i was there.

    M.... ....

    @Sarl Cagan okay, thanks

  81. M.... T....

    hi from 2019😘 listened it first time in 2018🙃

  82. M.... P....

    this hole video make me:
    cringe, laugh with the comments and ask myself why tf there are some random giants in the end

  83. k.... p....

    this is god tier arctic monkeys’ music video

  84. R.... ....

    Cornerstone Had Better Editing! 😅

  85. N.... E....

    Oooooohhhh shit nigga

  86. A.... K....

    i love how cornerstone did better than this music video.

  87. r.... ....

    so this is where the video budget went for Humbug

  88. V.... M....

    Dierecter after shooting video :well alex, the money you had didnt cover it so now you owe us 80 pounds

    Alex: just take it from corner stone

    D: no we used that money too

    A: fuck...... WAIT you know that sweater i got for Christmas

  89. D.... W....

    Almost 10 years by now, and it's still beautiful

  90. G.... M....

    I found this song on a porno

  91. A.... A....

    yıl 2019 hala ağlıyorum

  92. L.... A....

    Mam I'm absolutely fucked

  93. L.... x....

    Linda música :) pena que mudaram tanto 😒😕
    Essa música me traz lembranças boas e ruins ao mesmo tempo rsrs

    L.... x....

    O novo nao é ruim, na minha opinião... amei o novo álbum.

  94. h.... h....

    so funny that cornerstone took basically no money to film and still got more views then crying lightning which i estimate took 3x the amount of money