The Lyrical Genius Of Arctic Monkeys

"And she won't be surprised and she won't be shocked, When she's pressed the star after she's pressed unlock, And there's verse and chapter sat in her inbox, And all that it says is that you've drank a lot."

The View From The Afternoon

"Oh, there ain't no love, no Montagues or Capulets."

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

"He talks of San Francisco, he's from Hunter's Bar, I don't quite know the distance But I'm sure that's far."

Fake Tales Of San Francisco

"'Have you been drinking, son? You don't look old enough to me.' 'I'm sorry, officer, is there a certain age you're supposed to be? 'Cause nobody told me.'"

Riot Van

"Didn't you see she were gorgeous, she was beyond belief, But this lad at the side drinking his Smirnoff Ice came and paid for her Tropical Reef."

Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured

"Now then Mardy Bum, I see your frown and it's like looking down the barrel of a gun."

Mardy Bum

"Likes her gentlemen not to be gentle, Was it a Mecca Dobber or a betting pencil?"

Fluorescent Adolescent

"How to tear apart the ties that bind, perhaps 'fuck off' might be too kind."

Do Me A Favour

"I know I said he wants to sleep in the city that never wakes up but, Dorothy was right though."

Old Yellow Bricks

"Fools on parade, Frolic and fuck about to make a gaze."

Secret Door

"If I could be someone else for a week, I'd still spend it chasing after you."

Potion Approaching

"It was close, so close that the walls were wet, And she wrote it out in Letraset, 'No, you can't call me her name.'"

Cornerstone

"All the pretty visitors came and waved their arms and cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall. What came first the chicken or the dickhead?"

Pretty Visitors

"She's been loop the looping, Around my mind, Her motorcycle boots give me this kind of acrobatic blood."

She's Thunderstorms

"I took the batteries out my mysticism, And put them in my thinking cap."

The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala

"And did you ever get the feeling, That these are things she's said before, Her steady hands may well have done the Devil's pedicure."

The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala

"Fill in a circular hole with a peg that's square." Don't Sit Down 'Cause I Moved Your Chair

"Called up to listen to the voice of reason, And got his answering machine, I left my message, but did he fuck get back to me."

Reckless Serenade

"You look like you've been for breakfast, At the Heartbreak Hotel."

Piledriver Waltz

"And do you still think love is a Laserquest? Or do you take it all more seriously? I've tried to ask you this in some daydreams that I've had, But you're always busy being make-believe."

Love Is A Laserquest

"You're rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock, And those other girls are just postmix lemonade."

Suck It And See

"That's not a skirt girl that's a sawn-off shotgun, And I can only hope you've got it aimed at me."

Suck It And See

"You have got that face that just says, 'Baby, I was made to break your heart'."

Suck It And See

"Been wondering if your heart's still open and if so I wanna know what time it shuts, Simmer down and pucker up."

Do I Wanna Know

"My days end best when the sunset gets itself behind,

That little lady sitting on the passenger side, It's much less picturesque without her catching the light, The horizon tries but it's just not as kind on the eyes,

As Arabella."

Arabella

"Her lips are like the galaxy's edge, And a kiss the colour of a constellation falling into place."

Arabella

"Wraps her lips round a Mexican coke, Makes you wish that you were the bottle, Takes a sip of your soul."

Arabella

"So you're on the prowl wondering whether she left already or not."

No. 1 Party Anthem

"It's not like I'm falling in love I just want you to do me no good, And you look like you could."

No. 1 Party Anthem

"If that watch don't continue to swing,

Or the fat lady fancies having a sing, I'll be here waiting ever so patiently."

Snap Out Of It

"When you waltz around your house wearing my sky-blue Lacoste, And your knee socks."

Knee Socks

"Like the beginning of Mean Streets, You could Be My Baby."

Knee Socks

"I know you thought she were different and you thought she were nice, But she's not nice, she's pretty fucking far from nice."

Bigger Boys And Stolen Sweethearts

"Cigarette smoker, I'm sorry, but we're all unsure, How much you've had but, We think that you oughta maybe not have any more."

Cigarette Smoker Fiona

"Keep your charm where I can't see it, And your hands where I can."

Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend

"I wish I would have seen you down in the arcade, Sipping on a lemonade, In the paper cup and chewing on the straw."

The Bakery

"And I wish I'd seen you in the bakery, But if I'd seen you in the bakery, You probably wouldn't have seen me."

The Bakery

"Would it be outrageous to say,

We're either shouting or we're shagging?"

Too Much To Ask

"Can't the flame, Come up to the moth for a change?"

Joining The Dots

"My heart was breaking and got left unlocked, Didn’t see you sneak in but I’m glad you stopped."

Electricity

"Stop the world 'cause I wanna get off,

With you."

Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You