Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
A song about a space aged lover named Arabella serves as track four on the Arctic Monkeys' 5th album AM. It furthers the album’s motif of passion’s incessant pull, both for better and worse, with the titular woman’s unavoidable appeal.
[Verse 1]
Arabella's got some interstellar-gator skin boots
And a Helter Skelter 'round her little finger
And I ride it endlessly
She's got a Barbarella silver swimsuit
And when she needs to shelter from reality
She takes a dip in my daydreams
[Chorus]
My days end best when the sunset gets itself behind
That little lady sittin' on the passenger side
It's much less picturesque without her catchin' the light
The horizon tries but it's just not as kind on the eyes
As Arabella, oh
As Arabella
[Post-Chorus]
Just might've tapped into your mind and soul
You can't be sure
[Verse 2]
Arabella's got a '70s head
But she's a modern lover, it's an exploration
She's made of outer space
And her lips are like the galaxy's edge
And her kiss the colour of a constellation
Fallin' into place
[Chorus]
My days end best when the sunset gets itself behind
That little lady sittin' on the passenger side
It's much less picturesque without her catchin' the light
The horizon tries but it's just not as kind on the eyes
As Arabella, oh
As Arabella
[Post-Chorus]
Just might've tapped into your mind and soul
You can't be sure
[Bridge]
(That's magic) In a cheetah print coat
(Just a slip) Underneath it, I hope
(Asking if) I can have one of those
(Organic) Cigarettes that she smokes
(Wraps her lips) 'Round a Mexican Coke
(Makes you wish) That you were the bottle
(Takes a sip) Of your soul, and it sounds like
[Outro]
Just might've tapped into your mind and soul
You can't be sure
Arabella was written by Alex Turner & Jamie Cook & Matt Helders & Nick O’Malley.
Arabella was produced by Ross Orton & James Ellis Ford.
Arctic Monkeys released Arabella on Fri Sep 06 2013.
Arabella is a portmanteau of Alex Turner’s ex-girlfriend Arielle Vandenberg and the title character from the sci-fi movie Barbarella.
Turner told NME that this was the favorite song he wrote on AM, and compared the lyrics to physicist Brian Cox’s show Wonders of the Universe.
When the lyrics pick up in the final bridge, Alex Turner’s vocals start to sound a bit more frantic than his usual measured delivery. Producer James Ford explains this is because his vocals were “doubled” to make it sound as if there were two of him, comparing the technique to something Ozzy Osbourn...
I think you might be right! They added a small part of “War Pigs” to the end of the song a few times.