The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets
Telling the story of a young, vivid summer love, “Calm Like You”, is the third track on The Last Shadow Puppets' debut record, The Age Of The Understatement.
As with many other tracks on the album, string arrangements were made by Owen Pallett, and the track followed up with the album’s theme of a...
[Verse 1]
I can still remember when your city smelt exciting
I still get a whiff of that aroma now and then
Burglary and fireworks, the skies, they were alighting
Accidents and toffee drops and thinking on the train
[Chorus]
Oh, he was young, in the frost
No regard for the cost of saying his feelings
In the moments they were felt
And if he was calm like you
Locked up inside of your loops
Then he'd know full well
That all he had to say was
All he had to say was goodbye
[Verse 2]
Summertime made promises it knew it couldn't keep
The fairytale was climbing up a mountain far too steep
Colouring the pictures with your royal hands
Now I am craving heartbreak while you're making your demands
[Chorus]
Oh, he was young, in the frost
No regard for the cost of saying his feelings
In the moment they were felt
And if he was calm like you
Locked up inside of your loops
Then he'd know full well
That all he had to say was
All he had to say was goodbye
If he was calm like you
Locked up inside of your loops
Then he'd know full well
That all he had to say was
All he had to say was goodbye
Calm Like You was written by Alex Turner & Miles Kane.
Calm Like You was produced by James Ellis Ford.
The Last Shadow Puppets released Calm Like You on Tue Apr 15 2008.