Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
A smooth, slowdance-style ballad: detachment, both personal and societal, is explored in a number of ways across the album and “The Ultracheese” has Alex reminiscing about his past, his music and the impact it has had in his life, primarily focusing on a sense of isolation that he feels now living i...
[Verse 1]
Still got pictures of friends on the wall
I suppose we aren't really friends anymore
Maybe I shouldn't ever have called that thing friendly at all
Get freaked out from a knock at the door
When I haven't been expecting one
And didn't that used to be part of the fun, once upon a time?
We'll be there at the back of the bar
In a booth like we usually were
Every time there was a rocket launch or some big event
[Verse 2]
What a death I died writing that song
Start to finish, with you looking on
It stays between us, Steinway, and his sons
'Cause it's the ultracheese
Perhaps it's time that you went for a walk
Dressed like a fictional character
From a place they called America in the golden age
Trust the politics to come along
When you were just tryna orbit the sun
When you were just about to be kind to someone
Because you had the chance
[Verse 3]
I still got pictures of friends on the wall
I might look as if I'm deep in thought
But the truth is I'm probably not
If I ever was
[Outro]
Oh, the dawn won't stop weighing a tonne
I've done some things that I shouldn't have done
But I haven't stopped loving you once
Hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh
The Ultracheese was written by Alex Turner.
The Ultracheese was produced by James Ellis Ford & Alex Turner.
Arctic Monkeys released The Ultracheese on Fri May 11 2018.
I do feel as if this has become the type of tune that’s the closest to what I might call my default position, like Cornerstone, or The Dream Synopsis, those ones. It’s the most accessible, or where I’m most comfortable, perhaps. A lot of people in a room, doing a live take. Having all the expanded g...