“You Can Be So Cruel” seems to depict a man who is obsessed with a lady who offers him no attention and resorts to stalking her.
The song features frontman Mike Kerr’s driving bass playing and falsetto along with Ben Thatcher’s pounding and aggressive drumming. It’s a straight forward arena-ready r...
[Verse 1]
I'm outside your window
I'm outside your door
You've never been this lonely
Well, I've never been this down before and it shows
Killing me so gently
Hands wrapped round my throat
Choking me so slowly
Slicing every word down to the bone
[Chorus]
'Cause you can be so cruel
And that's all I've ever known
Cruel world
[Verse 2]
Look outside your window
Look outside your door
Wake you when you're sleeping
'Cause I've never been this down before and it shows
No, I've never been this down before
[Chorus]
'Cause you can be so cruel
And that's all I've ever known
Cruel world
Yeah, you can be so cruel
And that's all you've ever done
Cruel world
Cruel world
Cruel world
Cruel world
Cruel
You Can Be So Cruel was written by Tom Dalgety & Ben Thatcher & Mike Kerr.
You Can Be So Cruel was produced by Mike Kerr & Ben Thatcher & Tom Dalgety.
Royal Blood released You Can Be So Cruel on Fri Aug 22 2014.