Arctic Monkeys
Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But… lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:29
I've seen your eyes as they fix on me
What is he doing? What on earth's the plan? Has he got one?
You better give me some pointers
Since you are the big rocket launcher and I'm just the shotgun
Well, I ain't got no dollar signs in my eyes
That might be a surprise but it's true
Said, "I'm not like you and I don't want your advice
Or your praise or to move in the ways you do and I never will"
'Cause all you people are vampires
And all your stories are stale
And though you pretend to stand by us
I know you're certain we'll fail
I've seen your eyes as they fix on me, full of confusion
Your snarl is just so condescending
Try to explain that we're onto a win
If the fee we are in near recoups what we're spending
He said, "I can't believe that you drove all that way
Well, how much did they pay ya? How much did they pay ya?
You'd have been better to stay 'round our way"
Thinking 'bout things but not actually doing the things
'Cause all you people are vampires
And all your stories are stale
And though you pretend to stand by us
I know you're certain we'll fail
'Cause all you people are vampires
And all your stories are stale
And though you pretend to stand by us
I know you're certain we'll fail
All you people are vampires!
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Key vocabulary
- advice
- guidanceA1
- believe
- think is trueA1
- better
- more good; improvedA1
- big
- large in sizeA1
- cause
- make happenA2
- certain
- sure; not doubtfulA2
- confusion
- mental disorderB2
- doing
- performing an actionA1
- dollar
- US money unitA1
- like
- enjoy; similar toA1
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About this song
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band from Sheffield known for their indie and garage rock sound that rose to prominence in the mid-2000s with Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. They are fronted by singer-guitarist Alex Turner and later broadened their style with producer-led releases from Josh Homme and genre-shifting concept work like Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.