Arctic Monkeys
Potion Approaching lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:33
I was biting the time zone
And we embellish the banks of our bloodstreams
And threw caution to the colourful
Then we fell asleep in the car
Until the bumps woke me up in your grip
And the tide took me to your mouth
And then swept me back down to your palms
It's them that put me inside the reminder
That yours is the only ocean
That I wanna swing from
Yours is the only ocean
That I wanna hang on
I've got this ego mechanic
She's always trying to give me vitamins
I should be frightened of your reflection
I preferred her as a cartoon
If I could be someone else for a week
I'd spend it chasing after you
'Cause she's not shattering my attitude
No matter how she folds the potion
Yours is the only ocean (yours is the only ocean)
That I wanna swing from
Yours is the only ocean
That I wanna hang on to
Yours is the only ocean
Yours is the only ocean
Yours is the only ocean
Yours is the only ocean
Potion approaching
Shield your eyes
Potion approaching
Visualize
Holding a token
Swollen in size
Potion approaching shield your eyes
Oh, but if we're gonna escape though
We really ought to think it through
Would you like me to build you a go-kart?
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Key vocabulary
- asleep
- sleepingA2
- caution
- care to avoid dangerC1
- ego
- self-importanceC1
- banks
- sides of a riverA1
- bloodstreams
- flows of blood
- colourful
- full of bright colors
- bumps
- small raised areas
- woke
- aware of injustice
- potion
- magic drink
- build
- make by putting togetherA1
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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.