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Red Right Hand – Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys

Red Right Hand lyrics

Language
English
Level
Intermediate
Released
2009
Genre
Pop
Length
4:20
  1. Take a little walk to the edge of town

  2. Go across the tracks

  3. Where the viaduct looms, like a bird of doom

  4. As it shifts and cracks

  5. Where secrets lie in the border fires

  6. In the humming wires, for you know

  7. You're never coming back

  8. Past the square, past the bridge

  9. Past the mills, past the stacks

  10. On a gathering storm comes a tall handsome man

  11. In a dusty black coat with a red right hand

  12. He'll wrap you in his arms

  13. Tell you that you've been a good boy

  14. He'll rekindle all of those dreams

  15. It took you a lifetime to destroy

  16. He'll reach deep into the hole

  17. Heal your shrinking soul

  18. And there wont be a single thing

  19. That you can do

  20. He's a god, he's a man

  21. He's a ghost, he's a guru

  22. They're whispering his name across this disappearing land

  23. But hidden in his coat is a red right hand

  24. You don't have no money?

  25. He'll get you some

  26. If you haven't got no car? He'll get you one

  27. You've got no self-respect, you feel like an insect

  28. Well don't you worry buddy, cause here he comes

  29. Through the ghetto and the barrio and the bowery and the slums

  30. A shadow is cast wherever he stands

  31. Stacks of green paper in his red right hand

  32. You'll see him in your nightmares, you'll see him in your dreams

  33. He'll appear out of nowhere but he's not what he seems

  34. You'll see him in your head, and on the TV screen

  35. Hey buddy, I'm warning you to turn it off

  36. He's a ghost, he's a god

  37. He's a man, he's a guru

  38. You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan

  39. Designed and directed by his red right hand

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Key vocabulary

little
small in sizeA1
man
adult human maleA1
never
not at any timeA1
one
a single numberA1
paper
thin writing materialA1
past
before nowA1
red
a strong warm colorA1
right
correctA1
see
notice with your eyesA1
walk
move on footA1

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.

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Red Right Hand

Take a little walk to the edge of town

Go across the tracks

Where the viaduct looms, like a bird of doom

As it shifts and cracks

Where secrets lie in the border fires

In the humming wires, for you know

You're never coming back

Past the square, past the bridge

Past the mills, past the stacks

On a gathering storm comes a tall handsome man

In a dusty black coat with a red right hand

He'll wrap you in his arms

Tell you that you've been a good boy

He'll rekindle all of those dreams

It took you a lifetime to destroy

He'll reach deep into the hole

Heal your shrinking soul

And there wont be a single thing

That you can do

He's a god, he's a man

He's a ghost, he's a guru

They're whispering his name across this disappearing land

But hidden in his coat is a red right hand

You don't have no money?

He'll get you some

If you haven't got no car? He'll get you one

You've got no self-respect, you feel like an insect

Well don't you worry buddy, cause here he comes

Through the ghetto and the barrio and the bowery and the slums

A shadow is cast wherever he stands

Stacks of green paper in his red right hand

You'll see him in your nightmares, you'll see him in your dreams

He'll appear out of nowhere but he's not what he seems

You'll see him in your head, and on the TV screen

Hey buddy, I'm warning you to turn it off

He's a ghost, he's a god

He's a man, he's a guru

You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan

Designed and directed by his red right hand