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Arctic Monkeys
Crying Lightning
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Crying Lightning was released on July 6, 2009 by Domino Records as a part of the album Crying Lightning - EP
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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alex Turner
Alex Turner
Guitar
Jamie Cook
Jamie Cook
Guitar
John Ashton
John Ashton
Keyboards
Matt Helders
Matt Helders
Drums
Nick O'Malley
Nick O'Malley
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alex Turner
Alex Turner
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joshua Homme
Joshua Homme
Producer
Alain Johannes
Alain Johannes
Engineer
Claudius Mittendorfer
Claudius Mittendorfer
Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer
Rich Costey
Rich Costey
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Outside the café by the cracker factory
You were practicing a magic trick
And my thoughts got rude as you talked and chewed
On the last of your pick-and-mix
Said, "You're mistaken if you're thinking that I haven't been called cold before"
As you bit into your strawberry lace
Then offered me your attention in the form of a gobstopper
It's all you had left and it was going to waste
[Chorus]
Your pastimes consisted of the strange
And twisted and deranged
And I loved that little game you had called
Crying Lightning
And how you liked to aggravate the ice-cream man on rainy afternoons
[Verse 2]
The next time that I caught my own reflection it was on its way to meet you
Thinking of excuses to postpone
You never looked like yourself from the side, but your profile could not hide
The fact you knew I was approaching your throne
With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache
Stood and puffed your chest out like you'd never lost a war
And though I tried so not to suffer the indignity of a reaction
There was no cracks to grasp or gaps to claw
[Chorus]
And your pastimes consisted of the strange
And twisted and deranged
And I hate that little game you had called
Crying Lightning
And how you liked to aggravate the icky man on rainy afternoons
Uninviting
But not half as impossible as everyone assumes you are
Crying lightning
[Chorus]
Your pastimes consisted of the strange
And twisted and deranged
And I hate that little game you had called
Crying Lightning
Crying lightning
Crying lightning
Crying lightning
Your pastimes consisted of the strange
And twisted and deranged
And I hate that little game you had called
Crying
Written by: Alex Turner

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