Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning (Official Video)

Arctic Monkeys - "Crying Lightning" from 'Humbug', released 2009 on Domino Record Co.

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[theoneandonlycucumber]

i love how Alex completely changes his look every album and Matt has looked the exact same for the past 15 years

[stellawarren]

we can thank this expensive music video for the beautiful production of cornerstone

[luci]

Editor: How many effects do you want the clip to have?
Alex: YES.

[op-mbyg]

I will do anything to listen this song for the first time ever again

[ashtontheperson]

The giant figures coming from the water is the most 2009 thing ive seen in a while.

[vhosszu]

this is the most 2000's shit someone could ever and i love it

[jasongonsalves]

The lyrics from 1:19 - 1:55 feel like they came straight out of some classic novel and I can't get enough of it.

[ayesha]

why is no one talking about matt using a telescope to look at the band as if they literally weren't right in front of him

[RabbitFighter]

Just imagine them in a studio in an empty boat on a green screen. Haha 😂

[rayner]

Video Producer: So were planning to spend the entire budget on Crying Lighting, what shall we do for Cornerstone?

High Alex: PaSss Thataatat

[FRESCAJUICE]

not that anyone cares, but this is my favourite Arctic Monkeys song

[enigmatheinfj]

2:45 Matt Helders as Sherlock Holmes
3:23 Matt Helders as Jack Sparrow

[Abhishek.Basnyat]

This is hands down the most fun Arctic Monkeys song to sing along to.

[skyeryan]

Manager:
You realise this will not only blow Crying Lightning’s video’s budget, but cornerstones budget too.
Alex:
It will all be worth it. I have a cute wall at home and a red sweater.

[magentadevice]

Nick looks like young Leonardo Dicaprio, Alex looks like a cross between Anne Frank and Young Severus Snape, Jamie looks like Will Turner off of Pirates of the Carribean and Matt looks the exact. same. every. single. album. release.



This is why Humbug is my favourite album.

[mswavyera]

"It's raining but me hair still flawless"

[emporatikatrox]

Producers be like, alright we have a budget for the whole album, spend it all on the band sitting on a boat with rain n shit - then make a massive rainbow alex, fuck Cornerstone

[KartoffelKonig]

So that's where all the budget from "cornerstone" went ..

[lucastristao]

fun fact: they actually recorded in the ocean while playing the music

[miketucson]

LYRICS!
Outside the cafe 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 your mistaken if your thinking that i haven't been
caught cold before
As your bit into your strawberry lace
And then a flip in your attention in the form of a gobstopper
Is all you have left and it was going to waste

1st CHORUS:
Your past-times, consisted of a strange
And twisted and deranged
And i love that little game you had called
>Crying Ligtning<
And how you like to aggravate the ice-cream man on rainy
afternoons

The next time that i caught my own reflection
It was on it's way to meet you
Thinking of excuses to postpone
You never look like yourself from the side
But your profule did not hide
The fact you knew i was approaching your throne

With folded arms you occupy the bench like toothache
Stood and puff your chest out like your never lost a war
And though i try so not to suffer the indignity of a reaction
There was no cracks to grasp or gaps to claw

2nd CHORUS
And your past-times, consisted of the strange
And twisted and derranged
And i hate that little game you had called
>Crying Lightning<
And how you like to aggravate the icky man on rainy
afternoons
Uninviting
But not half as impossible as everyone assumes
You are >Crying Lightning<

3rd CHORUS:
Your past-times, consisted of the strange
And twisted and derrange
And i hate that little game you had called
>Crying Lightning<
>Crying Lightning<
>Crying Lightning<
>Crying Lightning<
Your past-times, consisted of the strange
And twisted and derranged
And i hate that little game you had called
>Crying<