star treatment

Arctic Monkeys

I just wanted to be one of The Strokes
Now look at the mess you made me make
Hitchhiking with a monogrammed suitcase
Miles away from any half-useful imaginary highway
I m a big name in deep space
Ask your mates but golden boy s in bad shape
I found out the hard way
that here ain t no place for dolls like you and me
Everybody s on a barge floating down
the endless stream of great Tv
1984, 2019

Maybe I was a little too wild in the 70s
Rocket-ship grease down the cracks of my knuckles
Karate bandana
Warp speed chic
Hair down to there
Impressive moustache
Love came in a bottle with a twist off cap
Let s all have a swig and do a hot lap

So who you gonna call?
The martini police?
Baby that isn t how they look tonight,
Oh no
It took the light forever to get to your eyes

I just wanted to be one of those ghosts you
Thought that
You could forget and then I haunt you
via the rear view mirror on a long drive
From the back seat
But it s alright cause you love me
And you recognise that it s ain t how it should be
Your eyes are heavy
and the weather s getting ugly so pull over
I know the place
Don t you know an apparition is a cheap date?
What exactly is it you ve been drinking these days?
Jukebox in the corner
Long hot summer
They ve got a film up on the wall
and it s dark enough to dance
What do you mean you ve never seen Blade Runner?

Maybe I was a little too wild in the 70s
Back down to earth with a lounge singer shimmer
Elevator down to my make believe residency
From the honeymoon suite
Two shows a day, four nights a week
Easy money

So who you gonna call?
The martini police?
So who you gonna call?
The martini police?
Baby that isn t how they look tonight
It took the light absolutely forever to get to your eyes

And as we gaze skyward, ain t it dark early?
It s the star treatment
And as we gaze skyward, ain t it dark early?
It s the star treatment
It s the star treatment
The star treatment