Old Yellow Bricks Lyrics
Arctic Monkeys
Lyrics
Old yellow bricks
Love's a risk
Quite the little Escapologist
Looked so miffed
When you wished
For a thousand places better than this
You are the fugitive
But you don't know what you're runnin' from
You can't kid us
And you couldn't trick anyone
Houdini, love you don't know what you're runnin' away from
Who wants to sleep in the city that never wakes up?
Blinded by nostalgia
Who wants to sleep in the city that never wakes up?
She was enraged by the way
That the emperor put traps in the cage
And the days she being dull
Lead to nights readin' beer bottles
You're such a fugitive
But you don't know what you're runnin' from
You can't kid us
And you couldn't trick anyone
Houdini, love you don't know what you're runnin' away from
Who wants to sleep in the city that never wakes up?
Blinded by nostalgia
Who wants to sleep in a city that never wakes up?
You're at a loss
Just because
It wasn't all that you thought it was
You are a fugitive but you don't know what you're runnin' away from
She said I want to sleep in the city that never wakes up
And revel in nostalgia
I know I said who wants to sleep in the city that never wakes up but
Dorothy was right though
Song & Lyrics Facts
Arctic Monkeys’ song “Old Yellow Bricks” was released on June 23, 2008 as the second single from their album Favourite Worst Nightmare. The band consists of Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders.
The song is written by Alex Turner and produced by James Ford. It features a guitar riff that has been compared to Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir". Lyrically, it deals with Turner's thoughts on his hometown of Sheffield; he sings about how much it has changed since he left for London. The lyrics also touch upon fame, success and growing old.