#with folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache

[millerflintstone]

I did not realize there was an acoustic version of this song. I love this song.

[dailyamlyrics]

“With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache.”

[sirgawin]

With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache Stood and puffed your chest out like you never lost a war

[fllagellant]

🪄🪄🪄🪄 GRABBY HANDS

EEEEEE < 333

With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache / Stood and puffed your chest out like you 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

crying lighting - arctic monkeys

Loss is an evil light/ That takes root behind your eyes/ Illuminating what you're not ready to see/ And won't let you turn away/ And won't let you unhear the venom that it has to say/ When everything is fucked/ You knowing that you're not alone only makes it even sadder

hmm - of montreal

Shock me awake/ Tear me apart/ Pinned like a note in a hospital gown/ Deeper I sleep/ Further down/ A rabbit hole never to be found

i appear missing - queens of the stone age

For lack of a name in the English tongue/ They called him William/ By the day of the month by the month of the year/ That’s how they named him/ In a withered room/ William/ By the bricks of Saint Catherine/ William

william - blackbird raum

[hesterias]

hello lovely 😘 4, 5, and 13 for the arctic monkeys asks! 💞

Thank you so much for creating this and sending asks.

4. which member of the band would you like to spend an afternoon with, and why? how would you spend your time?

my first instinct is to say alex, because i'd love to pick his brain creatively and see what he enjoys doing on a normal day, see his habits. most likely go to the cinema or an art exhibit or a show or just have a nice day in the park followed by some pints at a pub. i think we both have an introverted extrovert thing going on, where we can talk to anyone but actively choose not to. BUT i think i'd most likely vibe best with matt, he seems so fun. we'd probably go to the beach (i live in CA), or stroll the city and take photographs/talk photography and people-watch. he seems hilarious. so either one of those choices would be good. matt would be a fun hang, alex would be an artsy, intellectual hang.

5. which album means the most to you?

definitely tbh+c. before the release of TC, i wasn't a big monkeys fan. not that i didn't like them, i just knew the AM hits and that's it, never investigating further. @reconciledviolence729 got me into the fandom and her favorite album was tbhc and she bought me the vinyl for my birthday last year. such a great, unexpected gift and i listened to it often. i even spent an evening listening to it with my dad while we drank wine and just.... listened to it. it was amazing, such a great experience, so yeah, tbhc is a special (and pretty perfect) album for me.

13. what are some of your favourite lyrics alex has written?

haha can i quote all of tbh+c? (seriously, all of tbhc) as you can probably guess by my blog (and the little nod to it in ASA) i love

i've been on a bender back to that prophetic esplanade, where i ponder all the questions, but just manage to miss the mark (such an introspective line)

My mistakes were made for you / And in the back room of a bad dream she came / And whisked me away

With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache Stood and puffed your chest out like you 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

Yesterday's still leaking through the roof That's nothing new

I'd throw the rose tint back on the exploded view Darling, if I were you And how's that insatiable appetite?

There's all those places we used to go And I suspect you already know But that place on memory lane you like still looks the same But something about it's changed

You pushed my faith near being lost But we'll stick to the guns Don't care if it's marketing suicide We won't crack or compromise Your derisory divides Will never unhinge us

But seriously. All of TBHC is gold. Tagging @mrsnarl and @m0nkfys because they asked these too 🫶🏼

[ash-and-starlight]

hey! i was wondering if you have any songs you relate to the avatar characters (i'm currently making zuko, azula and sokka playlists and I want to see if anyone has any recs!)

thank uu

this ask Plagued me and all the answers will feel monumentally stupid as soon as i post lmao but i’ll try

(side note i find assigning songs to blorbos sooo difficult because lyrics, vibes & music all have to align and finding the perfect fit is nearly impossible)

putting them beneath the cut bc the post got long and i didn’t want to be annoying fjhddj

azula - 1) arsonist lullaby by Hozier, this one is self explanatory (and i guess it could fit for zuko too?) but all the lyrics feel so azulacore to me. 2) you’re gonna go far kid by the offspring -> “with a thousand lies and a good disguise / hit ‘em right between the eyes” “when you walk away, nothing more to say / see the lightning in your eyes / see them running for their lives” excellent upbeat songs to conquer ba sing se to and 3) crying lightning by the Arctic Monkeys, i wouldn’t say this one is a perfect fit but “with folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache / stood and puffed your chest out like you never lost a war” yeAH.

zuko - 1) born on my own by Emigrate, -> “break down the walls / that keep us all / flames in waves / so beautiful / holding some / up in my soul / i am in control / born on my own” peak zuko to me and 2) giving you three songs at the price of one because all the three Unforgiven by metallica could be zuko angst moment: banished edition jams like “new blood joins this earth / and quickly he’s subdued / through constant pained disgrace/ the young boy learns their rules”, like “lay beside me, tell me what i’ve done / the door is closed so are your eyes / but now i see the sun” LIKE “was he the one causing pain / with his careless dreaming? / been afraid / always afraid /of the things he’s feeling ” go off emo boy

sokka - okay these are mostly vibes but idk my heart says they’re sokka songs if you get it you get it 1) thinking of a place by the war on drugs “i’m moving through the dark / of a long black night / just moving with the moon / and the light it shines” and ALSO an ocean in between the waves by the same band and 2) sjamboska by the gang of youths -> “ in the thick of my heart / by the skin of my teeth / until i’m forgotten / and covered in weeds / and my withering soul is in the sea / i will hold on to you / hold on to me” oUGH okAY! He’s carrying that weight!!

[auroragoth]

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

[awesomehoggirl]

alec turner lyrics pussy purr With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache

[ladymorghul]

and some more aegon ii targaryen lyrics

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 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 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 and your pastimes, consisted of the strange and twisted and deranged and i hate that little game you had called "crying lightning"

[mothersmalice-a]

post five songs that remind you of your muse. ( marked under keep reading for the sake of everyone else's dash. )

Crying Lightning - Artic Monkeys ( there are a few things abt this that scream NL-era marisa to me, but my favourite comes from the idea of "crying lightning" acting as a metaphor for the silver guillotine. )

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 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 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. 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 like to aggravate the icky man on rainy afternoons. / Uninviting / But not half as impossible as everyone assumes you are.

Starchild - Ghost Quartet ( a little more somber than what i'd usually think of for her, but i think its a very fitting song to sum up certain instances regarding things like her upbringing & her work, especially via these two verses )

When I was a baby, I was blessed by a stranger / in waters I didn't understand / and now I'm infected with disbelief and blasphemy / I'll never have a holy land / I am a ghost in the eyes of my God. A billion light years away, someone's thinking the same thing / But he's already turned to dust / And the starlight I see is a billion light years old / A ghost just like the rest of us / Nothing I see is here anymore.

Dream Girl Evil - Florence + The Machine ( believe me i'd put the entirety of Dance Fever here if i could, but this, King, Daffodil and Restraint all remind me of her in different ways. )

Did I disappoint you? / Did mommy make you sad? / Do I at least remind you / Of every girl that made you mad? / Make me perfect, make me your fantasy / You know I deserve it / Well, take it out on me. Am I your dream girl? / You think of me in bed / But you could never hold me / You like me better in your head / Make me evil, then I'm an angel instead / At least you'll sanctify me when I'm dead. Watch me shimmer (shimmer) / A projection of your mother (mother) / But don't come crying (crying) / I am nobody's moral center / It cannot hold, it cannot hold.

The Calling - The Amazing Devil ( mainly a song that reminds me of TAS but everything about this song is just so. oh my god. there are also verses i cant fit that absolutely fit her relationship with asriel. )

I look into the waters and see a face I don't understand / We're both unwanted daughters / But there's more than water in these autumn hands / I look into the waters and see a face I don't recognize / Who's this? (Who are you?) / "What changed?" I ask / "So strange, " she replies. Back then, I wasn't hopeful / But now my ink's blood-red, not black / And I'll blink like ripping envelopes / In the hopes that you'll write back / And on the banks of that river / I shiver as a fox stands frozen / And I close them, I close them, I close my eyes. In the waters, I see a face I don't want look back / Do you like my dress? It's got pockets / The rocks beneath my feet begin to crack / Oh, I look into the waters, long ago that current caught us / And we tried, I tried, I really fucking tried / But the rain kept coming down, I watched that woman drown.

Cassandra - Florence + The Machine ( i lied im putting another F+TM one here because the "oh drunken gods" verse will forever be about her to me. )

I used to move into the future, bring it all back / Let it bleed through my fingers, a treasure in my hands / Now I creep out when there's no one about / 'Cause they put crosses on the doors to try and keep me out / The garden's overgrown / And I run in the middle of the road. Take me back / Oh, drunken gods of slaughter / You know I've always been your / Favorite daughter. Well, can you see me? I cannot see you / Everything I thought I knew is falling out of view / And if I run fast enough, could I break apart / As empires crumble and cathedrals flatten in my heart?

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[moonriseblueeyes]

♪ !! :)

Hey Cerise (@roseateveils)!

Crying Lightning - Arctic Monkeys

~With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache Stood and puffed your chest out like you'd never lost a war

[heavenforblog1111]

Crying Lightning is a song by the English rock band released as the first single from their third album 'Humbug' on 6th July 2009. Song Meaning Now, this is my interpretation of what I understood from the song. I could be wrong, I haven't found a source where the writer(most likely Alex Turner since he was the principal songwriter) is discussing the intent and meaning behind the song. But if you know, let me know in the comments. Summary The song is about a girl who the guy is attracted to. He probably falls hard in love with her. She has a twisted and deranged personality and likes to play games with men. The guy knows that she is playing with him and likes it initially because he is deep in love. Later on, it takes a toll on him and he develops a hatred for her. Explanation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLsBJPlGIDU 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 The song is probably using a lot of metaphors. Outside the cafe by the cracker factory probably is the place where the guy met the girl(could be for the first time). Practicing a magic trick is basically seeing if she could attract and get the guy to be in her control. The guy's thoughts get rude basically the fact that he senses something wrong about her while she is taking advantage of the sweet things like gobstopper, pick and mix, etc, that he has offered her. (This gives us the hint that she might be a gold digger). Said your mistaken if your thinking that I haven't been called cold before As you 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 She later becomes cold with him and tells him that he is mistaken if he thinks that she has not been called cold before. She is basically enjoying the perks that he offers her and she is not really concerned with his feelings. Your past-times, consisted of the strange And twisted and deranged And I love that little game you had called Crying lightning And how you like to aggravate the ice-cream man on rainy afternoons She likes to play games with men and the game is referred to as 'Crying Lightening'. She has been playing these games with men before and is doing the same with the guy. Initially, he loves that she is playing games with him as he is blinded by his love for her and finds it cute. Aggravating the ice cream man on rainy afternoons could be the fact that she is mocking the guy(the ice cream) who offers her benefits(ice cream). On a rainy afternoon is a metaphor for the ice cream man not being able to sell ice cream on rainy afternoons, meaning that she is mocking the guy when the guy is unable to live up to her expectations and offer her the things that she wants. 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 profile did not hide The fact you knew I was approaching your throne The next time that I caught my own reflection it was on its way to meet you is referring to the fact that the singer was contemplating meeting the girl next time and thinking of excuses to postpone means he wants to get rid of her and is making excuses to avoid the meeting. With folded arms you occupy the bench like toothache Stood and puff your chest out like you 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 The girl knew that this time, the guys were coming to confront her. She was ready to face him and stood up and pushed her chest out like she had never lost a war. The guy realizes that there is nothing more left in the relationship as there are no more cracks to gasp or gaps to claw. In the end, the guy ends up hating the game she plays with him and her as well which perhaps caused him to cry.

In the acoustic version, there is an extended part of this song. You were reading a book about some idiot, and telling me about another. I was so severely underwhelmed I thought I might never recover. Straighten the rudder girl, and sail me upstairs. And go and find somebody who cares. Well we might not be the perfect partners, but tonight we make the pair. This part probably talks about her telling the guy about an ex that she used to date in the past while the guy found out that there was someone else involved as well. The girl used to have a lot of affairs and twisted stories and he tells her to straighten the rudder. The guy realizes that they are not the perfect partners but a pair for the time being. He knows he will leave her and tells her to find someone who cares because he doesn't anymore.

[lemontartyellow]

WITH FOLDED ARMS YOU OCCUPIED THE BENCH LIKE TOOTHACHE, STOOD AND PUFFED YOUR CHEST OUT LIKE YOU 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

[liaapablo]

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 reaction There was no cracks to grasp or gaps to claw

[groupieculture]

when 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 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 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 😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓