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Edit Lyrics I'm going back to 505If it's a seven-hour flight or a 45-minute driveIn my imagination you're waiting lying on your sideWith your hands between your thighsStop and wait a secWhen you look at me like thatMy darling, what did you expect?I probably still adore youWith your hands around my neckOr I did last time I checkedI'm not shy of a sparkThe knife twists at the thought that I should fall short of the markFrightened by the bite no it's no harsher than the barkA middle of adventure, such a perfect place to startI'm going back to 505If it's a seven-hour flight or a 45-minute driveIn my imagination you're waiting lying on your sideWith your hands between your thighsBut I crumble completely when you cryIt seems like once again you've had to greet me with goodbyeI'm always just about to go and spoil the surpriseTake my hands off of your eyes too soonI'm going back to 505If it's a seven-hour flightOr a 45-minute driveIn my imagination you're waiting lying on your sideWith your hands between your thighsAnd a smile New! Log in to start a snippet I'm going back to 505 If it's a seven-hour flight or a 45-minute drive In my imagination you're waiting lying on your side With your hands between your thighs Stop and wait a sec When you look at me like that My darling, what did you expect? I probably still adore you With your hands around my neck Or I did last time I checked I'm not shy of a spark The knife twists at the thought that I should fall short of the mark Frightened by the bite no it's no harsher than the bark A middle of adventure, such a perfect place to start I'm going back to 505 If it's a seven-hour flight or a 45-minute drive In my imagination you're waiting lying on your side With your hands between your thighs But I crumble completely when you cry It seems like once again you've had to greet me with goodbye I'm always just about to go and spoil the surprise Take my hands off of your eyes too soon I'm going back to 505 If it's a seven-hour flight Or a 45-minute drive In my imagination you're waiting lying on your side With your hands between your thighs And a smile Correcting wrong lyrics Fixing missing lines Removing extra lines Updating to official version Switching between clean/explicit (official) Fixing line breaks or spacing Correcting stanza/section order Removing unofficial annotations or brackets Correcting punctuation or capitalization Fixing spelling/typo errors Removing non-lyric content Standardizing formatting Other (explain below) Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks! These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators. You must be logged in to edit lyrics. Unable to save lyrics. Please try again. Lyrics cannot contain links. Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours. Edit Cancel Editing Tips Keep it true to the song

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View Profile Dismiss by Caspar 17y ago

It's about Alex Turner going to his girlfriend's house (505) to dump her after being warned by his mother. He is clearly still in love with this girl, "I probably still adore you with your hands around my neck", and tells how he will find it difficult to break up with her. The line "if its a seven hour flight or a forty five minute drive" shows his anxiety. The line means that it takes forty five mintutes to drive to her house, but it seems to take "seven hours" to get there on this occasion. The line "the knife twists at the thought that I should fall short of the mark" means that he is worried that he will not be able to break up with her, and he also writes "but i crumble completely when your cry", and he does not feel able to go through with the task ahead His coming is a surprise, and when they break up even more, "i'm always just about to go and spoil the surprise".

It's about Alex Turner going to his girlfriend's house (505) to dump her after being warned by his mother. He is clearly still in love with this girl, "I probably still adore you with your hands around my neck", and tells how he will find it difficult to break up with her. The line "if its a seven hour flight or a forty five minute drive" shows his anxiety. The line means that it takes forty five mintutes to drive to her house, but it seems to take "seven hours" to get there on this occasion. The line "the knife twists at the thought that I should fall short of the mark" means that he is worried that he will not be able to break up with her, and he also writes "but i crumble completely when your cry", and he does not feel able to go through with the task ahead His coming is a surprise, and when they break up even more, "i'm always just about to go and spoil the surprise". Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +20 Users: Reply · 4 Share by winterseason 14y ago

Agree. It's about how hard the break up is for him because he's still in love, but he wants to act like he is not. i lived this, very sad :c

Agree. It's about how hard the break up is for him because he's still in love, but he wants to act like he is not. i lived this, very sad :c

Agree. It's about how hard the break up is for him because he's still in love, but he wants to act like he is not. i lived this, very sad :c Reason: Edit Cancel by ScottBITW 12y ago

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. It's about a long distance relationship.

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. It's about a long distance relationship.

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. It's about a long distance relationship. Reason: Edit Cancel by shelbsss 11y ago

@scottBITW Thank you. I can't believe that what @caspar said is the most upvoted interpretation on here. It couldn't be farther from the meaning. @scottBITW is right, it is about long distance relationships.

@scottBITW Thank you. I can't believe that what @caspar said is the most upvoted interpretation on here. It couldn't be farther from the meaning. @scottBITW is right, it is about long distance relationships.

@[scottBITW:3656] Thank you. I can't believe that what @[caspar:3657] said is the most upvoted interpretation on here. It couldn't be farther from the meaning. @[scottBITW:3656] is right, it is about long distance relationships. Reason: Edit Cancel by skolja11218 4y ago

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[Comment Removed] Reason: Edit Cancel Show More Replies by ,tAn-x 19y ago

this song is amazing

"But I crumble completely when you cry" kills me

this song is amazing "But I crumble completely when you cry" kills me Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +15 Users: Reply · 6 Share by fairyart 17y ago

same

same

same Reason: Edit Cancel by prettyvisitor99 16y ago

same here, love that he shows such vulnerability, but it freaking makes me wanna crumble!

same here, love that he shows such vulnerability, but it freaking makes me wanna crumble!

same here, love that he shows such vulnerability, but it freaking makes me wanna crumble! Reason: Edit Cancel by Neix15 16y ago

seems I'm not the only one who gets identified with this piece..

seems I'm not the only one who gets identified with this piece..

I will change a bit of the lyric... "But I crumbled completely when you cried"

I will change a bit of the lyric... "But I crumbled completely when you cried"

seems I'm not the only one who gets identified with this piece.. I will change a bit of the lyric... "But I crumbled completely when you cried" Reason: Edit Cancel by GinaLovesMusic 16y ago

completely agree, oooh the way he sings that line with such emotion! Simply beautiful <3

completely agree, oooh the way he sings that line with such emotion! Simply beautiful <3

completely agree, oooh the way he sings that line with such emotion! Simply beautiful