In August of 2007 he and The Rascals' member Miles Kane started recording an album for their new band The Last Shadow Puppets. It was released in the UK April 23 2008.
In 2010, Turner wrote six tracks for Submarine, the debut feature film of Richard Ayoade, director of various Arctic Monkeys music videos.
Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
Alex Turner Lyrics
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Every part of me says "go ahead"
I've got my hopes up again, oh no, not again
It feels like I only go backwards, darling
I know that you think you sound silly when you call my name
but I get it inside my head all day
Then I realize im just holding on to
It feels like I only go backwards baby
Every part of me says "go ahead"
I've got my hopes up again, oh no, not again
It feels like I only go backwards, darling
The seed of all this indecision isn't me, oh no
Cause i've decided long ago
but thats the way it seems to go
When trying so hard to get to something real
It feels
like I only go backwards
The song "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" by Alex Turner is about the feeling of going nowhere in a relationship. The singer expresses his frustration with feeling stuck and unable to move forward in his relationship with someone. The chorus repeats that it feels like he only goes backwards, and despite his hopes being up, he feels like he is getting nowhere. The singer wants to move forward, but the fear of rejection and uncertainty is holding him back.
The first verse describes the singer's hesitation to pursue the person he is interested in, even though every part of him wants to. He acknowledges that his hopes have been up before, but they have been crushed in the past, hence the repetition of "oh no, not again." The second verse expresses the singer's obsession with the person, despite feeling like their feelings may not reciprocate. He recognizes that he may be holding onto false hope, but he cannot help it.
Overall, the song captures the feeling of being stuck in a relationship and the fear of rejection that comes with pursuing someone. The repetition of going backwards emphasizes the stagnation of the relationship and the frustration that comes with it.
Writer(s): Kevin Parker
Contributed by Aaron R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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It feels like I only go backwards, baby
Every part of me says, "Go ahead"
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again
Feels like we only go backwards, darling
I know that you think you sound silly when you call my name
But I hear it inside my head all day
When I realize I'm just holding on to the hope that maybe
Your feelings don't show
It feels like I only go backwards, baby
Every part of me says, "Go ahead"
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again
Feels like we only go backwards, darling
The seed of all this indecision isn't me, oh no
'Cause I decided long ago
But that's the way it seems to go
When trying so hard to get to something real, it feels
It feels like I only go backwards, darling
Every part of me says, "Go ahead"
But I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again
Feels like we only go backwards, darling
It feels like I only go backwards, baby
Every part of me says, "Go ahead"
But I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again
Feels like we only go backwards, darling
It feels like I only go backwards, baby
Every part of me says, "Go ahead"
But I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again
Feels like we only go backwards, darling
Hanim Amalina
His voice sounds like melted butter on slightly burnt toast
Cass Fox
Hanim Amalina I have stolen this for a playlist name. SUCH a good description haha
Daniel Thomson
What the actual fuck I’m eating slightly burnt toast with melted butter on it and I just saw this comment
Todd Johnson
I can get behind that. It’s so smooth and deep, but crisp.
Teresa -.-
I'm grinning way too hard on that shshsj
n k
More like cheap whisky
Seth Franco
Arctic Monkeys covering Tame Impala... this is the most indie thing I’ve ever seen XD
Erik
theyre not even indie anymore
migue mujica
the less indie indie thing ever
Arutzuki
@Erik they still are