Cornerstone
Arctic Monkeys Lyrics

I thought I saw you in the Battleship
The singer believes he spotted the person he desires in a location called the Battleship.

But it was only a look alike
It turns out that the person he saw was not actually the one he desires, but rather someone who resembles them.

She was nothing but a vision trick
The look alike was not a real person, but rather a figment of his imagination.

Under the warning light
This all happened in a dimly lit area.

She was close
The artist feels like the person he desires is nearby.

Close enough to be your ghost
The singer thought that the person he saw was a ghostly apparition of the one he desires.

But my chances turned to toast
The singer's hope of finding the person he desires was quickly dashed.

When I asked her if I could call her your name
The artist mistook the look alike for the person he desires and tried to address her as such.

I thought I saw you in the Rusty Hook
The artist continues to search for the person he desires, thinking that he sees them in a place called the Rusty Hook.

Huddled up in wicker chair
The person he sees is in a seated position, wrapped up to keep warm.

I wandered up for a closer look
The singer approaches the person he thinks is the one he desires to get a better look.

And kissed whoever was sitting there
The artist thought he saw the person he desires and kissed them, but it turns out to be someone else entirely.

She was close
The person he kissed was closely resembling the person he desires.

And she held me very tightly
The person he kissed hugs him tightly in return.

'Til I asked awfully politely
The singer asks if he can call the person he kissed by the name of the one he desires with extreme politeness.

"Please, can I call you her name?"
The artist directly asks the person he kissed if he is allowed to call them by the name of the one he desires.

And I elongated my lift home
The artist takes a longer route home in order to prolong the experience of being near the person he desires.

Yeah, I let him go the long way 'round
The singer is aware of the longer route and allows the driver to take it.

I smelt your scent on the seatbelt
The singer smells the person he desires on the seatbelt, indicating that they were recently in the same car.

And kept my shortcuts to myself
The artist deliberately avoids shortcuts in order to prolong the time spent near the person he desires.

I thought I saw you in the Parrot's Beak
The artist continues to search for the person he desires, this time in a place called the Parrot's Beak.

Messin' with the smoke alarm
The person he sees is messing with the smoke alarm, creating noise.

It was too loud for me to hear her speak
The person he sees is making too much noise for him to hear them speak.

And she had a broken arm
The person has an injury.

It was close
The person he sees is still, in some way, close to the one he desires.

So close that the walls were wet
The proximity of the person he sees is so strong that it affects the environment around them.

And she wrote it out in Letraset
The person writes something out using Letraset, a transfer lettering system.

"No, you can't call me her name"
The person explicitly tells the artist that they cannot be addressed by the name of the one he desires.

Tell me, where's your hiding place?
The artist is directly addressing the person he desires, asking where they are hiding.

I'm worried I'll forget your face
The singer is afraid he will forget what the person he desires looks like.

And I've asked everyone
The singer has asked many people about the whereabouts of the person he desires.

I'm beginning to think I imagined you all along
The artist is starting to believe that the person he desires may not have existed in the first place and was merely a figment of his imagination.

I saw your sister in the Cornerstone
The artist encounters the sister of the person he desires in a place called the Cornerstone.

On the phone to the middle man
The sister is on the phone with someone who seems to have important information.

When I saw that she was on her own
The sister does not have anyone with her, allowing the singer to approach her directly.

I thought she might understand
The artist sees an opportunity to connect with someone close to the person he desires and attempts to make a connection.

That she was close
The sister is in proximity to the person he desires.

Well, you couldn't get much closer
The singer emphasizes how close the sister is to the person he desires and how this represents a unique opportunity for him.

She said, "I'm really not supposed to, but yes
The sister knows that she shouldn't share information but agrees to do so anyway.

You can call me anything you want"
The sister agrees to allow the artist to address her however he pleases.