Arctic Monkeys - The Jeweller's Hands - Humbug

Arctic Monkeys Humbug new album the jeweller's hands lyrics track 10:
Fiendish wonder in a carnival's wake,
Dull caresses once again irritate
Tread softly stranger,
Move over toward the danger that you seek
You think excitement has receded,
Then the mirror distracts
The logic of the trance quikly reaches and grasps
Handsome and faceless
And weightless your imagination runs
And now it's no ones fault but yours
At the foot of the house of cards,
You thought you'd never get obsessed
You thought the wolves would be impressed,
And you're a sinking stone
But you know what its like to hold the jeweller's hands,
That procession of pioneers, all drowned
In the moonlight they're more thrilling,
Those things that he knows
As he leads you through the grinning, bubble, blowers in the snow,
Watching his exit was like falling off the ferry in the night
The inevitables gather to push you around,
Any other voice makes such a punishing sound
It became laughter's assassin,
Shortly after he showed you what it was
And now it's no ones fault but yours
At the foot of the house of cards,
You thought you'd never get obsessed
You thought the wolves would be impressed,
And you're a sinking stone
But you know what it's like to hold the jeweller's hands,
That procession of pioneers, all drowned
If you've a lesson to teach me,
I'm listening ready to learn
There's no one here to police me,
I'm sinking in until the return
If you've a lesson to teach please,
Don't deviate dont be afraid
Without the last corner piece I can't calibrate,
Let's get it engraved
If youve a lesson to teach me,
Im listening ready to learn
Theres no one here to police me,
Im sinking in till you return
If youve a lesson to teach me,
Dont deviate dont be afraid
Without the last corner piece I cant calibrate,
Lets get it ingrained
If youve a lesson to teach me,
Im listening ready to learn
Theres no one here to police me,
Im sinking in till you return
If youve a lesson to teach me,
Dont deviate dont be afraid
Without the last corner piece I cant calibrate,
Lets get it ingrained
Copyrights goes to Domino Record Co.

[@Curruptid]

They always have good songs to end their albums. A Certain Romance 505 now The Jeweller's Hands

[@majorasmask_8288]

that’s where you’re wrong i wanna be yours the ultracheese legacy continues bro :)

[@hanyuu8808]

still best band ever

[@humzaalijaved7569]

@@majorasmask_8288 dude the comment's 11 years old

[@majorasmask_8288]

@@humzaalijaved7569 that's why I said the legacy continues...

[@humzaalijaved7569]

@@majorasmask_8288 the "that's where your wrong" Nevermind

[@eug3nius]

that ending man

[@alejandrotadeo5653]

eug3nius that ending its phsyco

[@axaruman]

Alex is purely genius for his lyric writing in this album, but can we also take a moment to thank Josh Homme as the producer?

[@lyrabelacqua5577]

by far the most underrated song ever

[@AlexPrime9]

dance little liar is by far the most underrated song ever!!! this one is great, but dance little liar is an another level!!!

[@lyrabelacqua5577]

+AlexPrime9 but dance little liar is everyone's fave song of everyone's fave album. Who doesn't love DLL?

[@Onmysheet]

Most underrated album ever.

[@Onmysheet]

***** It has the sound of a band who have matured, in comparison to the debut album. It's kind of a shame they've gone back to that direction on AM.

[@MM-vs2et]

I would say The Bad Thing from FWN is their most underrated

[@shreypatel9379]

I don’t know how they managed to make such an amazing album. Whole album is so fucking underrated, I can’t even imagine

[@lnenh9855]

This song makes me feel badass and depressed at the same time

[@trectamkahn7491]

I'll always love the way the guitar seems to cry at the end

[@HelderTex]

This song is lyrically complex, one has to listen multiple times to reach the true depth of its meaning. What seems to me, and realizing the emotional context of Alex Turner of the time, Jeweler's Hands is the song where he places the final reflections of a relationship that had a heavy impact on him and was described throughout the album. In "Secret Door" Alex Turner described a tragic and abrupt separation due to the inability to cope with the pressure and fame "She swam out of tonight's phantasm / Grabbed my hand and made it very clear /There's absolutely nothing for us here (...) She's never been the kind to be hollowed by the stares ", and in Cornerstone, he stumbles from pub to pub looking for girls who remind him of what he seeks to forget. Jeweller's Hand's is the final chapter where all the repressed emotions are triggered. It is the conclusion where he seems to accept his fate. In much of the lyric, he speaks of the guilt of the misfortune of the fragile relationship. Speaking of it, one might assume that he is speaking of her, the main guilty of their despise (after all he is speaking in the third person): "And now it's no ones fault but yours / At the foot of the house of cards / You thought you'd never get obsessed / You thought the wolves would be impressed" but he may be actually speaking of himself, of the choice that HE also made (the choice between music/fame and her): "Watching his exit / Is like falling off the ferry in the night" instead of him. He talks about having hold "the jeweler's hand", a metaphor for himself having touched the human glimpse of recognition and immortality. She could be there with him but she did not gave in. He ultimatly could not resist the gravity pull of fame/recognition, even though aware that it will probably lead him to a tortuous, painful path like all the pioneers before him: "And you're a sinking stone / But you know what it's like to hold the jeweler's hand /That procession of pioneers all drowned". In the emotional ending, bass, guitars, piano and mellotron they all seem to feel his pain, converging in two crescendo waves of 6-7 musical lines aligned perfectly in a majestic complex catharsis, as he shouts from a place where's "no one to police" him: "I'm sinking in, until you return". She is still and will be "the last corner piece" for him to calibrate, he admits. They cannot be together, but he is mature enough to conclude that the depth of their relation goes beyond this rupture. Epic, emotionally damaging, this is as best as a rock song can get - masterpiece.

[@psydogmusic2922]

" - Hey which is your favorite Arctic Monkey's song? - The Jeweller's Hands... - Now we are talking.." Zips some whisky....

[@WolfPrincessTalia]

What a truly magical song! "You thought you'd never get obsessed, you thought the wolves would be impressed..." Brilliant.

[@pennykld3269]

This one is so mysterious, creepy and wonderful at the same time. Perfect

[@pennybellamy4665]

In my opinion, this is one of their most underrated songs!

[@User-om5bv]

This song takes me down into my most dark and sad places.

[@mmhoss]

I'm studying for a fucking metaphysics exam so right there whitcha' fam

[@callumshipp9570]

this song is insane.

[@AgeOfAtheer]

Humbug is one of those albums that doesn't only have music and good lyrics.. it also has deep meanings behind each song. Amazing !

[@UltrasOMYankees13]

Atheer Joseph Like every AM albums sir

[@BigWeinerMan1]

would you like me to build you a go kart

[@EvilEggCracker]

That outro is one of the most amazing tunes the Arctic Monkeys have created. I really liked their direction with this album, if only for this song.

[@gth8672]

This is seriously like the best song in all of humbug.

[@denisa8886]

in all world

[@yvzcnclub7215]

after dance little liar

[@benjamin_fwn]

Well, you know this band, they have the best songs at the end of every album.

[@yvzcnclub7215]

@@benjamin_fwn true man .. 505 and A Certain Romance are best in their albums

[@kknicels7694]

Lyrical genious.

[@jasminrobinson6270]

the song could just be the outro and i'd still give it 5 stars

[@raniya3290]

jasmin robinson I’ll give it 4 stars out of 5

[@lorrie9462]

Same

[@yvzcnclub7215]

@@raniya3290 take it easy for a little while :)

[@leandrobarbaro6685]

@@yvzcnclub7215 Come and stay with us

[@harvg]

@@leandrobarbaro6685 it's such an easy flight

[@Scoob505]

great psychedelic rock for the new generation

[@HaningNugrahadi]

Humbug era's lyrics was top notch, not very literal but brings every listener self interpretation and imagination

[@therealharambe7579]

Oh it’s very literal

[@arabellaturner1851]

Alex's best lyrical work, without a doubt. ...And also one of my fav Arctic songs :B

[@blakeEPC]

hands down one of their best tracks. on probably their best album in terms of a full scope.

[@glengo4768]

The sliding guitar in the background from 4:12 is so enticing!

[@Regen.]

there is actually no guitar in this song. It's just a synth that you're hearing :P The closest thing this song has to a guitar is a bass.

[@gkhn077]

R3g3N24 this is definitely a guitar , you can check the live version to be sure

[@Regen.]

I'll post a link from a commentary by Alex Turner in a couple of hours. They can't do the synth live so they went for the guitar, the same way they do in other songs (Do I Wanna Know, etc..)

[@gkhn077]

R3g3N24 but on gigs there is a guy who plays the synth so they don't need guitar replacement for synth , and i think that song includes both instruments .

[@Regen.]

***** Synth

[@emilyheath276]

Lyrics Fiendish wonder in the carnival's wake Though it caresses once again irritate Tread softly stranger Move over toward the danger THAT you seek You think excitement has receded And the mirror distracts The logic of the trance Quickly reaches and grasps Handsome and faceless And weightless, your imagination roams And now it's no ones fault but yours At the foot of the house of cards You thought you'd never get obsessed You thought the wolves would be impressed And you're a sinking stone But you know what it's like to hold the jeweler's hand That procession of pioneers all drowned In the moonlight they're more thrilling Those things that he knows As he leads you through the grinning Bubble blowers in the snow Watching his exit Is like falling off the ferry in the night The inevitables gather to push you around Any old voice makes a punishing sound He became laughter's assassin Shortly after he showed you what it was And now it's no ones fault but yours At the foot of the house of cards You thought you'd never get obsessed You thought the wolves would be impressed And you're a sinking stone But you know what it's like to hold the jeweler's hand That procession of pioneers all drowned If you've a lesson to teach me, I'm listening, ready to learn There's no one here to police me, I'm sinking in, until you return If you've a lesson to teach me, Don't deviate, don't be afraid Without the last corner piece I can't calibrate, Let's get it ingrained If you've a lesson to teach me, I'm listening, ready to learn There's no one here to police me, I'm sinking in, until you return If you've a lesson to teach me, Don't deviate, don't be afraid Without the last corner piece I can't calibrate, Let's get it ingrained If you've a lesson to teach me, I'm listening, ready to learn There's no one here to police me, I'm sinking in, until you return If you've a lesson to teach me, Don't deviate, don't be afraid Without the last corner piece I can't calibrate, Let's get it ingrained

[@yvzcnclub7215]

you can find it in description

[@FTWorWTF]

I,always thought this song was about a Faustian bargain.

[@anirudhv3375]

9

[@paulthebigfish2626]

one of the most underrated songs ever absolute masterpiece

[@garythefishable]

The outtro will never not catch me off guard.

[@ChickpeaBlues]

This song makes me feel like I'm in one of those spooky carnivals, late at night, high as fuck.

[@ducky8323]

+Countess K8 same here! really good song though

[@enterthevoid_]

you just described the atmosphere of this album perfectly

[@Lfc15Lad]

Findish wonder in the carnivals wake, its the back ground tune that does that i feel too

[@NeoWordx]

Exactly

[@claran828]

literally the most underrated am song ever.

[@ratnarajendran3348]

Whole humbug album??

[@claran828]

@@ratnarajendran3348 YES WHOLE HUMBUG is am’s most underrated album :(((

[@joevenables3393]

This must be my hundredth time listening to this song and I just now noticed the “oh” at 4:52. That’s what makes the outro of this song so special, even as it’s fading out there’s new things being added that you notice after loads of listens, it feels like the world that humbug’s set in, this mindscape, is just going to keep getting more hectic and more dangerous, and the fade is letting us know that Humbug will never stop, this song is just us exiting it.

[@dendeedee]

The first time I heard this album, I'm not gonna lie, I didn't enjoy it so much and I kept on listening to Whatever People Say... and Favourite Worst Nightmare and this album was just in my iPod not really listened to. One day I put in on shuffle and I heard this song and the bass slapped me in the face and now I absolutely love Humbug. I think you just need time to cope with their change of style and then you can enjoy it.

[@axaruman]

Absolutely right! I was quite disappointed in this album when i heard it for the first time and kept listening to the older albums.. but when listened to Humbug repeatedly, it grew in me so much that it eventually became my fave of all time.

[@sincodemayo]

That's definitely it with Humbug. It takes more than a listen for the whole thing to grow on you, but once it does, it feels unmatched.

[@patricialima7485]

They came to stay! My children will listen all AM albums.

[@NgocPham-nw9ki]

well this aged well... hope that tbhc haters will say the same

[@vanya5643]

@@NgocPham-nw9ki exactly

[@AnjueKarinLilRabbit]

One of their most under-rated songs. This really deserves a higher rating than Do I wanna know which is probably their most mainstream song. Js.

[@sachinshetty7397]

the world needs another humbug !!

[@LuisGarcia-vi5rj]

Why is nobody talking about that awesome bass track.. so good. I really think that in Humbug every band member showed their best

[@spectreyl]

Last two and a half minutes is the sexiest most hypnotic thing ever

[@kmin494]

I love this album more and more. It's so dark :)

[@zomgseriosuly]

bay-behhh.

[@Onmysheet]

They need to work with Joshua Homme again.

[@zomgseriosuly]

Onmysheet AGREEEEEEEEEDDD

[@missx5472]

"You thought the wolves would be impressed" Love that line!

[@rotinho87]

if you 've a lesson to teach me, I'm listening, ready to learn......

[@juancarlosacevedoramirez8132]

Same..

[@dumdumboys9863]

best song by them in my opinion

[@akshaysodhi_1044]

Easily among the Top 3 AM songs beside A Certain Romance and 505.

[@therealharambe7579]

Funny how they are all the last song of the albums

[@Maykol837]

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino years before it happened

[@vanercar9066]

No

[@oscarma15]

Yes

[@pauloarthuralbuq9004]

Nop

[@bvkvnivllhn]

No

[@ratnarajendran3348]

@@bvkvnivllhn yes

[@marianeska]

So hypnotic....

[@croissant4431]

The end is like you are at a party and stepping into a bathroom to make out with someone so the sound gets more and more unclear for you

[@zeynaviegas]

it sounds so sexy, lol

[@dream_dealer]

Exaclty..

[@greensmurf221]

One of the best outros for an album

[@cerperalpurpose]

Nick has such a superb bass line on this I'm staggered not more people have mentioned it. The walking bass line from Sheffield, the writer of Do I Wanna Know?, everyone.

[@whatthefuuuuuu4720]

Nick wrote the bass line for R U Mine? & Alex wrote the bass for Do I Wanna Know?

[@franarteaga6355]

My friend used to listen to this song all the time, it was his favorite... he passed away a few years ago... well, actually, I send him to the shadow realm after I beat him in a yu gi oh duel but it's almost the same since he is not coming back from there

[@dominoberry8858]

Okay so no one is going to talk about how Nick is killing that bass

[@LafugadeRoche]

so underrated song!!!!! AWESOME as the whole album :)

[@jjmontes14]

Bueno más de 2 millones no es underated, colega.

[@danilomladenovic6218]

Just gonna leave this comment so i can find it in 10 years

[@therotiv4]

me too if i still alive

[@andre_in_vhs]

add me to this time capsule

[@mardybum8862]

yass

[@LuizHenrique-ek1lb]

why not?

[@therotiv4]

in 10 years well seen soon

[@weluvmarley]

i can never just listen to an arctic monkeys song i have to soak it up, absorb the lyrics and vocals, guitar and bass and drums (: alex turner is the best lyricist ive ever heard, every song is so different but they each hold that precious arctic monkeys trademark like this if you agree!!

[@cieloknightly3469]

This IS A MASTERPIECE Best song of Alex Turner

[@zeynaviegas]

There's no one here to police me, I'm sinking in, until you return...man, I love that outro so much

[@anavasquez3713]

Is it possible to fall in love with a song

[@lightplusspace]

Absolutely yes

[@yvzcnclub7215]

aynen kardeşim... meşk ediyor

[@twenty-four6231]

When it's this kind of song, you can start an entire family with it.

[@Bluelupus]

Not from a jedi

[@stud105]

This song is extremely lovable. Go mad.

[@nvapors]

in a lifetime, there are masterpieces you will enjoy, you can enjoy this..

[@eddymannylow8216]

The song sounds like it would perfectly fit in a mafia movie.

[@maryan0285]

Eddy Mannylow or a Peaky Blinders' episode 😊

[@marceloduarte2620]

Maryan I WAS GOING TO COMMENT THIS

[@matthewharrison2317]

3:11 when they throw someone in the water while he is wearing weights.

[@goldenrx8372]

Sorry I have to be that guy but

[@goldenrx8372]

That's how Mafia works

[@AshD224]

i LOVE when alex says " You thought the wolves would be impressed"

[@gaia3294]

Humbug is sooo trippy my god, takes me to another universe.

[@Britpopsoul]

Handsome and faceless and weightless your imagination runs

[@tombarker2680]

The rest of the world is listening to Hotline Bling and there's me just rejoicing in the darkness of this masterpiece

[@tombarker2680]

Rodrigo PRS indeed I am lol jokes

[@playboikirby8173]

+Rodrigo PRS i am....

[@tombarker2680]

You are what?

[@cheeeefa]

i mean, he had a good point.

[@valentinidk6101]

Same...

[@befuftlefumpter3817]

am I the only one who thinks this could be a great James bond theme...

[@hydra4251]

It’s not just my favourite Humbug song, It’s my favourite AM song! I absolutely everything in the song.

[@the_transfer_point]

That bass at 2:06 is just mesmerizing 😍😍😍

[@athinatamu]

i can feel every word of this song.

[@jacobdunstan6620]

This enigmatic masterwork is absolutely teeming with deliciously abstract metaphors. Seething with foreboding... Humbug and this track in particular made an imprint the first time I heard it, and it still hovers like a ghost above my head. 10.0/10

[@ricardomachry8047]

i miss this band making this kind of music

[@luciemeimouni]

The outro is a true masterpiece. Crazy how you can imagine a whole story only listening to this. In my head it’s the end of a series episode where the main character hoped to escape from a shitty situation. But at the end life catches him up...

[@kristinamarina6447]

In love w this

[@yvzcnclub7215]

amazing song

[@huseyinumutayran7430]

Maybe i have listened this song for thousand times but still i can't skip whenever it plays randomly on my playlist. Extraordinary

[@Rodolka]

The Monkeys need to take more risks in 'AM6' with their songs, like they did with this one. Fucking masterpiece.

[@SteampunkTigerlily18]

Agreed

[@todorkerev1707]

AM was kinda risky though . If R U mine and do i wanna know didnt do so well the album might've flopped and they wouldve probably lost fans since its their weakest record not bad by any means though

[@angusporcupine]

todor kerev of course they would have done well. it's like their most accessible and most simple songs.

[@omrijhan3065]

What do you know, they took the biggest risk and in my opinion it turned out absolutely perfect!

[@Rodolka]

@@omrijhan3065 what do I know about what? 'AM' was pretty generic and flat. TBHC was a much more experimental and interesting record. Success doesn't mean quality. Remember that.

[@melianmj151]

these are one of the best lyrics Alex Turner has ever written. This song is beyond any expectations of a song related to cheating. you can feel all the feelings the girl goes through, from the first to the last second. and this outro just cristallized all the feelings you had through that song : a mystified feeling of culpability. this is awesome. (sorry for my english)

[@DavyRo]

Humbug just gets better & better everytime i listen to it, by the way this song is an all time classic!

[@anasosic9183]

There is just something so eerie about this song, I love it

[@pcaius15]

This album grows on you slowly. It's epic

[@willm3027]

I love the intro! Everyone is talking about the outro but the intro, you can pretty much walk into anything, looking and feeling like a badass!

[@FlorPortas]

I have a passion for this song i need everyone to hear it and at the same time i want it all for myself. Its pure magic.

[@nadavatotah]

the production of this song is simply genius, every single aspect of it, along with the genius lyrics and melody i realy have no idea why this isnt considered the best song ever. maybe because its abit odd.

[@ImmaURq]

If the next season of American Horror Story doesn't use this song I don't know where their heads are at.

[@nataliet2486]

Yesss

[@pinkxsummer23]

YES OMFG

[@jakxcombat]

Outro of this song is a fucking masterpiece. Very underrated song!!

[@jjmontes14]

2 millones o más no es underrated, dude.

[@MaximusDomina]

First time listening to this song and already shivering.

[@shlomorfs]

i Just can't get enough of this song and this band

[@orielsy]

I just saw these guys yesterday here in NYC. They opened the show with this song. Great way to start it because the bass just GRABS you. They rock !!!

[@FlintnSteele]

I fucking love the bass in this song

[@lemavora9134]

this is the group's one of the least streamed songs on lps, and also one of their best.

[@Eytyxia13]

one of their best, amazing outro

[@darkmidnight66]

you're welcome...thank you for watch it!!

[@Ironicpun]

6 albums I could listen to for forever: 1. Hot fuss - The Killers 2. Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie 3. Crystal Castles II - Crystal Castles 4. Humbug - Arctic Monkeys 5. The Open door EP - Death Cab for Cutie 6. Metals - Feist A very tough list to make, but it'll do.

[@23Shinin23]

One of the best songs I've heard in my life. The ending is superb.

[@Primitive47]

yeah man, this album is great, totally gets me immersed - this tune is amazing

[@gideononyango7754]

my best song from my favourite band.2018 & still loving it!!!

[@nuggetlover1]

Favorite Humbug song

[@serenityangels8014]

Im in love with this song and his voice

[@erenafacan1757]

Tonlarin gizemi içine çektikçe çekiyor. Her dinleyişte daha da derine götürüyor... fazla bilinmeyen ama muhteşem bir sarki

[@trisaiznisa]

my fav song

[@drunkbitch3234]

İ just can't explain the attraction of this song

[@stecfc]

Humbug i thought was rubbish when i first downloaded it...but now I know it's their finest piece of work by far. An absolute gem and the definition of a "grower" of an album. Keep listening...and it gets better. Clever lyrics and great music.

[@KoeSeer]

the jewel of humbug

[@Rustylad85]

A truly powerful song,and wat an outro 2 what is i think. 'A well worked and creative album.'

[@BollyBibby]

I love the circus/carnival vibes this album gives

[@pbzkfdt11]

thx for uploading

[@omeollin1]

"...you're a sinking stone"

[@shreadhead96]

only an amzing band can change their sound and still sound amazing. They did it. Not many bands can pull that off.

[@me_secina]

This song and album are so epic!

[@neilsonblack3829]

The lyrics in this track are f-ing amazing

[@HelderTex]

This song is lyrically complex, one has to listen multiple times to reach the true depth of its meaning. What seems to me, and realizing the emotional context of Alex Turner of the time, Jeweler's Hands is the song where he places the final reflections of a relationship that had a heavy impact on him and was described throughout the album. In "Secret Door" Alex Turner described a tragic and abrupt separation due to the inability to cope with the pressure and fame "She swam out of tonight's phantasm / Grabbed my hand and made it very clear /There's absolutely nothing for us here (...) She's never been the kind to be hollowed by the stares ", and in Cornerstone, he stumbles from pub to pub looking for girls who remind him of what he seeks to forget. Jeweller's Hand's is the final chapter where all the repressed emotions are triggered. It is the conclusion where he seems to accept his fate. In much of the lyric, he speaks of the guilt of the misfortune of the fragile relationship. Speaking of it, one might assume that he is speaking of her, the main guilty of their despise (after all he is speaking in the third person): "And now it's no ones fault but yours / At the foot of the house of cards / You thought you'd never get obsessed / You thought the wolves would be impressed" but he may be actually speaking of himself, of the choice that HE also made (the choice between music/fame and her): "Watching his exit / Is like falling off the ferry in the night" instead of him. He talks about having hold "the jeweler's hand", a metaphor for himself having touched the human glimpse of recognition and immortality. She could be there with him but she did not gave in. He ultimatly could not resist the gravity pull of fame/recognition, even though aware that it will probably lead him to a tortuous, painful path like all the pioneers before him: "And you're a sinking stone / But you know what it's like to hold the jeweler's hand /That procession of pioneers all drowned". In the emotional ending, bass, guitars, piano and mellotron they all seem to feel his pain, converging in two crescendo waves of 6-7 musical lines aligned perfectly in a majestic complex catharsis, as he shouts from a place where's "no one to police" him: "I'm sinking in, until you return". She is still and will be "the last corner piece" for him to calibrate, he admits. They cannot be together, but he is mature enough to conclude that the depth of their relation goes beyond this rupture. Epic, emotionally damaging, this is as best as a rock song can get - masterpiece.