The Jeweller’s Hands

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The song is basically about the idea of having an affair. In an interview with Xfm, Alex Turner said that this song meaning was very similar to “Catapult”. In fact, in this… Read More

Aug. 6, 20091 viewer122.6K views

The Jeweller’s Hands Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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 quickly reaches and grasps
Handsome and faceless
And weightless, your imagination runs

[Chorus]
And now it's no one's 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

[Verse 2]
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
He became laughter's assassin
Shortly after he showed you what it was

[Chorus]
And now it's no one's 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

[Outro]
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, 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 the return
If you've a lesson to teach
Please 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 the return
If you've a lesson to teach
Please don't deviate, don't be afraid
Without the last corner piece, I can't calibrate
Let's get it ingrained

About

The song is basically about the idea of having an affair. In an interview with Xfm, Alex Turner said that this song meaning was very similar to “Catapult”. In fact, in this song, just like in Catapult, the girl despite having a boyfriend feels completely attracted to a guy and ends up having an affair with him, which immediately leads her to an extreme regret.

Alex himself played all the keyboard parts. According to him, this is their first song where no guitar is played by him.