In the name of chaos
… my fluorescent chaos
The look in your eyes when you gave this to me
Just put me on my guard
In this elegant chaos I stand to one side
– “Elegant Chaos”, Julian Cope
The name is a combination of two of my favourite songs from the Arctic Monkeys’ “Fluorescent Adolescent” and Julian Cope’s “An Elegant Chaos”. The lyrics are wonderful and resonate in many ways, but I also think they are amazing words and song titles. I first heard “An Elegant Chaos” after the Teardrop Explodes disbanded and Julian Cope went solo with the album “World Shut Your Mouth”. And in the aftermath of post-punk during the 2000’s, the Arctic Monkeys and Alex Turner became one of my favourites with lyrics that I never tire of.
Arctic Monkeys – “Fluorescent Adolescent” (Official Video)
Julian Cope – “An Elegant Chaos” (AUDIO ONLY)
Flicking through a little book of sex tips
Remember when the boys were all electric?
Now when she’s told she’s gonna get it
I’m guessing that she’d rather just forget it
Clinging till I’m getting sentimental
Said she wasn’t going but she went still
Likes her gentlemen not to be gentle
Was it a Mecca dauber or a betting pencil?…
– “Fluorescent Adolescent” – Arctic MonkeysOh, the boy’s a slag, the best you ever had
The best you ever had is just a memory and those dreams
Weren’t as daft as they seem, aren’t as daft as they seem
My love, when you dream them up
People I see
Just remind me of mooing like a cow on the grass
And that’s not to say
That there’s anything wrong with being a cow anyway
But people are people
With the added advantage of the spoken word
We’re getting on fine
But I feel more of a man when I get with the herd….
– “Elegant Chaos”, Julian CopeThe look in your eyes when you gave this to me
Just put me on my guard
In this elegant chaos I stand to one side
In this elegant chaos I stand to one side