Arctic Monkeys - Opening Night Lyrics

Arctic Monkeys Lyrics

"Opening Night"

Popular slogans and a bucket of paint
Supercomputer on a jolly crusade
Massaging your forearms, holding your gaze
Stealing your thunder, washing your brain
Trying not to wake up sleeping dogs, just because
You're a lonely little hall of famer

Tonight is heavy on one side, it's all a lie
A set of cherry red and white loaded dice
You've got something on your mind and so have I
I can see it from here, oh

Ten years later, it's been a decade
Coming together in a suitable space
Mystery boxes from which you cannot escape
Sticking your neck out in a spiritual way

Tonight is heavy on one side, it's all a lie
A set of cherry red and white loaded dice
You've got something on your mind and so have I
I can see it from here, oh

Alternate reality
Sneak up on the sly, the way I know you like
Please, don't fall in love with everything on opening night
Flashback to infinity, just one more time

(Tonight is heavy on one side)
Tonight is heavy on one side, it's all a lie
(A set of cherry red and white)
A set of cherry red and white loaded dice
(You've got something on your mind)
You've got something on your mind and so have I
I can see it from here

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Writer(s): Alexander David Turner

"Opening Night" is the first track unveiled from a benefit album for the UK-based children's charity "War Child" "to support children living through war" according to the Instagram announcement published on the 20th of January, 2026. The compilation "HELP(2)" was scheduled for release on March 6, 2026, on "War Child Records". Arctic Monkeys recorded the track at Abbey Road Studios. The band said in a statement, "We are proud to support the invaluable work War Child do and hope the record will make a positive difference to the lives of children affected by war."

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Arctic Monkeys Lyrics