Song Lyrics

R U Mine was released for digital download on 27th February 2012. On 21st April 2012 it was released again on a limited edition double A-side purple 7" vinyl along with new song "Electricity". There were only 1750 vinyls available for purchase.

When questioned about their inspiration for "R U Mine" Alex Turner said that the band drew it from Drake and Lil Wayne, "There's a few references for people to pick up on in  there - 'Some Velvet Morning', Tracy Island. Those references are just me being a smartarse... That particular bit is like the thing Lil Wayne and Drake do. We've been listening to a lot of their stuff recently. I like that thing they do where they talk about something backwards, so they talk about it but then say what it actually is on the next line. It's hard to explain but I guess it's just a little nod to that idea. So I say 'I'm a puppet on a string', just before mentioning Tracy Island. That's what it's about - uncertainty."

I'm a puppet on a string
Tracy Island, time-traveling diamond
Coulda shaped heartaches
Come to find ya fall in some velvet morning
Years too late
She's a silver lining lone ranger riding
Through an open space
In my mind when she's not there right beside me

I go crazy 'cause here isn't where I wanna be 
And satisfaction feels like a distant memory 
And I can't help myself
All I wanna hear her say is "Are you mine?"

Are you mine?
Are you mine?
Are you mine?

I guess what I'm trying to say is I need the deep end 
Keep imaging meeting, wished away entire lifetimes
Unfair we're not somewhere misbehaving for days
Great escape lost track of time and space
She's a silver lining climbing on my desire

And I go crazy 'cause here isn't where I wanna be
And satisfaction feels like a distant memory
And I can't help myself
All I wanna hear her say is "Are you mine?"

Well, are you mine? Are you mine tomorrow?
Are you mine? Or just mine tonight?
Are you mine? Are you mine? Mine?

And the thrill of the chase moves in mysterious ways
So in case I'm mistaken,
I just wanna hear you say you got me baby
Are you mine?

She's a silver lining lone ranger riding
Through an open space
In my mind when she's not there right beside me

I go crazy 'cause here isn't where I wanna be
And satisfaction feels like a distant memory
And I can't help myself
All I wanna hear her say is "Are you mine?"

Well, are you mine? Are you mine tomorrow?
Are you mine? Or just mine tonight?
Are you mine? Are you mine tomorrow, or just mine tonight?

Due to the fast tempo of the song I am planning on using fast cut edits, despite the fact the song is about uncertainty. For example, on the line "Coulda shaped heartaches" instead of having just one piece of footage for that line, I want to break it up using the four pauses and two drum beats, and include four pieces of footage, which all come in very quickly. I'm not planning on using any of my footage for particularly long in my video, as I want as many cuts as I can that will work effectively. The exceptions will be if the footage is very effective, or if it gets to the break, "And the thrill of the chase", as I will slow that whole section down slightly as a contrast. I need to be careful when it comes to including cuts as if I use too many it will make my video look tacky and hurriedly put together. I want people to enjoy watching my video and tell other people about it, and I want it to look effective and fitting for the genre and my target audience. I feel that faster cuts will appeal to my target audience better than long pieces of footage will, as they will find it more interesting to watch if it's not continually the same footage.