Balaclava

About Balaclava

"This song is about an affair. The woman is still on a relationship with another guy, hence the “before the hour is done”. And the cuckolding man is probably known by the cheaters, since there may be a skirmish to be found in. The balaclava is essentially the mask that the man wears when hooking up with a woman in order for them both not to get emotionally attached and for it to remain just sex. “The confidence is the balaclava,” hints that even though the man might be catching feelings, nothing will ever be revealed. .

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About this song

Credited to

Arctic Monkeys

Album

Favourite Worst Nightmare · Track 4 of 12

Released

April 22, 2007

Duration

2:51

On Last.fm

1,043,122 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Favourite Worst Nightmare