This not so cheerful duo made wonderful songs, full of rock´s poses. One shall not be fooled by this, true talent and selfexpression was the main source.
Love that "this not so cheerful duo" bit. Despite their self-destructive ways, their songs speak even to us petit bourgeois types. Death is hanging over as well. Actually, I've never heard these lyrics. Nikki's live version recorded in New York on the night of his death, has different lyrics. Such perfect accompiment by Roland. Is he playing slide on this at all, or are those keening sound the work of his fingers and amp?
(wanted to try and get the lyrics written down dont ask me why lmfao) death is hanging over me it merely twists and falls death is hanging over me but ill catch it when it falls yeh death waits over me in its empty covered shroud a thousand islands twist and fall in the goddamn evening light its no big deal when it comes to you you can die any day of the week with your cuban friend [?] and your light pink ball [?] it'll keep you in your head tell you all your faults its nothing long just something to do one day i think i'll just wake up tomorrow and go and kill myself again sometimes i find myself sitting on these steps in croyde bay [?] waiting for someone to turn up with something i paid for but it never comes no it never comes oh no god no [?] i cant even recall my name or what i came here for im such a good little boy ???? [cant work out this line] my death waits there itll nail me to a cross and i just wait here for the sky to fall i love you all god knows i love you all i love you so i love you so i love you so god only knows oh wont you wont you rest with me
Nice job. I've got a few corrections (or different errors, lol). I'm fairly positive he sings "it'll KICK YOU in your head". In the lines before that, I think maybe it should read "with your Cuban, friend" and he MIGHT be singing "and your light pinball", perhaps drawing a scene where someone is relaxing with a Cuban cigar and playing a game of pinball when death unexpectedly comes for them. Lastly, I think the line you couldn't work out is something like, "let your guard down, let your guard down for me" (though the last two words are hard to make out and almost sound like "fighting" or "failing").
i love this song
Beautiful song
Pandemic song for the ages.
RIP king
Great version.thank you for sharing this
Eternal track .......
Wow, I never knew this version. I’ve got Nikki’s version on his last album.
Roland’s playing adds so much to the song, which it already so plaintive.
This not so cheerful duo made wonderful songs, full of rock´s poses. One shall not be fooled by this, true talent and selfexpression was the main source.
Love that "this not so cheerful duo" bit.
Despite their self-destructive ways, their songs speak even to us petit bourgeois types.
Death is hanging over as well.
Actually, I've never heard these lyrics. Nikki's live version recorded in New York on the night of his death, has different lyrics.
Such perfect accompiment by Roland. Is he playing slide on this at all, or are those keening sound the work of his fingers and amp?
👁El ojo
(wanted to try and get the lyrics written down dont ask me why lmfao)
death is hanging over me
it merely twists and falls
death is hanging over me
but ill catch it when it falls
yeh death waits over me
in its empty covered shroud
a thousand islands twist and fall
in the goddamn evening light
its no big deal when it comes to you
you can die any day of the week
with your cuban friend [?]
and your light pink ball [?]
it'll keep you in your head
tell you all your faults
its nothing long
just something to do one day
i think i'll just wake up tomorrow
and go and kill myself again
sometimes i find myself sitting on these steps in croyde bay [?]
waiting for someone to turn up with something i paid for
but it never comes
no it never comes
oh no god no [?]
i cant even recall my name or what i came here for
im such a good little boy
???? [cant work out this line]
my death waits there
itll nail me to a cross
and i just wait here for the sky to fall
i love you all
god knows i love you all
i love you so
i love you so
i love you so
god only knows
oh wont you
wont you rest with me
Nice job. I've got a few corrections (or different errors, lol). I'm fairly positive he sings "it'll KICK YOU in your head". In the lines before that, I think maybe it should read "with your Cuban, friend" and he MIGHT be singing "and your light pinball", perhaps drawing a scene where someone is relaxing with a Cuban cigar and playing a game of pinball when death unexpectedly comes for them. Lastly, I think the line you couldn't work out is something like, "let your guard down, let your guard down for me" (though the last two words are hard to make out and almost sound like "fighting" or "failing").
Is this row's dead?
Ahead
Bled