Cop Shoot Cop Lyrics
Jesus christ died for nothin' I suppose
I believe
I believe that I have been reborn
Cop shoot cop
I haven't got the time no more
And all my friends died for nothin' I suppose
I believe
I believe that I have been reborn
Cop shoot cop
I haven't got the time no more
'Cause all my love died for nothin' I suppose
I believe
I believe that I have been reborn
Cop shoot cop
I haven't got the time no more
And oh my love, I'm pretty sure that you can feel that too
And loneliness, you know it hits me and it lasts for days
Cause you're so sweet, and make me feel like a child, my babe
The desert is where I find myself when I get blown
Cause you're so sweet that I can't seem to find my way back home
If this is heaven, let them know that I'm not happy here
Cause heaven ain't anyplace where you're not near
The desert is anyplace without you my friend
And I will love you even if I'm in it till the end
Cause you're so sweet, I'm always wishin babe that you were here
The desert is any place without you, my dear
And I will love you, I will love you, (x3)
"Cop": To obtain illegal drugs. "Shoot": To inject said drugs. Repeat as needed.
for what it's worth ~ the first two lines were basically taken from John Prine's song called Sam Stone (released in 1971): "...there's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes, Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose"
slow... descension... to addiction... song is structured perfectly in phases.
I was extremely lucky to be a few feet away from stage and watched Jason perform. It was in Atlanta a few moths ago. They didn’t play this song so this is a waste of time writing something for this particular song. But I’m just so incredibly happy I had the joy and bewilderment of seeing Jason and a choir perform the hell outta Come Together while on some really good Cush. This song would have been just the icing on the cake. Great band. Absolutely a real non mainstream non plastic non neon, just beautiful band......and as for this song, obviously heroin addiction. Title says it all.
The first line is talking about heroin addiction, a common theme on this album. The rest of the song is kind of vague, but some interpretations say it's talking about a failed drug deal (?).
From 6:28 to 7:13 you can hear a piano play the melody to "America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee)"
Hmm... Very nice, beer_good.
He picked the train over Kate. At least he's clean now.
clean, my ass. spaceman just got better about hiding his drug use.
clean, my ass. spaceman just got better about hiding his drug use.
yeah and she picked the verve over spiritualized... at least we know he has better taste!
yeah and she picked the verve over spiritualized... at least we know he has better taste!
ahhhh this has got to be spiritualized's best album, musically and lyrically. and this is one hell of a song to conclude with. good comments above.
Don't know how many times I've listed to this album but it still continues to amaze and surprise me. This is 'currently' my favourite track from it, though that can change. The last line of the lyrics above is wrong, by the way. He starts by singing "I will love you" over and over, but it slowly fades into "I'll go off you". Subtle, beautiful, heartbreaking. Pretty much sums up the album.