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(Straight Down To The) Bitter End Lyrics
People say that once you dyed your hair
You started showing up everywhere
Well you're standing tall but you've got nothing at all
So you grab at everything you see
Now the world keeps spinning when you die
Will the lights keep flashing in the sky?
They'll be sighing after normal sights
Drags up baggage, pretend to read
Demand the pages that you'll never read
The sun sets down on your skittish heart
Cedar mile, how it's coming apart?
Now the world keeps spinning when you die
Will the lights keep flashing in the sky?
They'll be sighing after normal sights
Pickled eels, lemon peels
The hired hand picks you something new
Rainbow nights, stunning whites
Stars that shine but don't belong to you
The passive fools by a swimming pool
You'll fit right in with their pathetic grins
Stunning tricks, bottomless pits
You remind me where I don't want to be
Will the lights keep flashing in the sky?
They'll be sighing after normal sights
Now the world keeps spinning when you die
You started showing up everywhere
Well you're standing tall but you've got nothing at all
So you grab at everything you see
Will the lights keep flashing in the sky?
They'll be sighing after normal sights
Demand the pages that you'll never read
The sun sets down on your skittish heart
Cedar mile, how it's coming apart?
Will the lights keep flashing in the sky?
They'll be sighing after normal sights
The hired hand picks you something new
Rainbow nights, stunning whites
Stars that shine but don't belong to you
The passive fools by a swimming pool
You'll fit right in with their pathetic grins
Stunning tricks, bottomless pits
You remind me where I don't want to be
They'll be sighing after normal sights
Now the world keeps spinning when you die
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Submitted by
sean7711 On May 26, 2004
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"The Bitter End" is an instrumental on the US version of the Beatles "Help!" (a tune from the movie sountrack), one of a number of Beatles references on this album - Paul is dead, and lyrics in Tom Courtenay.
Is there a specific story behind these lyrics?
It looks like it's dedicated as an attack to a certain person, a very cocky one. I imagine it speaks about an arrogant writer who tends to annoy anyone around.
this is probably my favorite YLT song.
blasting it in the spring, driving around jersey.
fucking incredible.
"The Bitter End" is an instrumental on the US version of the Beatles "Help!" (a tune from the movie sountrack), one of a number of Beatles references on this album - Paul is dead, and lyrics in Tom Courtenay.
"The Bitter End" is an instrumental on the US version of the Beatles "Help!" (a tune from the movie sountrack), one of a number of Beatles references on this album - Paul is dead, and lyrics in Tom Courtenay.