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Five Years Lyrics
Pushing thru the market square
So many mothers sighing
News had just come over
We had five years left to cry in
News guy wept and told us
He said 'earth was really dying'
Cried so much his face was wet
Then I knew he was not lying
I heard telephones, opera house, favourite melodies
There were boys, toys electric irons and T.V.'s
My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare
I had to cram so many things to store everything in there
And all the fat-skinny people
And all the tall-short people
And all the nobody people
And all the somebody people
Never thought I'd need so many people
A girl my age went off her head
Hit some tiny children
If the black hadn't a-pulled her off
And I think she would have killed them
A soldier with a broken armfixed
His stare to the wheels of a Cadillac
A cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest
And a queer threw up at the sight of that
Well, I think I saw you in an ice-cream parlour
Drinking milk shakes cold and long
Smiling and waving and looking so fine
Don't think you knew you were in this song
And it was cold and it rained so I felt like an actor
And I thought of Ma and I wanted to get back there
Your face, your race, the way that you talk
I miss you, you're beautiful
We've got five years, stuck on my eyes
Five years, what a surprise
We've got five years, my brain hurts a lot
Five years, that's all we've got
We've got
Five years.
So many mothers sighing
News had just come over
We had five years left to cry in
He said 'earth was really dying'
Cried so much his face was wet
Then I knew he was not lying
There were boys, toys electric irons and T.V.'s
My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare
I had to cram so many things to store everything in there
And all the tall-short people
And all the nobody people
And all the somebody people
Never thought I'd need so many people
Hit some tiny children
If the black hadn't a-pulled her off
And I think she would have killed them
His stare to the wheels of a Cadillac
A cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest
And a queer threw up at the sight of that
Drinking milk shakes cold and long
Smiling and waving and looking so fine
Don't think you knew you were in this song
And I thought of Ma and I wanted to get back there
Your face, your race, the way that you talk
I miss you, you're beautiful
Five years, what a surprise
We've got five years, my brain hurts a lot
Five years, that's all we've got
We've got
Five years.
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This is a bowie cover
Bowie and Placebo are in my top 3 favourite artists, and this is my favourite Bowie song.
Imagine my elation!
brian sang this song on a french tv emission " traffic musique". it's an acoustic cover & i said it was the first song he had learned to play.
this is a FUCKING brilliant song, i can't believe practically no-one has commented. i spose i should look for the original
yeah the songs great, but i only like it when brian sings it, bowie´s verision is too slow..
i found the video where brian sings it on "Traffic Musique" on youtube.com, just search for "placebo five years" and youll find it too =)
Funny, but that's what I thought when I first heard this song...Bowie's version is too slow, and I'm a Bowie fan. Began listening to this band a few days ago and am impressed. Hadn't realized anyone had covered Bowie's song. The song is excellent...makes one think what s/he would do (but more importantly how s/he would feel) if s/he knew her life were tied to a stop watch. Would we give up/give in and accept defeat. Would be try to squeeze in everything on our 'to do' list. Would we take risks and shoot for the moon, regardless of possible...
Funny, but that's what I thought when I first heard this song...Bowie's version is too slow, and I'm a Bowie fan. Began listening to this band a few days ago and am impressed. Hadn't realized anyone had covered Bowie's song. The song is excellent...makes one think what s/he would do (but more importantly how s/he would feel) if s/he knew her life were tied to a stop watch. Would we give up/give in and accept defeat. Would be try to squeeze in everything on our 'to do' list. Would we take risks and shoot for the moon, regardless of possible negative consequences (ie. bungee jumping would be tops on my list due to a fear of heights). Any song a band sings/performs that causes the listener to be introspective (to examine one's own life) is a worthy song...
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"I miss you, you're beautiful" is my favorite line.
One of my favourite Bowie songs and Brians voice just fits it to a tee.
I love that his version is a bit faster, Fabulous!
I think it's quite fitting that Placebo would cover a Bowie song.
Oh yeah, he sounds frighteningly like Bob Dylan in this, in my opinion at least.