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Bitter Sweet Lyrics
Well this is such a sad affair
I've opened up my heart
So many times
But now it's closed
Oh my dear every salted tear
It wrings bittersweet applause
But when the show's in full swing
Every once in a while
High stepping chorus lines
Mean I'm forgetting
Mein lullaby Liebchen
How rich in contrast love can be
Sometimes I'm quite amused
To see it twist and turn
To taste both sweet and dry
These vintage years
Lovers you consume, my friend
As others their wine
*Nein, Das is nicht
Das Ende der Welt
Gestrandet an Leben und Kunst
Und das Spiel geht weiter
Wie Man weiss
Noch viele Schonste, Wiedersehn
And now, as you turn to leave
You try to force a smile
As if to compensate
Then you break down and cry
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*German Translation*
No, it's not the end of the world
Stranded in the art of life
And the game goes on
As one knows
There are many beautiful things to come
I've opened up my heart
So many times
But now it's closed
It wrings bittersweet applause
Every once in a while
High stepping chorus lines
Mean I'm forgetting
Mein lullaby Liebchen
Sometimes I'm quite amused
To see it twist and turn
To taste both sweet and dry
Lovers you consume, my friend
As others their wine
Das Ende der Welt
Gestrandet an Leben und Kunst
Und das Spiel geht weiter
Wie Man weiss
Noch viele Schonste, Wiedersehn
You try to force a smile
As if to compensate
Then you break down and cry
*German Translation*
Stranded in the art of life
And the game goes on
As one knows
There are many beautiful things to come
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this song is extremely dope.
How DARE you call me a dope....
How DARE you call me a dope....
@NomadMonad -- You are not funny.
@NomadMonad -- You are not funny.
hey lairfans - you would be slightly funny --
hey lairfans - you would be slightly funny --
if you weren't such a mean-spirited dullard ☺
if you weren't such a mean-spirited dullard ☺
@paaaaaaaaaaaige Go smoke some SongMeanings and get back to me
@paaaaaaaaaaaige Go smoke some SongMeanings and get back to me
The breaks with the German lyrics have a Brechtian feel to them - kind of a Threepenny Opera sound. Also reminds me of Jim Whats His Name(that dead guy with the Doors)singing "show me the way to the next whisky bar"...
Yes - definitely a Brechtian sense of conscious reflection on the spectacle. That's what it is....
You don't have a short memory, I know that for a fact; I am not on this site for you. I even waited until I thought you would be out with your girlfriend/friends before I posted anything. You created the 'spectacle' so leave me alone and live with your choice. And if I want, I'll continue to post on Whitney Houston's songs since she has been on my mind. She, not you.
You don't have a short memory, I know that for a fact; I am not on this site for you. I even waited until I thought you would be out with your girlfriend/friends before I posted anything. You created the 'spectacle' so leave me alone and live with your choice. And if I want, I'll continue to post on Whitney Houston's songs since she has been on my mind. She, not you.
Honey - you sho' nuff certifiably nuts - as in macadamia,pistachios and lychee...
Honey - you sho' nuff certifiably nuts - as in macadamia,pistachios and lychee...
God bless you and perhaps you should take a B-vitamin supplement and start jogging.
God bless you and perhaps you should take a B-vitamin supplement and start jogging.
PS - got any insights into the Roxy Music for us? We're waiting with our spectacles on here...
PS - got any insights into the Roxy Music for us? We're waiting with our spectacles on here...
Jim MORRISON you asshole!
Jim MORRISON you asshole!
@NomadMonad I'm guessing you're aware that Brecht wrote The Whiskey Song.
@NomadMonad I'm guessing you're aware that Brecht wrote The Whiskey Song.
Dang - first you people call me a dope, then you call Jim Morrison an asshole.
My my, such unmitigated hostility here at Song Meanies...
@NomadMonad -- Your feeble attempts at humor are quite awful.
@NomadMonad -- Your feeble attempts at humor are quite awful.
Now, let us be honest: no one called you a dope (although someone really should have), no one called Jim Morrison an asshole. It's clear that you knew this, and were desperately trying to be clever by "subverting" what they said. But "sadly," this attempt at intelligence wasn't successful.
Now, let us be honest: no one called you a dope (although someone really should have), no one called Jim Morrison an asshole. It's clear that you knew this, and were desperately trying to be clever by "subverting" what they said. But "sadly," this attempt at intelligence wasn't successful.
You WERE called an asshole, though, and quite deservedly. A minor reason you were called such is because you didn't know the ultra-famous guy's name. The major reason you were called that, though, is for...
You WERE called an asshole, though, and quite deservedly. A minor reason you were called such is because you didn't know the ultra-famous guy's name. The major reason you were called that, though, is for referring to Morrison as "that dead guy." Which is disrespectful in the extreme. I'm sure that, if someone said something similar about Bryan Ferry after he passes, you'd go into a frothing rage, gnashing your teeth as loudly as possible in order for your immense displeasure to be heard.