La Belle et la Bête

pete wrote this song for kate. before her whole "cocaine kate scandal", vogue asked her to do a song with pete for her editorial in one issue of the magazines publication. he wrote "la belle et la bete" or "the beauty and the beast" based upon their relationship and her feelings. when he sings "You've turned your back upon her One too many times Spent all her hard earned money Just getting high... she sang..." he is refering to himself spending all her money on drugs. when kate sings "is she more beautiful than me" she is speaking of the drugs, asking pete if they are more beautiful than she is. if he wants them more than her.

*one correction is he says "the other was a pikey with a knowledge of scripture" not "another description". and i have no idea what he is saying after he stumbles out of the pub or "boozer", yet i like that i can't tell because it adds something to the song. almost like were not supposed to get it cause he's too fucked up to make sense when he leaves the pub. fuck forever!

biloman- i do agree with you. i think that when kate sings "is she more beautiful than me" she wonders if the drugs mean more to pete than she does. since she's a model and her appearance is her "all" he choose the word beautiful, no i actually had a better point in my mind but i lost it.

kcsongbird... how is this song "cute"? i mean yeahh theres good riffs and the lyrics are amazing as all of pete's are but drugs are not cute so this song is not cute.

This is my favorite from Babyshambles, surprised it hasn't recieved any comments yet.

You can see how each lyrics site just copies from the next when they all list:

Stumble left out of the boozer ... (?) ... another life (?) With a half tilted smile looking alright

Can anyone fill in the blanks? I think it's:

Stumble leapt out of the boozer A few things... (?) And then I see her in another light (?) With a half tilted smile looking alright

La Belle et La Bete is the french for the Beauty and the Beast, i.e. Kate Moss and Pete.

I like Kate Moss's line in this.

Kate is the beauty , the beast is the drugs, not pete.

it sounds like: 'stumble left out of the boozer filth strapped onto the leg of Suzie Leah Well maybe i'll see her in another life, with a hat and a smile, oh looking alright'

i see what bibilush means tho the fact he says slurs the words so much adds to the song.

this song is cute.

OK LISTEN UP EVERYBODY, I HAVE THE UNKNOWN LYRICS. they are:

Stumbled left out of the boozer, Threw some shrapnel to the legless fusilier, An endless ceiling and another light, With a half-tenner smile and you're looking alright.

And before you ask, a fusilier is some sort of British arm soldier. these are correct, don't dispute them Lol. love this song