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Sister Morphine Lyrics
Here I lie in my hospital bed
Tell me, Sister Morphine
When are you coming around again?
Oh I don't think I can wait that long
Oh you see that my pain is so strong
All the other patients say
They've never seen a man with such pain
Tell me, Sister Morphine
When are you coming round again?
Oh I don't think I can wait that long
Oh you see that I'm not that strong
The scream of the ambulance
Is sounding in my ear
So tell me, Sister Morphine
How long have I been lying here?
What am I doing in this place?
Why does the doctor have no face?
Oh I can't crawl across the floor
Can't you see, Sister Morphine?
Just tryin' to score
Well the actions go to show
Things are not what they seem
Please, Sister Morphine
Turn my nightmare into dream
Oh can't you see that I'm fading fast?
And this shot will be the last
Please, cousin Cocaine
Lay your cool hands on my head
Hey, Sister Morphine
You better make up the black bed
'Cause you know and I know
That you want me, I'll be dead
You sit around and watch
The clean white sheets stained red
Tell me, Sister Morphine
When are you coming around again?
Oh I don't think I can wait that long
Oh you see that my pain is so strong
They've never seen a man with such pain
Tell me, Sister Morphine
When are you coming round again?
Oh I don't think I can wait that long
Oh you see that I'm not that strong
Is sounding in my ear
So tell me, Sister Morphine
How long have I been lying here?
What am I doing in this place?
Why does the doctor have no face?
Oh I can't crawl across the floor
Can't you see, Sister Morphine?
Just tryin' to score
Things are not what they seem
Please, Sister Morphine
Turn my nightmare into dream
Oh can't you see that I'm fading fast?
And this shot will be the last
Lay your cool hands on my head
Hey, Sister Morphine
You better make up the black bed
'Cause you know and I know
That you want me, I'll be dead
You sit around and watch
The clean white sheets stained red
Song Info
Submitted by
smallwonderrobot On Sep 26, 2006
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So painful and greatly interpreted by Marianne Faithfull. It hurts to listen to that song.
"What may have triggered the idea for the song (and "the clean white sheets stained red") was an incident on the boat to Brazil with Mick, Keith and Anita. Anita was pregnant with Marlon at the time and after a few days at sea she began bleeding badly and she panicked. She called the doctor and he eventually gave her a shot of morphine. I remember that Keith and I were very proud of her in that idiotic junkie way. "Wow! You managed to score a hit of morphine!" -p. 165/166 of Faithfull: An Autobiography