Glycerine

Bush

It must be your skin, I'm sinking in
Must be for real 'cause now I can feel
And I didn't mind, it's not my kind
It's not my time to wonder why
Everything gone white, everything's grey
Now you're here, now you're away
I don't want this, remember that
I'll never forget where you're at

Don't let the days go by
Glycerine
Glycerine

I'm never alone, I'm alone all the time
Are you at one or do you lie?
We live in a wheel where everyone steals
But when we rise, it's like strawberry fields
If I treated you bad, you'd bruise my face
Couldn't love you more, you've got a beautiful taste

Don't let the days go by
Could've been easier on you
I couldn't change though I wanted to
Should've been easier by three
Our old friend fear and you and me

Glycerine
Glycerine
Don't let the days go by
Glycerine
Don't let the days go by

Glycerine, glycerine
Oh, glycerine, glycerine

Bad moon white again
Bad moon white again
As she falls around me

I needed you more, you wanted us less
Could not kiss, just regress
It might just be clear, simple and plain
Well, that's just fine, that's just one of my names

Don't let the days go by
Could've been easier on you, you, you
Glycerine
Glycerine
Glycerine
Glycerine


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    To piggyback on this, after thinking, it is about an abortion and the regret the parents feel after the decision. Sometimes the video correlates to the song and sometimes not. But it does show a woman holding an infants feet or hands in the beginning of the video. I think glycerine is a word that describes the emotions of the situation. Because it fuels everything. It facilitated the choice and it shows the pain and consequences of it. Such an emotional song and some of the best lyrics ever written in my opinion.

    Nowandneveron March 12, 2012   Link

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