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19th Nervous Breakdown Lyrics
You're the kind of person you meet at certain dismal dull affairs.
Center of a crowd, talking much too loud running up and down the stairs.
Well, it seems to me that you have seen too much in too few years.
And though you've tried you just can't hide your eyes are edged with tears.
You better stop, look around,
Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
When you were a child you were treated kind
But you were never brought up right.
You were always spoiled with a thousand toys but still you cried all night.
Your mother who neglected you owes a million dollars tax.
And your father's still perfecting ways of making ceiling wax.
You better stop, look around,
Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Oh, who's to blame, that girl's just insane.
Well nothing I do don't seem to work,
It only seems to make matters worse. Oh please.
You were still in school when you had that fool who really messed your mind.
And after that you turned your back on treating people kind.
On our first trip I tried so hard to rearrange your mind.
But after a while I realized you were disarranging mine.
You better stop, look around,
Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Oh, who's to blame, that girl's just insane.
Well nothing I do don't seem to work,
It only seems to make matters worse. Oh please.
When you were a child you were treated kind
But you were never brought up right.
You were always spoiled with a thousand toys but still you cried all night.
Your mother who neglected you owes a million dollars tax.
And your father's still perfecting ways of making ceiling wax.
You better stop, look around,
Here it comes
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Center of a crowd, talking much too loud running up and down the stairs.
Well, it seems to me that you have seen too much in too few years.
And though you've tried you just can't hide your eyes are edged with tears.
Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
But you were never brought up right.
You were always spoiled with a thousand toys but still you cried all night.
Your mother who neglected you owes a million dollars tax.
And your father's still perfecting ways of making ceiling wax.
Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Well nothing I do don't seem to work,
It only seems to make matters worse. Oh please.
And after that you turned your back on treating people kind.
On our first trip I tried so hard to rearrange your mind.
But after a while I realized you were disarranging mine.
Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Well nothing I do don't seem to work,
It only seems to make matters worse. Oh please.
But you were never brought up right.
You were always spoiled with a thousand toys but still you cried all night.
Your mother who neglected you owes a million dollars tax.
And your father's still perfecting ways of making ceiling wax.
Here it comes
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown.
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This song is a perfect example of how quickly Mick Jagger turned from a mediocre to an excellent lyricist( Get Off My Cloud is another good example). He was very insightful for a 22/23 year old. I couldnt have written lyrics as good at that age---or now for that matter! I've never believed in all that sell your soul to the devil for instant fame garbage but it does seem like something very strange happened to the Stones around 1965 that turned them into excellent musicians.
@JumpyJack Yes “something” happened: they gigged like crazy and were forced to start writing by AL Oldham; lo and behold, the band discovered they had TALENT, not to mention Jagger is very intelligent/observant.
@JumpyJack Yes “something” happened: they gigged like crazy and were forced to start writing by AL Oldham; lo and behold, the band discovered they had TALENT, not to mention Jagger is very intelligent/observant.
Natural ability and WORK
Natural ability and WORK
This was recorded in December of 1965 and Mick was still with Chrissie. This was most likely about her, as he always complained about how high maintainence and self absorbed she was. He supposedly wrote Under my thumb about her too, when their was a power shift in their relationship. Marianne and him didn't get together until late 66, early 67.
In Marianne Faithfull's autobiography she states that the song is about Chrissie Shrimpton. Also, it's "sealing wax" not "ceiling wax."
This reminds me of an ex... hahaha sweet revenge
Well it happened to Robert Johnson too, didn't it?
I suppose.
I suppose.
Aw this reminds me of my mum when im getting on her nerves she'll always say "Im on my 19th nervous brakedown" excellent song
This song is about Marianne Faithful, who was a wild child from the age of 15 (as I would have been been if I'd been young, rich and gorgeous in London in the 60's) and whose mother was some kind of faded Eastern European Royalty.
Obviously, she had a good go at disarranging Jagger's mind too.
@skitten I’ve never heard this was about MF, as others have posted, it’s more likely it’s about Chrissie Shrimpton, like Out Of Time is. Wild Horses is about Marianne Faithfull, no argument there.
@skitten I’ve never heard this was about MF, as others have posted, it’s more likely it’s about Chrissie Shrimpton, like Out Of Time is. Wild Horses is about Marianne Faithfull, no argument there.
@skitten I’ve never heard this was about MF, as others have posted, it’s more likely it’s about Chrissie Shrimpton, like Out Of Time is. Wild Horses is about Marianne Faithfull, no argument there.
@skitten I’ve never heard this was about MF, as others have posted, it’s more likely it’s about Chrissie Shrimpton, like Out Of Time is. Wild Horses is about Marianne Faithfull, no argument there.
Marianne Faithful is realllly pretty. But yeah, I think I'm about on my 19th nervous breakdown. this is a fitting song.