Sick Again Lyrics
One day soon you're gonna reach sixteen, Painted lady in the city of lies.
You know I'm the one you want. I must be the one you need, yeah
Through the circus of the L.A. queens. How fast your learn the downhill side
You know I'm the one you want. I must be the one you need,.
Said you dug me since you were thirteen,Then you giggle as you heave and sigh.
You know I'm the one you want. I must be the one you need.
the fun of comin', oh the pain in leavin', Baby, dry those silver eyes
You know I'm the one you want. I must be the one you need,
okay once again.. song = not about heroin
it was written by plant about female groupies.
Sounds like groupies or even street whores-- "painted ladies". Personally, I think Robert Plant is bi so "L.A. queens" might be about gay guys or trannies. Other than that, the only thing certain is they're young and he's mocking them, and all the while he's banging them:
"Oh, baby, I couldn't count the times the fun of comin', oh the pain in leavin', Baby, dry those silver eyes "
"Do you know my name, do I look the same"-- it sounds like that's the groupie talking and he's mocking their desperation.
Zep is kind of gross, huh? I love their music but that all sounds so sleazy and pitiful...
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this is sort of the same subject matter as "what is and what should never be". seems like he had a thing for the groupie teen chicks that must have always been around him, but based on the lyrics of these songs, must have kept that thing as a fantasy and not let it actually happen.
From what I've read about Jimmy Page, that last sentence is probably not accurate...
What do you mean, plunketts?
Ever heard of Lori Maddox, mnkyonastick? But Plant wrote this song. I reallylike this song, it's a great way to end the album.
Ever heard of Lori Maddox, mnkyonastick? But Plant wrote this song. I reallylike this song, it's a great way to end the album.
This song is about how when Robert thinks back about all of the YOUNG groupies that he met, how much he felt sorry for them."How fast you learn the downhill slide" I read it somewhere
Plunketts is right if he means that the members of Zeppelin were sex animals. Apparently they would exploit their groupies to the absolute max. Groupies have told of how Jimmy Page would often make them stick octupi in their vaginas.
Anyway, to the song, this is my favourite Zeppelin song at the moment. Its one of the few Zeppelin songs with real lyrical depth, though it might not be apparent when you read the lyrics off the page like this.
To me, the song is either about the plight of groupies in general or it is about one in particular.