Dying On The Vine Lyrics

Lyric discussion by morbid morag 

Cover art for Dying On The Vine lyrics by John Cale

It is "Hollywood". There are two versions of this one, so different they might not be the same song. The studio version is slow, tortured & stately: the live one is jaunty, so the tune clashes with the meaning. I love 'em both, in different moods. Particularly the scary verse that seems to be set in a militaristic, authoritarian country & ends "If I wasn't such a coward, I would run".