the
JESUS MARY CH AIN and
Lyrics by Jim and/or William Reid
Like
the
Velvet
Underground,
their
most
obvious
influence the chart success of the Jesus and Mary Chain was virtually nonexistent but their artistic impact was incalculable; quite simply, the British group made the world safe for white noise, orchestrating a sound dense in squalling feedback which served as an inspiration to everyone from My Bloody Valentine to Dinosaur Jr. Though the supporting players drifted in and out of focus, the heart of the Mary Chain remained vocalists and guitarists and brothers Jim and William Reid.
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HOLE
THIS HAS BEEN MY PRISON
GOT NO HIGH GOT NO LOW THIS HAS BEEN RELIGION TOOK MY HEART KILLED MY SOUL
A L L I WA N T I S A D R E A M
GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DREAM GOT MYSELF IN A SCENE
I DON’T KNOW WHERE I’VE BEEN SOMETHING NAKED AND CLEAN SOMEBODY GIVE ME A CALL I’M CLIMBING UP ON THE WALL AND I WANT IT ALL AND I NEED IT ALL I CAN’T GET IT
TOOK MY HEART AND SOUL
GIVE THEM BACK TO ME
A L L I WA N T I S A D R E A M
2
D IR TY WA TER
It’s off
then it’s on
It’s on
then it’s gone
It’s high
and it’s steep
It’s wide
and it’s deep
Fuck with me,
and I’ll fuck with you
Isn’t that what we’re supposed to do Kick me down
and I will kick you too
Isn’t that what we’re supposed to do I’ve been swimming in the dirty water I’ve been swimming where the fish won’t go I’ve been swimming in the dirty water I’ve been swimming where the fish won’t go It’s off It’s on
then it’s on then it’s gone.
Yo u Tr ip M e U p
S o me t ime s I wa l k sid e wa y s To avo id y o u Whe n I ’ve a nno yed you Lo ve ’s l ike
3
The mig ht y o ce an Whe n it ’s fr o ze n That is y o ur he ar t Wha t wo ul d I be I f I co ul d b e fr e e I co ul dn’t e ve n walk Yo u t r ip me up B ut y o u b r e a k m e in two And y o u t hr o w me away And y o u spit in my c up Yo u t r ip me up And y o u br e a k m e in two And y o u t hr o w me away K no ck me o n my bac k I ’l l se nd a he ar t attac k I ’d l ike t o t r ip you up I ’d l ike t o t r ip you up I ’d l ike t o t r ip you up I ’d l ike t o t r ip you up I ’d l ike t o t r ip I ’d l ike t o t r ip I ’d l ike t o t r ip you up
God Help Me
God help me through this day God please help me through this day I’m blind can’t see the way God please help me through this day I can’t take it I just can’t take it anymore God help me through this day God please help me through this day I’m blind can’t see the way God illuminate this day I can’t take it I just can’t take it anymore I’ve been waiting longtime I’ve been waiting longtime I’ve been waiting too long To s e e t he li gh t
4
JUST L I K E H ONEY
Li s t e n t o t he g ir l As sh e t a ke s o n ha l f t h e w o r l d M o ving
H O NE Y
H O NE Y
JUST L I K E H O NE Y
JUST L I K E H O NE Y
JUST L I K E H O NE Y
JUST L I K E H O NE Y
JUST L I K E H O NE Y
JUST L I K E H O NE Y
JUST L I K E H O NE Y
JUST L I K E H O NE Y
JUST L I K E H O NE Y
JUST L I K E H O NE Y
JUST L I K E H O NE Y
JUST L I K E H O NE Y
JUST L I K E
JUST L I K E
up a nd so a l ive I n h e r ho ne y d r ipp ing b e e h ive be e hive I t ’s
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g oo d , so g o o d , it ’s so go o d S o g o o d Wa l k ing
b a ck
to
y ou is t he har de st t h i n g t hat I can d o t h a t I can d o fo r y ou F o r y o u I ’l l be y our
p l ast ic
toy
I’ l l be y o ur pl ast ic t oy F o r y o u Ea t ing up t he scum I s t he h a r de st
t hing
fo r
me to d o J ust l ike H on e y ( 17x )