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Artist: The Verve
Track: The Drugs Don't Work

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All this talk of getting old
It's getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
This time I'm comin' down

And I hope you're thinking of me
As you lay down on your side
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

But I know I'm on a losing streak
'Cause I passed down my old street
And if you wanna show, then just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

'Cause baby, ooo, if heaven falls, I'm coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead

All this talk of getting old
It's getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
This time I'm comin' down

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

'Cause baby, ooo, if heaven falls, I'm coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead

But if you wanna show, just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again

I'm never going down, I'm never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never coming down, I'm never going down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never going down, I'm never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never coming down, I'm never going down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never coming down, I'm never going down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
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The Verve – The Drugs Don't Work
“The Drugs Don’t Work” was released as the second single off of Urban Hymns. One interpretation is that it was written following the death of singer Richard Ashcroft’s father.
The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work (Demo)
All this talk of getting old / It's getting me down my love / Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown / This time I'm comin' down / And I hope you're thinking of me / As you lay down
Ben Harper – The Drugs Don’t Work
All this talk of getting old / It's getting me down my love / Like a cat in a bag waiting to drown / This time I'm comin' down / And I know you're thinking of me / As you lay down
The Verve – The Drugs Don't Work - Radio Edit
All this talk of getting old / It's getting me down my love / Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown / This time I'm coming down / And I hope you're thinking of me / As you lay down
CASISDEAD – Drugs Don't Work
Sampling “The Drugs Don’t Work” by The Verve, CASISDEAD describes the cycle of addiction, illustrating the thought processes that both endorse and condemn it from different
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Three Days Grace – The Drugs Don’t Work
[Verse 1] / All this talk of getting old / It's getting me down my love / Like a cat in a bag waiting to drown / This time I'm going down / [Bridge] / And I hope you're thinking of
CASISDEAD – Drugs Don't Work Samples
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The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony (MSG Version)
[Instrumental]
The Verve – Echo Bass
In the beds of a million homes / Lie the broken hearted / In the rooms in a million houses / Die the broken hearted / Tell me why, I just started / In the bridges, in the arches
The Verve – Country Song
Dying is easy / It's what I'm living for / I heard a beggar / As he wept on my floor / These days I just can't find my ground / No one seems to see me as I'm walking around / Cause
The Verve – Three Steps
It's alright, alright / We're going through changes / Sometimes in life / You feel yourself rearranging / That's just the way it goes / Come on (repeat) / Why'know we nearly died
The Verve – The Crab
Oh no, no, no, no / And I'm watching her die / On my TV / And the daddy cries / How could it be / And it could be you / And it could be me / Child full of giving / Child full of
Richard Ashcroft – The Drugs Don’t Work
All this talk of getting old / It's getting me down my love / Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown / This time I'm comin' down / And I hope you're thinking of me / As you're down
The Verve – So Sister
I wrote your name in dust on a truck / As it rolled out of town / Just in case my love for you might be found / I cried my tears in a mountain stream / They'll sting you one day
The Verve – The Longest Day
Oh, I know it's supposed to be / Some kind of visionary / Laying on your head / We've got you in our hands / Ah, we've been here for so long / Yeah, there's nothing changed
The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony (James Lavelle Remix)
[Verse 1] / 'Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony that's life / Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to money then you die / I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Wretch 32 – Blur
[Intro] / Woah-oh-oh-oh / Woah-oh-oh-ohhh (x2) / [Hook x2] / Yeah it's been a Blur / I've been throwing Stone Roses / Sipping on my Oasis / Feeling like the Verve / The drugs don't
The Verve – Stamped
So, I'm living a bad dream / So, I'm living a bad dream / So, I'm living a bad scene / So, I'm living a bad dream / So, I'm having a bad dream / Oh, Oh, oh, oh ... / In a bad dream
The Verve – Lord I Guess I'll Never Know
I heard you stirring in your sleep last night / I was awake with something on my mind / What happens when I leave, will you come with me? / These things I guess I'll never know
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The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony (Extended Version)
[Verse 1] / 'Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony that's life / Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to money then you die / I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
The Verve – Never Wanna See You Cry
I don't like the way that you say you feel fine / When you look so down / And I don't like the way that the pills you take / They just keep you down / Shiny little minds / Trying
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