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Spectators of Suicide Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Obedience to the law is free desire
Under curfew from neon barbed wire
Wasting away this country
Wearing like a born dead
Free heroin shots for those who never beg
[Chorus]
Spectators of suicide
Exploding in society's eye
Democracy is an empty lie
Dead like our yesterdays tonight
[Verse 2]
The only free choice is refusal to pay
Life reduced to suicidal pain
Cigarettes a life-line, it's safety in death
Choking on the billboards, advertised and fed
[Chorus]
Spectators of suicide
Exploding in society's eye
Democracy is an empty lie
Dead like our yesterdays tonight
[Outro]
You're going to shoot us dead with decadence
You're going to shoot us dead with decadence
Obedience to the law is free desire
Under curfew from neon barbed wire
Wasting away this country
Wearing like a born dead
Free heroin shots for those who never beg
[Chorus]
Spectators of suicide
Exploding in society's eye
Democracy is an empty lie
Dead like our yesterdays tonight
[Verse 2]
The only free choice is refusal to pay
Life reduced to suicidal pain
Cigarettes a life-line, it's safety in death
Choking on the billboards, advertised and fed
[Chorus]
Spectators of suicide
Exploding in society's eye
Democracy is an empty lie
Dead like our yesterdays tonight
[Outro]
You're going to shoot us dead with decadence
You're going to shoot us dead with decadence
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What did Manic Street Preachers say about "Spectators of Suicide"?
Genius Answer
The following is taken from a track-by-track interview for Generation Terrorists:
Nicky Wire:
Again, I direct people listening to “Spectators of Suicide” to the Heavenly version. We kind of recorded one which sounds like “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”.
Sean Moore:
It was supposed to be like G'n'R Lies, bit of percussion in there, bit acoustic, and again it just turned into Paula Abdul or something.
- 3.Born to End
- 5.You Love Us
- 9.Tennessee
- 11.Stay Beautiful
- 12.So Dead
- 13.Repeat (UK)
- 14.Spectators of Suicide
- 15.Damn Dog
- 16.Crucifix Kiss
- 17.Methadone Pretty
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Label
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Slide Guitar
Lead guitar
Rhythm Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Hammond
Bass
Percussion
Drums
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Recorded At
Black Barn Studios, England
Release Date
February 10, 1992
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