Cover art for Disease by Matchbox Twenty
Sep. 30, 20021 viewer9K views

Disease Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Feels like you made a mistake
You made somebody's heart break
But now I have to let you go
I have to let you go

[Verse 2]
You left a stain
On every one of my good days
But I am stronger than you know
I have to let you go

[Pre-Chorus 1]
No one's ever turned you over
No one's tried
To ever let you down
Beautiful girl, bless your heart

[Chorus]
I got a disease
Deep inside me
Makes me feel uneasy, baby
I can't live without you
Tell me what am I s'posed to do about it
Keep your distance from it
Don't pay no attention to me
I got a disease
[Verse 3]
Feels like you're makin' a mess
You're hell on wheels in a black dress
You drove me to the fire
And left me there to burn

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Every little thing you do is tragic
All my life before was magic

Beautiful girl
I can't breathe

[Chorus]
I got a disease
Deep inside me
Makes me feel uneasy, baby
I can't live without you
Tell me what am I s'posed to do about it
Keep your distance from it
Don't pay no attention to me
I got a disease

[Bridge]
Yeah well I think that I'm sick
Better leave me be
While my world is coming down on me
You taste like honey, honey
Tell me can I be your honey
Bee, be strong
Keep tellin' myself that it won't take long 'til
I'm free of my disease
Yeah, well, free of my disease
Free of my disease, oh
[Chorus]
I got a disease
Deep inside me
Makes me feel uneasy, baby
I can't live without you
Tell me what am I supposed to do about it
Keep your distance from it
Don't pay no attention to me
I got a disease

[Bridge]
Yeah, well, I think that I'm sick
Better leave me be
While my world is comin' down on me
You taste like honey, honey
Tell me can I be your honey
Bee, be strong
Keep tellin' myself that it won't take long 'til
I'm free of my disease
Yeah, well, free of my disease
Set me free of my disease
Oh, yeah

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It was co-written by Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas and The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. The song peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Disease” was one of two songs written and presented to Mick Jagger, by Rob Thomas in which Jagger actually gives back the song, saying “it would sound better coming from you”.

The song was written by Rob Thomas dedicated for his wife

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