Lost Cause Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Your sorry eyes, they cut through the bone
They make it hard to leave you alone
Leave you here wearing your wounds
Waving your guns at somebody new
[Chorus]
Baby, you're a lost
Baby, you're a lost
Baby, you're a lost cause
[Verse 2]
There's too many people you used to know
They see you come and they see you go
They know your secrets and you know theirs
This town is crazy, nobody cares
[Chorus]
Baby, you're a lost
Baby, you're a lost
Baby, you're a lost cause
[Post-Chorus]
I'm tired of fighting
I'm tired of fighting
Fighting for a lost cause
Your sorry eyes, they cut through the bone
They make it hard to leave you alone
Leave you here wearing your wounds
Waving your guns at somebody new
[Chorus]
Baby, you're a lost
Baby, you're a lost
Baby, you're a lost cause
[Verse 2]
There's too many people you used to know
They see you come and they see you go
They know your secrets and you know theirs
This town is crazy, nobody cares
[Chorus]
Baby, you're a lost
Baby, you're a lost
Baby, you're a lost cause
[Post-Chorus]
I'm tired of fighting
I'm tired of fighting
Fighting for a lost cause
[Bridge]
There's a place where you are going
You ain't never been before
No one laughin' at your back now
No one standing at your door
Is that what you thought love was for?
[Chorus]
Baby, you're a lost
Baby, you're a lost
Baby, you're a lost cause
[Outro]
I'm tired of fighting
I'm tired of fighting
Fighting for a lost cause
There's a place where you are going
You ain't never been before
No one laughin' at your back now
No one standing at your door
Is that what you thought love was for?
[Chorus]
Baby, you're a lost
Baby, you're a lost
Baby, you're a lost cause
[Outro]
I'm tired of fighting
I'm tired of fighting
Fighting for a lost cause
About
Genius Annotation
The sad-sack, lost-love mumble of Sea Change is so thoroughly down, it’s hard to imagine it producing a single. But Beck managed to inject his stoic sorrow into a few catchy tunes, Lost Cause being the catchiest.
Kind of the emotional inverse of Loser, it marries lyrical futility to an achingly circular melody, which goes up and down like stairs in an M.C. Escher drawing. The rest of Sea Change may be more hypnotic in its resigned sorrow, but Lost Cause, like the best mope-anthems, makes you nod along to sentiments that would otherwise have you hanging your head.
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Credits
Producer
Writer
Label
Geffen Creative
Design
Art Direction
Artwork
Cover Photo
Mastering
Assistant Engineering
Mixing
Engineering
Drums
Electric Guitar
Synthesizer
Clavinet
Glockenspiel
Upright Bass
Background Vocals
Percussion
Banjo
Acoustic Guitar
Vocals
Recorded At
Ocean Way Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Release Date
September 24, 2002
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