NEEDLE OF DEATH

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Song Title
NEEDLE OF DEATH
Writers
Jansch
Publisher
MELODY TRAILS, INC. (BMI)
Co-Publisher
Non-TRO Affiliate
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
US AND CANADA
Themes/Keywords
Death, Drugs, Escape, Heart, Heroin, Needle, Pain, Sad, sadness, Tears
Lyrics
When sadness fills your heart
And sorrow hides the longing to be free;
When things go wrong each day,
You fix your mind to escape your misery.
Your troubled young life had made you turn
To a needle of death.

How strange your happy words
Have ceased to bring a smile from ev’ryone;
How tears have filled the eyes
Of friends that you once had walked among.
Your troubled young life had made you turn
To a needle of death.

One grain of pure white snow
Dissolved in blood spread quickly to your brain
In peace your mind withdraws
Your death's so near your soul can feel no pain
Your troubled young life had made you turn
To a needle of death.

Your mother stands a-cryin'
While to the earth your body's slowly cast
Your father stands in silence
Caressin’ ev’ry young dream of the past
Your troubled young life had made you turn
To a needle of death.

Thru’ ages man's desires
To free his mind to release his very soul
Has proved to all who live
That death itself is freedom for evermore
And your troubled young life will make you turn
To a needle of death.

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
BERT JANSCH World Melancholy, Sad, Somber Acoustic Guitar, Vocal 1960's Buy >
KENNY RANKIN Buy >
ROY HARPER Singer/Songwriter Melancholy, Sad, Somber Acoustic Guitar, Vocal 2000's Buy >
YO LA TENGO Alternative Melancholy, Sad, Somber Acoustic Guitar, Vocal 2000's Buy >

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