MANIC STREET PREACHERS - A DESIGN FOR LIFE
Libraries Gave Us Power
Then Work Came And Made Us Free
What Price Now For A Shallow Piece Of Dignity
I Wish I Had A Bottle
Right Here In My Dirty Face To Wear The Scars
To Show From Where I Came
We Don't Talk About Love We Only Want To Get Drunk
And We Are Not Allowed To Spend
As We Are Told That This Is The End
A Design For Life
A Design For Life
A Design For Life
A Design For Life
I Wish I Had A Bottle
Right Here In My Pretty Face To Wear The Scars
To Show From Where I Came
We Don't Talk About Love We Only Want To Get Drunk
And We Are Not Allowed To Spend
As We Are Told That This Is The End
A Design For Life
A Design For Life
A Design For Life
A Design For Life
We Don't Talk About Love We Only Want To Get Drunk
And We Are Not Allowed To Spend
As We Are Told That This Is The End
A Design For Life
A Design For Life
A Design For Life
A Design For...
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore, Nicky Wire
Producer(s): Dave Eringa, Mike Hedges
The Line "Libraries Gave Us Power" Came From The Wall Of Newport Library In Wales.
In 1995, Manic Guitarisr Richey Edwards Disappeared. He May Have Comitted Suicide, But His Body Was Never Recovered And Some People Claim They Have Seen Him Since. The Band Carried On Without Him - This Was The First Song Bass Player Nicky Wire Wrote After Richey Disappeared.
Speaking With The Bbc, Bradfield Described "A Design For Life" As A "Trojan Horse Manics" Tune - Using A Catchy Radio-Friendly Sound To Smuggle In A Political Message.