MANIC STREET PREACHERS - YOUR LOVE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH
Your Love Alone
Is Not Enough, Not Enough, Not Enough
When Times Get Tough
They Get Tough, They Get Tough, They Get Tough
Trade All Your Heroes In For Ghosts
In For Ghosts, In For Ghosts
They're Always The One's That Love You Most
Love You Most, Love You Most
Your Love Alone
Is Not Enough, Not Enough, Not Enough
It's What You Felt
It's What You Said, What You Said, What You Said
You Said The Sky Would Fall On You
Fall On You, Fall On You
Through All The Pain Your Eyes Stayed Blue
They Stayed Blue, Baby Blue
But Your Love Alone Won't Save The World
You Knew The Secret Of The Universe
Despite It All You Made It Worse
It Left You Lonely, It Left You Cursed
You Stole The Sun Straight From My Heart
From My Heart, From Heart
With No Excuses
Just Fell Apart, Fell Apart, Fell Apart
No You Won't Make A Mess Of Me
Mess Of Me, Mess Of Me
For You're As Blind As A Man Can Be
Man Can Be, Man Can Be
I Could Have Seen For Miles And Miles
I Could Have Made You Feel Alive
I Could Have Placed Us In Exile
(I Could Have Written All Your Lines)
I Could Have Shown You (I Could've Shown You)
How To Cry
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
I Could Have Shown You
Shown You How To Cry
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Your Love Alone...
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore
Producer(s): Dave Eringa
This Song Is A Male-Female Duet Between The Cardigans Nina Persson And The Manics James Dean Bradfield.
The Songs Leap From #26 To '2 In The Uk Chart Exactly Mirrored The Drop From #2 To #26 Of The Manic Street Preachers Previous Single Release "Empty Souls" In January 2005.
The Lyrics "You Stole The Sun Straight From My Heart" Are Almost A Direct Quote From The Manic's 1999 Single "You Stole The Sun From My Heart".
This Was Voted The Best Track Of The Year At The 2007 Q Awards.
The Line, "Trade All Your Heroes In For Ghosts Is A Reference To Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here," Which Contains The Lyrics, "And Did They Get You To Trade Your Heros For Ghosts?"
The Lyrics, "I Could Have Seen For Miles And Miles, I Could've Shown You How To Smile, I Could've Shown You How To Cry" Indicate A Regret The Is Likely About Richey Edwards, The Manics Guitarist Who Disappeared In 1995. It's Likely That He Killed Himself.
Bassist And Lyricist Nicky Wire Told Q Magazine June 2009 That This Song Is About "Suicide And Connections With People Who Are Gone."