Melancholia

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Average song rating The sense of rejection and isolation that Pete Townshend hints at throughout The Who's entire library spill over here in this song, more so than at any other time. When this lyric is matched with eerie chord changes, and joined up with the ever-present power of Entwistle's bass and Moon's drumming, the sum is an extremely powerful song. Listening to this song reminds me of Brian Wilson's "Til I Die" song from the Beach Boys' Surf's Up album. Bruce Beatlefan February 25, 2008

Lyrics

My coffee's cold, my paper's old,
My heart is sold to melancholia,
My clothes are torn, my shoes are worn,
My heart is born to melancholia.

A strange surprise, what I despise in other guys is here in me,
They lose their girl, they lose their world,
And then they cry for all to see,
I've never felt so bad, the fires drive me mad.

The sheets are gray, left since the day she went away, I lost all power,
The dust is thick, the dog is sick, the kids have picked most of the flowers.

The sun is shining, but not for me,
The sun is shining, but not for me.
I've never felt so bad, the fires drive me mad.

The sheets are gray, left since the day she went away, I lost all power,
The dog is sick, the dust is thick, the kids have picked most of the flowers.

 

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