Im a million differnt people from one day to the next, i cant my mold no no, no non no The Verve's Bitter Sweet Symphony is not just a 90s classic; it's a key data point in the history of British pop music. You know the one that takes you to the places Really helps with the interpretation to get the lyrics right. Bittersweet Paris - męska i damska odzież z nadrukiem. Change and live fully. I comment here sometimes and I make comments to some latest comments. I only thought that because I can never relax and be calm about anything. what he doesn't realize is that freedom is all in the mind anyway so if you are happy in life and are living your true purpose then you are free and there will be more sweet moments than bitter ones. But here he is breaking through and not let life choose his path but he will be in control and do what he can to change the way his life has unfolded. Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die. So, the only road that the singer has ever been down is the one that leads to his heart. So I read it exactly as it says. Although, the song sounds quite beautiful; theres actually nothing all that sweet about it. adunit_id: 100001411, The place where all the veins meet is the heart, for all blood circulates through it! 'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life Try to make ends meet You're a slave to money then you die I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet yeah So, … Having an ex that suffers bipolar disorder, the song to me sounds as though the individual may have a mental illness. Although it is hands down their signature song, all of the songwriting royalties went to The Rolling Stones due to a six-second sample The Verve used from a Stones’ track entitled “The Last Time” (1965). However, while they obtained permission from the owner of the cover, the executives behind the publication of “Bitter Sweet Symphony” did not do so with the original owners. "Would any other rock band in the world make a track like this?" Thanks for reminding me that songs means exactly what they say and it happens to people in real life. Life is ever changing. Where all veins meet = more self It is based on a sample it uses from the Andrew Loog Oldham orchestral cover of the Rolling Stones' song "The Last Time", and involved some legal controversy surrounding a plagiarism charge. So why waste time thinking about what others think about you, because it shouldn't matter and does not define who you are. the author of the lyrics seems like he believes he is stuck in some kind of trap or mold he cant break out of. A lesson that life will always have its ups and downs but nothing can change that and in the meantime its what you can do in your ability to change and make that journey to the end of the road a happy one. You are pretty much a prisoner of the social media, instead of learning about what is happening in the world you learn that some celebrity you couldn't care less about is dating some random person. Perché è una sinfonia dolceamara, questa è la vita. And on a macrocosmic level, he sees “a million different people” going Moreover the singer feels that he is cast in a The man is just going down the pavement, not moving for anyone, obviously not caring about other people: It really means no matter what you do in life if you just carry on no one will care, we spend 90% of our lives caring about other people's opinions and their thoughts and opinions on us, but in the end, what will it matter? He considers the whole experience to be “bittersweet” because he perceives it as one where you ceaselessly toil to make “ends meet” only to die in the end. Bit back to the song, when it says, "I'm a million different people from one day to the next" he is really saying that he doesn't know who he is so the world uses that to it's advantage and makes him believe he's one person though he isn't who he thinks he is. change”. Play, download, or share the MIDI song THE VERVE.Bitter sweet simphony K.mid from your web browser. He looks at himself as a victim of life's handed to him, yet the real victims are the ones he is running into on the sidewalk, shows no empathy. It is the lead track on their third studio album, Urban Hymns (1997). No change, I can change, I can change, I can change But I'm here in my mold, I am here in my mold Things only occurs once in the video version. It reached the number 2 spot on the UK Singles Chart as well as number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. I take the meaning to b, No matter what u do, who u r, where u come from we all go down the same streets of life and inevitably the street all of us travel; death. I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down Bitter Sweet Symphony has sold 1,276,209 copies in the UK, according to the Official Charts Company, including 70,593 this year. Provando a far quadrare i conti, sei schiavo dei soldi finché muori. Listen to THE VERVE.Bitter sweet simphony K.mid, a free MIDI file on BitMidi. Most importantly }; being “a slave to money” has caused Ashcroft to take an ideological stance })(); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I think the video clip really says more than the lyrics do, as funny as it sounds. I know it a bit late but this was actually my song at my first dance of my Wedding. If you just go through life not giving a shit no one will do anything, people are highly intelligent and self conscious and are highly aware of your behaviour, it doesn't mean they'll do anything to you. 142.26.194.190 16:15, 7 April 2011 (UTC) Lyrics. Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve, real explanation is seen at wikipedia. As aforementioned this is The Verve’s signature song. silence”. but there is nobody singing to me now"( can't or hasn't found new supply), and to the narcissistic individual it is pure hell, and threatens to expose their lies, usually a grandiosity and fasle self "I can change, but I am here in my mold" (admitting that they are aware of the empty, false self, yet its their super ego who won't let them change and be their true self, because the true self isn't good enough. :). artist: "The Verve", It is so well-known, in fact, that it was ranked 382nd in Rolling Stone’s 500 best songs of all time. Only road = the self "The only road I've ever been down". album, Urban Hymns. (Whatever you attempt to do, you inveitably are who you are and theres no changing that fact) Lyrics to Bitter Sweet Symphony by Annett Louisan from the custom_album_6027020 album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! Bitter Sweet Symphony, the first track off Urban Hymns, is their most famous song. Well did for me. We dive into one of The Verve's biggest hits, and the famous lawsuit with The Rolling Stones that marred its success. The video is interesting to this as he is continually walking down a long road, as is mentioned in the song, as if he is striving for something and he is determined not let anyone hold him back and he gets so motivated that he barges people out the way to keep heading straight down the road. Remember No One Gets Out Alive.lol, Many people seem to agree this song is about life and some people believe it's also about someone loving even though they know one day they are going to die and only a few of you think it's about living with a disorder mostly bipolar. "I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah. Thanks for reminding me that songs means exactly what they say and it happens to people in real life. being featured on the following: Richard Ashcroft is recognized as the writer of Updated May 28, 2019. 'Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony this life Tried to make ends meet, you're a slave to money then you die I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down You know the one that takes you to the places Where all the veins meet, yeah No change, I can change I can change, I can change But I'm here in my mould I am here in my mould Sklep internetowy Bittersweet Paris jest pełen oryginalnych wzorów – powstaliśmy po to, aby uczynić świat bardziej kolorowym, dzięki niesamowitym ubraniom z pełnym nadrukiem. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. Just my humble opinion. Brilliant tune and video to match. Awesome "live" performance by The Verve...Bitter Sweet Symphony from 1997 on BBC Television. No o e has freedom. Juni 1997[1] veröffentlicht. because everyone will end at the end of the road, death. The first time I heard this song it resonated something in my soul which is probably why I remember so distinctly when and to this day it is my favorite song. He considers the whole experience to be “bittersweet” because he perceives it as one where you ceaselessly toil to make “ends meet” only to die in the end. : Bittersüße Sinfonie) ist ein Lied der nordenglischen Rockband The Verve und wurde als offizielle Single in Form zweier paralleler EPs erstmals am 16. Jesteśmy więcej niż pewni, że … Isn't it about heroin? Yet being “here in (his) mold” is preventing him from doing /* TFP - lyricinterpretations */ members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Slave to money then die = a problematic yet real delusion 'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life Tryna make ends meet You're a slave to money then you die I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down You know the one that takes you to the places Where all the veins meet yeah No change, I can change I can change, I can change But I'm here in my mold I … All royalties to the song therefore went to The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards and Mick Jagger (who wrote “The Last Time”). I am surprised no body mentioned that this song could be about a collapsed narcissist, their core pain of the loss of narcissistic supply, and desperate. Recordings on 16 June 1997. He watched his father “work 9 to 5” his entire life and achieve nothing. he wants to break out of the mold and be free but like everyone else hes forced to struggle to get money just so he can survive and then you die. Bitter Sweet Symphony – przebój zespołu The Verve z ich trzeciego albumu, Urban Hymns.Singel z tym utworem został wydany 16 czerwca 1997 roku. The Verve were an English alternative rock band formed in 1989 in Wigan by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. Where roads meet = death His mates, the pub? The rendition they used for the sample was actually an instrumental cover of the original by The Andrew Oldham Orchestra, from a 1966 album of theirs entitled The Rolling Stone Songbook. Bitter Sweet Symphony (engl. Charakterystyczne tło muzyczne utworu zostało zapożyczone z utworu The Last Time zespołu The Rolling Stones, przearanżowanego w 1966 i wydanego w ramach projektu Andrew Oldham Orchestra, za którym stał Andrew Oldham. I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah. where all the THINGS meet..." "I can't change, I can't change, I'm a million different people from one day to the next". 'Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony, that's life. “Bitter Sweet (function() { In April 2019, Jagger and … And if you are cracking joke about I don't blondes or ladies maybe, you'd get trampled by everyone saying that you are a terrible person even though it was just a joke, especially if your a comedian on public tv. He makes excuses for himself that he knows no better 'here in my mould'and probably lies alot bout his life to impress 'different face from one day to the next' he's bo church goer but has found himself down on his knees asking God 'cant you see I'm in pain,feel my pain!I know I can change,I can change but I'm cryn out for help.i find this song by the verve so moving that its inspirational because you're left feeling that he does change, life may be bitter, life may be sweet, but 'thats life'. As much as he wants to change to make himself a better person he finds himself tripping himself up time and time again back into the same routine, "No change, I can't change I CAN'T change but I'm here in my mold!!" I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down... You know the one that takes you to the places Where all the things meet, yeah. They have so much money, they don't know what to do with it so they do the dumb things because they think that since they have so much money, they're better than anyone and so they do just dumb things. Es erschien auch auf dem 1997er Album Urban Hymns der Band und war in England der Sommerhit des Jahres 1997. Another thing in the song is that it talks about money. God Bless. New York Bittersweet Symphony Lyrics: Yeah this is my story, my struggle, uh / My bittersweet symphony, my pain, check it / Food getting lower, money coming slower / … "The airways are clean" (silence), from their victim. " Moreover “Bitter Sweet Symphony” was placed at number 392 on Rolling Stone’s list of “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. I don't think about the lyrics, I comment what's happening in their life. (This indicates the General Rat race of Survival) "I'll take down the only road I've ever been down" ( the road that leaves their victims just as empty as they are, used up, and once depleted, tosses you away like yesterday's newspaper. By virtue of this, Ashcroft (who wrote the song) was forced to give up all the royalties generated from the song. That's the secret to life. The “Bitter Sweet Symphony” which The Verve’s lead singer, Richard Ashcroft, is referring to is life itself. Cause it's a bittersweet symphony this life Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die. This song obviously means many different things to different people. Listen to the song. As a result, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were added to the songwriting credits, and all royalties from the song went to former Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein. "Where all the veins meet", "slave to money then you die". However, officially, songwriting credits also go to Rolling Stones’ The “Bitter Sweet Symphony” which The Verve’s lead singer, Richard Ashcroft, is referring to is life itself. It seems to me as if he is talking about society in general and about things that he can change and the things he cant and how that limits him. For some people the answer is never answered, that the person thinks the he/she is one way when in truth they are extremely different. Both times. Thanks to a complicated copyright controversy, it’s also the song from which the group hasn’t yet earned a penny. its about freedom-the yearning for. Lyrics to "Bitter Sweet Symphony" on Lyrics.com. The word "veins" does not occur in this song at all. NOTE: In April 2019, Jagger and Richards ended the copyright dispute when they granted Ashcroft access to future royalties from “Bitter Sweet Symphony”. It's "things", not "veins". Ashcroft was inspired to pen this song after becoming disenfranchised with societal norms (the sentiment expressed throughout this track). One of those things is freedom. (This indicates whatever path you take, you will amount to what will be your destiny, aka.Death) But you know how rich celebrities do dumb things? framework that has relegated him to a life of “sex and violence, melody and So would every song lyric website stop copying every other song lyric website. Now, the question of who you really are is very hard to answer which is normal for some people but other people find it pit from friends or just living life bit the truth is that you aren't who you really are, the world seems to make this veil over your face locking your real personality in while media and the government make a whole new person of you. Fine. Bittersweet = tragedy/pain/synchronicity/joy or life Also, the song talks about "take you down to the only road I've been down, you know the one that takes you to all the places where all the things meet," it's saying this person has only ever seen pain and suffering and he will show you where he's been and seen and done. The celebrities are also prisoners, if the press as so much as see you in sweats with you're hair a mess, they're going to get suspicious (like your taking drugs or just broke up with somebody)even though you only wore that because it's your day off and you probably just woke up. - Browsed this site mostly in 2013-2018 (Forgot to mention yesterday). One reason why I've interpreted it like this is because in the video, the singer seems really independent and determined. For the Ms. who made a latest comment, sorry to hear about your husband. A bipolar disorder of feelings experieced during life's adolescence to adulthood . Let's look at the lyrics, shall we? The lyric that he says, "I'm a 'million' different people from one day to the next" could mean that everyday we all experience highs and lows happy, sad, frustrated, confused, insulted, bewildered, etc. I comment here sometimes and I make comments to some latest comments. Song meanings ©2003-2021 lyricinterpretations.com. It was featured on The Verve’s third How I interpret "I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down. Ferner erlangte der Titel Bekanntheit durch die Verwendung im Soundtrack des erfolgreichen Hollywood-Films Ei… Learn to go with the ebbs and flows and expect change always. He talks about music bringing him some release or relief but yet again with anything we draw pleasure from there is ALWAYS a drawback and he finds himself back in the "mold". In most of my favorite books and movies, the main character is struggling with the bitter sweetness of life but also dealing with the question "Who am I?" Gets kind of circular after a while. and what happens to all things that mold? Maybe not, I used to think it was about something else. Symphony” was also nominated for a BRIT Award (1998) and a Grammy Award (1999), Just bitter, really. However, turning this belief into concrete action is what The Verve. This is my interpretation and it's probably way off to some people, so feel free to say what you think! We all will die no matter what life station you reach literally meaning life is filled with pain. Well I'll put in my thoughts. truly lies at the center of the singer’s dilemma. Maybe some feel it more than others but no one is above going down those same roads and then, to the end. But has any of you thought this was just a song about the 'Average Joe'? This finds him stuck in a state of mental flux where he believes he “can Basically, my take is this song is saying that shit is really hard, there is joy mixed in, all you have in the end - all you can give in the end - is yourself, and its hard to these facts.