The Needle Lies Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | Operation: Mindcrime(1988) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal |
Labels | EMI America, Manhattan Records |
Ranked | #2 for 1988 , #22 all-time |
Album rating : 93.9 / 100
Votes : 100
Votes : 100
9. The Needle Lies (3:09)
[SPOKEN]
[Nikki:] "I've had enough and I WANT OUT!"
[Dr. X:] "You can't walk away now."
I looked back once
And all I saw was his face
Smiling, the needle crying
Walking out of his room
With mirrors, afraid I heard him scream
You'll never get away
Cold and shaking
I crawled down alleys to try
And scrape away the tracks that marked me
Slammed my face into walls of concrete
I stared, amazed at the words written on the wall
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle, it lies
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle when it cries...
Cries your name
Wet and raving
The needle keeps calling me back
To bloody my hands forever
Carved my cure with the blade
That left me in scars
Now every time I'm weak
Words scream from my arm
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle, it lies
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle when it cries...
Cries your name
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle, it lies
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle when it cries...
Cries your name
[Nikki:] "I've had enough and I WANT OUT!"
[Dr. X:] "You can't walk away now."
I looked back once
And all I saw was his face
Smiling, the needle crying
Walking out of his room
With mirrors, afraid I heard him scream
You'll never get away
Cold and shaking
I crawled down alleys to try
And scrape away the tracks that marked me
Slammed my face into walls of concrete
I stared, amazed at the words written on the wall
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle, it lies
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle when it cries...
Cries your name
Wet and raving
The needle keeps calling me back
To bloody my hands forever
Carved my cure with the blade
That left me in scars
Now every time I'm weak
Words scream from my arm
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle, it lies
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle when it cries...
Cries your name
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle, it lies
Don't ever trust
Don't ever trust the needle when it cries...
Cries your name
Operation: Mindcrime - Lyrics
Operation: Mindcrime - Album Credits
Members
- Geoff Tate : Vocals, Keyboards, Whistle, Songwriting (tracks 1, 3-6, 8-12, 14, 15)
- Chris Degarmo : Guitars, Guitar Synthesizer, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11-13, 15)
- Michael Wilton : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 3-6, 9, 14)
- Scott Rockenfield : Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Songwriting (track 10)
- Eddie Jackson : Bass
Additional musicians
- Michael Kamen : Choir, Cellos
- The Moronic Monks of Morin Heights : Choir
- Pamela Moore : Vocals [Sister Mary]
- Anthony Valentine : Vocals [Dr. X]
- Debbie Wheeler : Vocals [the Nurse]
- Mike Snyder : Vocals [the Anchorman]
- Scott Mateer : Vocals [Preacher]
Other staff
- Peter Collins : Producer
- Paul Northfield : Engineer
- James Barton : Mixing Engineer
- Bob Ludwig : Mastering Engineer
- Jim Campbell : Assistant Engineer
- Glen "The Snake" Robinson : Assistant Engineer
- Paul Milner : Assistant Engineer
- Ronald Prent : Assistant Mixing Engineer
- Robert Andrew : Photography
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