“A Design For Life” was written by Nicky Wire, with music by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore, and explores working class identity in Britain.
It was their first single following the disappearance of Richey Edwards, peaking at #2 in the UK. It was also track #2 on Everything Must Go, and has fea...
[Verse 1]
Libraries gave us power
Then work came and made us free
What price now
For a shallow piece of dignity
[Verse 2]
I wish I had a bottle
Right here in my dirty face
To wear the scars
To show from where I came
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
I wish I had a bottle
Right here in my pretty face
To wear the scars
To show from where I came
[Chorus]
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
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
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...
A Design for Life was written by James Dean Bradfield & Sean Moore & Nicky Wire.
A Design for Life was produced by Dave Eringa & Mike Hedges.
Manic Street Preachers released A Design for Life on Mon Apr 15 1996.