Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
“Bitter Memory” employs common lyrical devices of blues songs: the personification of a feeling (in this case a “bitter memory”) and simple phrasing organized into short, quick rhymes.
Pitchfork included this summary of the song in its review of The Ghosts of Highway 20:
During “Bitter Memory,” a...
Go away bitter memory
I figured finally you'd stay away from me
But I was wrong
You're still strong
Go away bitter memory
Yeah go away bitter memory
You keep on bothering me
Why won't you let me be
You made my cry
Why won't you die
Go away bitter memory
[Chorus:]
Well bitter memory
You're a thorn in my side
Bitter memory
You're the trouble on my mind
Find a new place to call home
You're not welcome anymore
Let me show you to the door bitter memory
Go away bitter memory
Why do you have to be a source of misery
Leave me alone
Let me live on
Go away bitter memory
Yeah go away bitter memory
And quit constantly interrupting me
Don't come around you lonesome sound
Go away bitter memory
[Chorus x2]
Let me show you to the door bitter memory [2x]
Bitter Memory was written by Lucinda Williams.
Bitter Memory was produced by Lucinda Williams & Greg Leisz & Thomas Overby.
Lucinda Williams released Bitter Memory on Fri Feb 05 2016.