This song is a reflection on Idol’s 1990 motorcycle accident that nearly cost him his leg and led him to lose major roles in two Hollywood movies (he was supposedly set to play T-1000, the antagonist in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and play an important part in The Doors, which turned into a very sma...
[Verse 1]
The bitter taste
On my tongue
The many holes
The damage done
It's bittersweet
Black on gold
And talk is cheap
Or so I'm told
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm gonna ride this bike to the edge of town
Roll to the bridge with my eyes shut and spit at the stars
And scream in the dark
There's nothing I can do to change it now
But if I cut myself open, baby
You can read all my scars
Read all my scars
[Chorus]
Hello, goodbye
There's a million ways to die
Should've left me way back
Should've left me way back by the roadsidе
Hello, goodbye
I was staring in the dеvil's eyes (Staring in the devil's eyes)
Should've left me way back
Should've left me way back by the roadside
It's a bitter taste
[Verse 2]
Jagged stain
On my skin
Broken leg
Born again
Wide glide
Upside down
Twisted frame
My new crown
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm gonna ride this bike till the break of day
Rollin' through the garden like the fountain won't take it away
I'm not gonna change
I'm gonna live so hard, these broken wings
Will lift me to the sun so I can burn up in the flames
Again and again
[Chorus]
Hello, goodbye
There's a million ways to die
Should've left me way back
Should've left me way back by the roadside
Hello, goodbye
I was staring in the devil's eyes (Staring in the devil's eyes)
Should've left me way back
Should've left me way back by the roadside
[Bridge]
It's a bitter taste (Whoa oh, whoa oh)
It's a jagged stain (Whoa oh, whoa oh)
It's a bitter taste, whoa oh, whoa oh
It's a jagged stain, whoa oh, whoa oh
[Outro]
Hello, goodbye
There's a million ways to die
Should've left me way back
Should've left me way back by the roadside
It's a bitter taste
Bitter Taste was written by Joe Janiak & Tommy English & Steve Stevens & Billy Idol.
Bitter Taste was produced by Butch Walker.
Billy Idol released Bitter Taste on Wed Aug 11 2021.