Needle of Death
Bert Jansch * Track #7 On Bert Jansch
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Needle of Death by Bert Jansch
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Bert JanschProduced by
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Bert JanschAbout
Burt Jansch, then an up-and-coming Scotsman on the London folk scene of the mid-sixties, penned this melancholy, anti-drug eulogy of sorts for his first album after a close friend died of a heroin overdose. ‘Needle of Death’ pulls few punches and relies on even fewer metaphors to tell the simple sto...
Needle of Death Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When sadness fills your heart
And sorrow hides the longing to be free
When things go wrong each day
You fix your mind to escape your misery
[Chorus]
Your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To a needle of death
[Verse 2]
How strange, your happy words
Have ceased to bring a smile from everyone
How tears have filled the eyes
Of friends that you once had walked among
[Chorus]
Your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To a needle of death
[Verse 3]
One grain of pure white snow
Dissolved in blood spread quickly to your brain
In peace your mind withdraws
Your death so near your soul can't feel no pain
[Chorus]
Your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To a needle of death
[Verse 4]
Your mother stands a'cryin'
While to the earth your body's slowly cast
Your father stands in silence
Caressing every young dream of the past
[Chorus]
Your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To a needle of death
[Verse 5]
Through ages, man's desires
To free his mind, to release his very soul
Has proved to all who live
That death itself is freedom for evermore
[Chorus]
And your troubled young life
Will make you turn
To a needle of death
Needle of Death Q&A
Who wrote Needle of Death's ?
Needle of Death was written by Bert Jansch.
Who produced Needle of Death's ?
Needle of Death was produced by Bill Leader.
When did Bert Jansch release Needle of Death?
Bert Jansch released Needle of Death on Fri Apr 16 1965.
What did Bert Jansch say about "Needle of Death"?
In a Rolling Stone interview in 1992, Neil Young cites ‘Needle of Death’ as the unconscious inspiration for his track, ‘Ambulance Blues’.