Roses in the Hospital
Manic Street Preachers * Track #7 On Gold Against the Soul
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Roses in the Hospital by Manic Street Preachers
Release Date
Performed by
Manic Street PreachersProduced by
Dave EringaWrited by
Sean Moore & James Dean Bradfield & Nicky Wire & Richey EdwardsAbout
This song is about Manics' songwriter Richey Edwards' stint in a hospital, supposedly after the “4REAL” incident in which Edwards carved 4REAL into his arm with a razorblade when NME journalist Steve Lamacq questioned the band’s authenticity – the NME’s debate about this can be heard on the “Suicide...
Roses in the Hospital Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Roses in the hospital
Try to pull my fingernails out
Roses in the hospital
I want to cling to something soft
Roses in the hospital
Progressing like a constant war
Roses in the hospital
There's no one to feel ashamed for
[Chorus]
All we wanted was a home
Now we are so strung out we wanna own
Like a leaf in the autumn breeze
Like a flood in January
We don't want your fucking love
[Verse 2]
Roses in the hospital
Stub cigarettes out on my arm
Roses in the hospital
Want to feel something of value
Roses in the hospital
Nothing really makes me happy
Roses in the hospital
Heroin is just too trendy
[Chorus]
All we wanted was a home
Now we are so strung out we wanna own
Like a leaf in the autumn breeze
Like a flood in January
We don't want your fucking love
[Verse 3]
Roses in the hospital
This century achieved so much
Roses in the hospital
To make a voice no voice at all
Roses in the hospital
Flowers cannot express the loss
Roses in the hospital
Torn reflections of burnt out trash
Of burnt out trash
[Outro]
Forever ever delayed
Forever ever delayed
Forever
Forever
Forever ever delayed
(Independence is a game)
Forever ever delayed
(Credibility, I'm yawning)
Forever
Forever
(Rudi, rudi, rudi, rudi, rudi, rudi, rudi, rudi gonna fail)
Forever ever delayed
Forever delayed
Forever
Forever
Forever delayed (The west scratches onto my skin)
Forever delayed (Contagious like a suntan)
(Whistling)
(We never felt any sun, any sun)
(Rudi, Rudi, Rudi gonna fail)
Roses in the Hospital Q&A
Who wrote Roses in the Hospital's ?
Roses in the Hospital was written by Sean Moore & James Dean Bradfield & Nicky Wire & Richey Edwards.
Who produced Roses in the Hospital's ?
Roses in the Hospital was produced by Dave Eringa.
When did Manic Street Preachers release Roses in the Hospital?
Manic Street Preachers released Roses in the Hospital on Mon Jun 21 1993.
What did Manic Street Preachers say about "Roses in the Hospital"?
Richey James Edwards described the song’s lyrical themes to Melody Maker in 1993:
It’s just about the idea of something beautiful in a decaying place. It’s about people who hurt themselves in order to concentrate, or just to feel something.
What has the producer said about the recording process?
Dave Eringa’s diary, which he revisited during an interview with Melody Maker in 1993, says the drums were recorded, “with the doors of the live room open and ambient mics placed in the courtyard outside”. He then expanded on this in the interview:
It was a huge sound, but the owner of the studio w...