“Sad White Reggae. A lot of these songs were written during periods of insomnia and Sad White Reggae is one of them. It’s about three o'clock in the morning. Can’t sleep. And for some reason, I decided I was going to work out how to play Roxanne by the Police, and I couldn’t and I ended up writing t...
[Verse]
I got the man on the way
I wanna sleep on the way down
So many miles away
I used to dance in a fountain
I got the man on the way
Measure for measure
So many miles away
Drunk on a mountain
I got a message for Jane
Float on a feather
I hope the kids are okay
Now for the kicker
I'm stuck on a train
Heading for Scotland
They took my mum away
Illuminati
And I'm thin as a rake
I'm no longer fleshy
I'll go to Samye Ling
See Lama Yeshe
Where the skies are grey
And skies are cloudy
And every river flows
Back to Dundee
I won't give in to the pain
I'll smile in the mirror
There's no one else to blame
Collapse into never
[Refrain]
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[Outro]
Collapse into never
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Sad White Reggae was written by Stefan Olsdal & Brian Molko.
Sad White Reggae was produced by Adam Noble & Stefan Olsdal & Brian Molko.
Placebo released Sad White Reggae on Fri Mar 25 2022.