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In 1976 at age 16 and as a member of the Melbourne punk rock band Young Charlatans, Howard wrote “Shivers”. Discussing the song’s origins, Howard said that “Shivers” was “intended as an ironic comment on the way that I felt that people I knew were making hysterical things out of what were essentiall...
[Verse 1]
I've been contemplating suicide
But it really doesn't suit my style
So I think I'll just act bored instead
And contain the blood I would've shed
[Pre-Chorus 1]
She makes me feel so ill at ease
My heart is really on its knees
But I keep a poker face so well
That even mother couldn't tell
[Chorus 1]
But my baby's so vain
She is almost a mirror
And the sound of her name
Sends a permanent shiver down my
Spine
Down my spine
[Verse 2]
I keep her photograph against my heart
For in my life she plays a starring part
All alcohol and cigarettes
There is no room for cheap regrets
[Pre-Chorus 2]
She makes me feel so ill at ease
My heart is really on its knees
And I keep a poker face so well
That even mother couldn't tell
[Chorus 2]
But my baby's so vain
That she is almost a mirror
And the sound of her name
Sends a permanent shiver down my
Spine
Down my spine
Spine
Spine
Shivers was written by Rowland S. Howard.
Shivers was produced by The Boys Next Door.