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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Performer
Sean Moore
Sean Moore
Drums
James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield
Background Vocals
Nicky Wire
Nicky Wire
Bass
Martin Ditcham
Martin Ditcham
Percussion
Johnny Green
Johnny Green
Keyboards
Gini Ball
Gini Ball
Violin
Anne Stephenson
Anne Stephenson
Violin
Sally Herbert
Sally Herbert
Violin
Chris Pitsillides
Chris Pitsillides
Viola
Claire Orsler
Claire Orsler
Viola
Julie Aliss
Julie Aliss
Harp
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sean Moore
Sean Moore
Lyrics
Nicky Wire
Nicky Wire
Lyrics
James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Hedges
Mike Hedges
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Libraries gave us power
Then work came and made us free
What price now
For a shallow piece of dignity?
[Verse 2]
I wish I had a bottle
Right here in my dirty face
To wear the scars
To show from where I came
[Verse 3]
We don't talk about love
We only wanna get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end
[Verse 4]
A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
[Verse 5]
I wish I had a bottle
Right here in my pretty face
To wear the scars
To show from where I came
[Verse 6]
We don't talk about love
We only wanna get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end
[Verse 7]
A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
[Verse 8]
We don't talk about love
We only wanna get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end
[Verse 9]
A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
A design for
Written by: James Bradfield, Nicholas Jones, Sean Moore

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