ANGELFISH SUFFOCATE ME with vocals by Shirley Manson
Steve Marker first saw Shirley Manson on MTV's 120 Minutes in 1994. He saw the one and only showing of the Angelfish's Suffocate Me video and liked Shirley's understated vocals and thought she would be an ideal singer for them.
During a break in Angelfish's North American tour Manson took a brief detour to Butch Vig's Smart Studios in Madison WI to record some tracks. The success of this tentative partnership soon blossomed into what would become Garbage.
LYRICS SUFFOCATE ME
Suffocate me with kisses baby,
Suffocate me with burning love.
Suffocate me, put your chains around me,
Suffocate me, I'm a thirsty dog.
Suffocate me with conversation,
Suffocate me with unsaid words.
Suffocate me with indecision,
Suffocate me with who comes first.
I love you, you're so religious,
I get a thrill when the curtain calls.
I feel like a Roman candle,
Do your stuff while the empire falls.
Falls,
Suffocate me.
I love you,
I love you,
I love you,
I love you,
You know I do.
Suffocate me,
Suffocate me,
Suffocate me.
Suffocate me [kisses baby]
Suffocate me [burning love]
Suffocate me [kisses baby]
Suffocate me [burning love]
Suffocate me [kisses baby]
Suffocate me [burning love]
Suffocate me [kisses baby]
Suffocate me [burning love]
Suffocate me.
LYRICS HEARTBREAK TO HATE
You opened doors
And reached for love
They close again
Did you get enough?
How long did we take
From heartbreak to hate
From heartbreak to hate?
You opened up expecting a fairy tale
That's a bad idea
I stumbled in a mumbling wreck
With nothing clear
Four sheets to the wind
They were after my skin
They were sniping for me
I was dead unlucky
How long did we take
From heartbreak to hate
From heartbreak to hate?
Heartbreak to hate
Heartbreak to hate
How long before I make sense of this?
How long before I forget your kiss?
How long did we take from heartbreak to hate?
From heartbreak to hate
Operator, the lines are dead
Ringmaster, the lions are fed
Your Honor, you know I was framed
Surounded in this stupid game
But you wanted love
You held on hard
Couldn't give it up
Now baby stands alone tonight
Baby grasps for the love he might
Rejected, dejected
Let down on everything he expected
How long did you take
From heartbreak to hate
From heartbreak to hate?
Heartbreak to hate
How long from heartbreak to hate
Heartbreak to hate
Neither way
And either way
Either way
And neither way
Do we get away
Angelfish influences: Cocteau Twins (Scotland) Velvet Underground Talking Heads
| links |
song meanings...?
here are some theories for the meaning of Garbage and Shirley Manson 's lyrics. If you wish to add your own ideas you can comment at the foot of this page or in the forum. I will add your contribution to the appropriate page within a few days.
