Brian Jonestown Massacre, The - Open Heart Surgery Lyrics






I feel like letting you know, how much I love you today
I feel like letting it show, showing you rightly now and never going away

I know you're feeling real low, calling on all my, I want to make it OK
I want to show you I know and it will be all fine, I want to take it away, take it away

I thought I'd write you this song, maybe I'd make you smile and take your sadness away
I want to show you I love, love love, you a long time girl, I'm never going away
Hey, hey, hey, hey...





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  1. C.... W....

    I remember hearing this song for the first time in the movie "Broken" with Heather Gram. Man that was a very long time ago great movie, even better song. I was never a drug addict, but I was addicted to alcohol and I fought my ass off to come out on top. 18 months sober and this song reminds me of the pain I was in when I could not stop drinking. I lost everything my girlfriend, my job my house everything. I am rebuilding now, but it's very hard to climb the ladder when I was already at the top.

  2. m.... ....

    My name is ashley Page and I'm from Portsmouth,I dream of one day licking the insides of antons shit stained pants,,jizz everywere fucking hate the warlocks! And most of all this crock of shit, smack head soul gaze

  3. A.... M....

    im so high

  4. J.... M....

    The most amazing song I have ever heard in the last 20 years awesome I've no words bad ass song would love to see you and concert bad ass song

  5. T.... M....

    The drums is fucking messy but that's cool actually

  6. M.... S....

    His voice reminds me a bit of Morrissey's but without the British accent.

  7. B.... B....

    I love this song

  8. E.... A....

    Here after rescue me binge

  9. r.... ....

    11 years and this video has less than 1.5M.
    If it featured in a known movie or something, views would blow off completely. It's such a good, good song.

  10. J.... V....

    Get the stories behind the music in "Keep Music Evil: The Brian Jonestown Massacre Story" out now! https://www.amazon.com/Keep-Music-Evil-Jonestown-Massacre/dp/1911036475/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537436658&sr=8-1&keywords=keep%20music%20evil

  11. p.... t....

    such an under rated group and there british 😀

  12. L.... H....

    the drums are way too loud and getting to me but i think thats the point right?

  13. C.... L....

    Combo of the cure and pogues. Two ‘other’ great bands

  14. M.... C....

    I LOVE SO DEEPLY IT HURTS

    M.... C....

    i agree it hurts, but good song

    M.... C....

    @psychedelic_time traveler-86 So damn good. Makes my whole being vibrate.

    M.... C....

    @Mariah Carney i feel heart broken when i hear it :( , but i do love this tune, :)

  15. M.... ....

    God ,their music truly sucks,they only get some recognition because of the death of nine hundred people including children

    M.... ....

    piss off

  16. A.... A....

    This band rules I feel stupid for being late to the game on account of thinking psych was for hippies

  17. P.... A....

    The best.

  18. A.... M....

    play it @1.25speed in tge setings..much more uplifting ..x

  19. 2.... ....

    this still gives me chills man.

  20. W.... ....

    I miss doing heroin with my buddies.

  21. s.... l....

    monday its my turn for a bypass operation dont smoke guys

  22. D.... ....

    Everyone in here talking about the Cure. This song is straight up a rehash of Sample in a Jar by Phish. Sorry not sorry.

  23. S.... ....

    All...evening...long...

  24. K.... G....

    Thank you

  25. s.... y....

    Listening to this piece of thing like 50times a day and it's not being worn out, in anyway..

  26. i.... ....

    Do these guys have any other songs on this level? I've check out a few and they didn't compare

    i.... ....

    David Bowie (I Love You Since I Was Six)

  27. A.... C....

    I just met this band and especially this song because of my ex.. and now everytime I hear it I cry my heart out... it still hurts no matter how long it takes...

  28. b.... p....

    stalker song if you think about it…"I'm never going away" plus the overall mood. Like Sonic youth's Superstar or Death Cab for cutie, " I will possess your heart"

    b.... p....

    wrong... i'm not a stalker.

  29. D.... O....

    The singing on this is so soul stabbing

  30. N.... V....

    One day,Velvet Underground,other The Doors,other The Cure,etc.Fuck this shitty band! I am so fucking tired of this kind of motherfuckers,without any kind of originality,and without any fucking thing to say! Hipsters are so fucking ridiculous.

    N.... V....

    shut the fuck up dummy

  31. J.... J....

    always loved this tune

  32. B.... A....

    I was surprised by this, it's really good.

  33. V.... K....

    Oh my Gods - what a fantastically painful love song! It's perfect - echoes the sorrow that is bonded to love. This is an outstanding band - can't believe I'm only finding them now.

    V.... K....

    Right tell me about it heard of them long ago but was to oblivious to take notice

  34. C.... ....

    just.. wow..

  35. P.... M....

    Sounds like Robert Smith here.

  36. k.... l....

    This one is for her <3

  37. C.... D....

    My shit right here ninjas

  38. A.... G....

    The Cure meets Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. I feel everything from the tone of his voice to the lyrics.

    A.... G....

    hmm. i tought peter how to play guitar. who sounds like who? isn't their t-shirt logo based on my logo? hmm

  39. X.... ....

    This band is so brilliant.

  40. R.... C....

    It's Arthur Lee & Love meets The Beatles meet the Cure meets Hawkwind. Anton is the brightest STAR Since Jeffrey Lee Pierce! Look him up...

  41. M.... ....

    A million amazings !!!!!!!!

  42. P.... ....

    I thought this was the Cure!! Great tune!!!

  43. J.... D....

    No new...Tale to...Tell

  44. C.... ....

    hahaha i thought this is a open heart surgery😂😂😂😂

  45. n.... h....

    un petit ait de cure

  46. R.... M....

    "Broken" brought me here...... Jeremy Sisto scene made me do it in trance.....

  47. J.... N....

    Tim Beuszför 1 år sedan
    The Cure influence.
    Svara 17 OR....the cure was influence at Anton...

  48. S.... o....

    So much of their music is so raunchy and down ,you got to luv it.

  49. D.... S....

    Songs called open heart surgery and if you listen closely you can hear the drums skip a beat. Coincidence? Hell no.

    D.... S....

    part of the genius for sure - great catch!

    D.... S....

    listened to this song many times. i just noticed the missed beat for the first time then i seen your comment......crazy.

    D.... S....

    Massive Attacks Blue Lines Album has got a heartbeat recorded by a microphone wrapped in clingfilm whilst someone lay in a warm bath! Random useless fact 4 u all 💚all the way thri the album u can hear it when u stoned! X

    D.... S....

    drums are way too loud tho... and im a drummer!

  50. G.... V....

    i hear robert smith

  51. M.... W....

    This song is what music is really all about. Mellow magic. Anton's vocal is sublime, and the drumming...

    M.... W....

    Fuck Yesss:)

  52. T.... W....

    Love is a fucking nightmare if it's your drug

  53. J.... D....

    Take it away, take it away

  54. D.... T....

    Hi, could you recommend about songs that sound similar to this? focusing on the melody. Thanks!

  55. S.... H....

    kind of sounds like robert smith

    S.... H....

    I thought the same

    S.... H....

    ive always liked that - with so many british singers putting on american accents, anton is the one american who sings with a british accent

  56. a.... p....

    wow!! where was this my entire life till today!!

  57. J.... U....

    increible

  58. p.... a....

    Good but nowhere as good as THE CURE in their prime.BJM have never and will never record something as powerful as Pornography,most bands won't.

    p.... a....

    you are comparing two very different bands right now and you have no idea what youre talking about

    p.... a....

    Fuck off,hipster.

  59. S.... M....

    What a beautiful piece of music... damn.

  60. R.... G....

    obviously this band has decided to take the unfamiliar roads

  61. N.... W....

    Greatest love song of all time! :)

    N.... W....

    dont forget Miss June 75

    N.... W....

    Hmmm,we`ve all got our personal faves Lucas,that is a great song also :) Open heart surgery moves me,and believe me,love songs aren`t my favourite genre!! ;)

  62. L.... k....

    desperate heroin-fuelled psych rock ... Anton, you know how to talk to me

    L.... k....

    👉😎👉

  63. J.... S....

    You can't take a sadness from Tess! ;)

  64. b.... s....

    tell me you want me brainwave entertainment

  65. A.... B....

    one of way too many favorites. so. damn. good.

  66. j.... s....

    50 people have never or will never understand emotion, love, feeling, loss, pain etc. Just fuck off and let the rest of us appreciate beautiful emotional music at its best.

  67. t.... ....

    theres so much pain in the vocals, it's amazing

    t.... ....

    Anton might have been having a hard time during this one... Remember.

    t.... ....

    well observed

    t.... ....

    ... take it away

    t.... ....

    thoughtcircles its just the heroin

  68. N.... ....

    i hate comparing but since this is the first time i've heard this band i have to say it sounds a bit like The Cure, nevertheless will check out their other stuff.

    N.... ....

    Ha! "Nevertheless" is one of their songs...

    N.... ....

    @knarr trey koolio

    N.... ....

    @Narikeljinjira I don't believe they've ever featured him...

    N.... ....

    sorry, what i meant was simply 'cool'!

    N.... ....

    @Narikeljinjira haha!

  69. S.... S....

    wish the synth was a bit more pronounced

    S.... S....

    Elsa elsaine probly vintage organ ... Hammond even

    S.... S....

    there's a synth too in the background

    S.... S....

    it's an organ ya kook

    S.... S....

    the organ start at 0.16.. the synth at 0.30 you can hear it distinctly at 0.32.. ya kook

  70. r.... c....

    They sound very 60s early 70s!

  71. l.... k....

    i feel like letting you know
    how much i love you today
    i feel like letting it show
    showing you rightly now
    and never going away

    i know you're feeling real low
    calling on all my
    i want to make it ok
    i want to show you i know
    and it will be all fine
    i want to take it away
    take it away

    i thought i'ld write you this song
    maybe i'd make you smile
    and take your sadness away
    hey
    i want to show you i love
    love love you a long time girl
    i'm never going away
    hey

    l.... k....

    Now I see the lyrics all laid out here I know why it's called "Open Heart Surgery" - thanks much !

  72. M.... C....

    The Cure influence.

    M.... C....

    That's right!!!

    M.... C....

    Tim Beusz good one

    M.... C....

    TwoPointsUp ^^ fuck Cure ? Pffff fuck Oasis ! Cure an BJM real music

    M.... C....

    Yeah, Anton's pretty much always doing an impersonation of somebody with his vocals and Robert Smith is pretty obviously who he's going for here.

    M.... C....

    yeah , he steals a lot from neil young and dylan to and makes it his own. brilliant!

  73. T.... ....

    Whiskey is the "go-to" solution from the heavey H..Just ask Keith Richards..

    T.... ....

    after H, everything else is just a snack, cause your always goin back to the smack

    T.... ....

    Well 2 bottles of whiskey is pretty Hard (very hard alchohol imbibe, is the same, since it produces a chemical substance in the brain, which is a strong opiate in chemical-character..

  74. T.... ....

    This is as good as Lennon or McKartney ever wrote, period..

    T.... ....

    anton is one of the greatest songwriters of all time

  75. P.... J....

    Open heart surgery it is.

  76. v.... m....

    Gyro suggested this

  77. J.... B....

    first time ive listened to them brian would be proud

  78. J.... w....

    I am a Jones mother fucker

  79. J.... a....

    jarmusch.

    J.... a....

    +J andrewC haha

    J.... a....

    antonis nikopolidis

  80. j.... a....

    como me mola este tema

  81. a.... d....

    best lyric: 'showing you rightly now'

  82. M.... S....

    I don't know exactly why, but this song reminds me of/makes me want to drink.

    (Alcohol that is.)

  83. S.... M....

    best band

  84. L.... W....

    Love life love me

  85. g.... ....

    reminds me a bit of ' voyage of the trieste,' Chocolate watch band, - not so keen on the vocal though..

    g.... ....

    Is your name a reference to the Pretty Things?

    g.... ....

    certainly is!

  86. J.... ....

    I wish I didn't search for "open heart surgery". I've seen shit I didn't want to.

    J.... ....

    +JcGross I can understand why it would gross someone out but I think it's kind of cool and fascinating, in a stomach-churning kind of way.

    J.... ....

    @bigmarty11288 - This is clearly meant for Adults, not kids..

    J.... ....

    You may not have wanted to see it but your shadow self did

  87. J.... S....

    that film Broken is awesome with this song

  88. C.... M....

    I had forgotten about this song... ahh love it

  89. S.... D....

    Great Song, vocal sound like The Cure :)

    S.... D....

    @Stevan Djukic my thoughts

    S.... D....

    +Stevan Djukic
    It reminded me more of Dave Gahan

  90. M.... ....

    Just heard this song on an episode of "Rescue Me".
    First time I've heard a BJM song in any commercial capacity.
    Wonder if Anton & Co. got paid for that?

    M.... ....

    @MyworstEnemy  "Straight Up and Down" played over the opening credits of Boardwalk Empire through its run. That must have generated some cash for Anton to keep music evil.

    M.... ....

    @sdk Nice one sdk, Dam I knew that music sounded familiar but I didn't put it together.
    He writes some catchy stuff.
    Great comment btw. 

    M.... ....

    +MyworstEnemy Going To Hell was also used in the frist american pie movie, haha

    M.... ....

    @HeyyyGuyyy
    Nice one. Thanks for the info.

    M.... ....

    Anemone is on Dracula in a absinthe club scene , its perfect.

  91. M.... D....

    non stop...
    https://www.facebook.com/vinylesoundof

  92. c.... a....

    so cool! the best crazy singer! i love it!

  93. i.... i....

    this music just killin' me.

  94. T.... B....

    THESE guys are really growing on me. Nice track.

  95. T.... ....

    Clearly, Anton out-duz lots of other so called "songwriters" Ha!...

  96. M.... B....

    Love the rawness with the sloppy drums all bright and dry and up front. The Robert Smith style vocals, and the very wet reverb on the simple guitar riff ala Dick Dale on Ludes. Tasty.

  97. H.... H....

    The love of my life played this once after we had a huge fight. It will always make me miss him. If you see this please call or write to me soon....

    H.... H....

    Sounds like you fucked up big time. They have great taste in music.

    Maybe in another life, right?

    H.... H....

    @Johnny Green J Green Vacaville?

    H.... H....

    Her Highness I love you

  98. r.... m....

    Listening to it in sync with Ronny in Canada!!!!!
    Love you Ron