Manic Street Preachers - Bag Lady Lyrics






I am not dead
I demand I know my rights
I know my rights
You cover illness with flowers
And flowers die
And flowers die

Waking I feel
I follow mirrors that
Make sense to me
Make sense to me
Never let yourself out, I did
It ruined me
It ruined me

To be morally good
Are we ready to love?
A devil pretending to be a god
Love's written on paper, and paper burns
Eternity is not sunrise

Waking I feel
I follow mirrors that
Make sense to me,
Make sense to me
Never let your self out, I did
It ruined me
It ruined me

To be morally good
Are we ready to love?
A devil pretending to be a god
Love's written on paper and paper burns
Eternity is not a sunrise





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  1. B.... D....

    the last great Manics song.

  2. D.... ....

    A devil pretending to be a God…

  3. g.... k....

    Never let yourself out, I did, it ruined me.. jeez, hope he’s still with us.. I have a feeling he is..

  4. L.... B....

    discovered this whilst napping. The album played out then this out of this world played. Lovely!

  5. A.... P....

    philosophical overview???

  6. P.... S....

    Sounds a bit too much like Archives of Pain. That might be why it was used as a hidden track, to not be accused of trying to recreate the Holy Bible?

  7. D.... C....

    I AM NOT DEAD

    D.... C....

    I KNOW MY RIGHTS

    D.... C....

    Possible message from Richey before he left? He wrote this right before.

  8. M.... D....

    This is easily the highlight of the album for me. So Manic's like to put it out as a hidden track

  9. j.... j....

    Sounds like avenged sevenfold 

    j.... j....

    I agree, the riffs in the verses and the end of the solo reminds me of the tracks on Avenged Sevenfold(album)

  10. d.... ....

    Archives Of Pain part II

  11. M.... E....

    Not on my album it is not! :(

    M.... E....

    Michael Ellis It should be. It’s a hidden song at the end. The CD doesn’t stop after the last track, so just wait a few minutes and then this comes on.

  12. P.... G....

    its on the Album as a hidden track after Williams last words. Its around 7:45

  13. M.... E....

    Why oh why didn't they include this on the album?!

  14. C.... ....

    Amazing. Beautiful. Love everything about this

  15. M.... ....

    Too right. Body still ain't been recovered. That's weird in this day and age. I hope he lives on in south america or somewhere.

  16. e.... ....

    Respect Nicky, but the combo Richey-James/Sean is unsurpassable!

  17. D.... G....

    This band have ment so much to me since 91, not onlky do i love thier music, when you read the lyrics and quotes on the album covers you then get interested in where they came from. The Manic Street Preachers taught me more thasn i ever learned in school,m if only school could have been dare i say sexy so learning was a buzz rather than a bore, sittin daydreaming, staring into space out the window, watching the time buy on the clock, the teacher droning on, the teacher from peanuts. MSP 4EVER

    D.... G....

    Dave G. Back again and still love this track. Please excuse my typo on original post😵

  18. k.... ....

    The intro is very much like archives of pain... First time I've heard this song, since I bought the deluxe edition on the day of release, and obviously it isn't on there :(

  19. D.... ....

    @Omnislash99999 There will never be another holy bible. I'm glad the mighty manics havnt tried to re-create it, it's perfect as is.

  20. p.... ....

    Very close to being their best song.

  21. O.... ....

    I think the Manics have felt pressure to create the next THB since EMG and have tried to recreate a new THB for some time. Along the way they have managed to make some brilliant stuff sporadically whatever people say and personally I think its all part of their journey. For me this track is the best they have done since THB since it encompasses the old and new in a way I did not think they could anymore. Great effects and lyrics. All the best for the ever changing Manics - Always facinating.

  22. f.... ....

    @PeeledApples I think the manics have certainly had all the respect they deserve, loyal fans forever and loads of them. What else can a band ask for. If anything they get too much respect because they are so hit and miss these days. Just my opinion.

  23. S.... C....

    @flashmcnashos i know but sometimes u want the manics 2 get the respect they deserve ykno??

  24. C.... D....

    from italy:bellissima!

  25. f.... ....

    @happyman64issocool but its not a competition, its not a football match its just music

  26. B.... ....

    I envy Richey everyday for not being able to express myself as brilliantly and easily as he seemed too.

  27. S.... C....

    i wish people would stop listening to radiohead and listen to manics; OK computer vs Bible? no competition

    S.... C....

    They're both cracking, why choose

    S.... C....

    Never understood the Radiohead hype. Maybe I don't get it because I'm from the U.S? I don't know.

  28. S.... C....

    of course people are going to compare journal to bible its only natural; point being journal is almost as gud and is an gr8 album in its own right

  29. 1.... ....

    The last intelligent band left today. The Manics are just as important now as they were 20 years ago. This is what drives them on.

  30. K.... ....

    If they were at their prime in the Holy Bible era this song just shows they can just turn it on when they want. (Musically)

  31. k.... ....

    The Manic have got a vast array of hidden tracks and b-sides that are vastly superior to a lot of their album material, they need to sort out their song selection policy

  32. b.... ....

    Listen to 'William's Last Words'.

    If that's not a suicide note, I don't know what is.

    b.... ....

    that's why I love this as a hidden track. "I am not dead" right after. its a punch to the gut.

  33. f.... ....

    @beevisiontv

    IMO, since a mirror is used to look at yourself, only accepting a part of yourself.

  34. A.... G....

    reminiscent of archives of pain at the beginning (a good thing)

  35. g.... ....

    The track begins at 7.00 or something after williams last words

  36. L.... ....

    what does it mean, "walk in half view of all mirrors?"

    L.... ....

    LeppardPrintAnimal Richey was so thin, probably didn't want to see himself face on in the mirror

    L.... ....

    Not wanting to see all of yourself, as you can't accept yourself as you fully are.

    L.... ....

    Don't fully examine or question yourself and your life and morals, is how I take it. "Never let yourself out", don't be true to yourself. Living a lie is easier than facing the truth. Bag Lady. A woman with a bag over her head, never looking at herself? Yet she may be ugly underneath. (Though I don't know if there is another definition for bag lady...) A person who never examines their life yet thinks they are morally superior may live a happier life, but they will never get the sunrise of a new life (eternity). They are living a lie. And being religious does not make you a loving person. Faster also mentions a mirror, "The first time you see yourself naked, you cry.". Also, "The naked lightbulb is always wrong." The uncovered truth is always harsh, blinding, and hard to accept. A lot of his lyrics reflect a deeper look into life and feelings of shame or dirtiness and disgust with the world and himself. I could start listing them but then this would turn into a novel, haha...

  37. p.... ....

    Thanks for uploading this :)

  38. M.... ....

    haha bout time Nicky learned to play the bass

  39. R.... k....

    The last important band. How to make intelligence sexy.

  40. b.... ....

    It's chilling, this song. I know Richie's lyrics throughout their career often detail the various troubles he had with many things, but this seems to me, to be the only set he wrote that sums up his entire dilemma into one final admission of bitter resignation. The darkest thing they ever wrote in my view

  41. d.... ....

    ...it's a secret track starts playing after williams last words if you leave it long enough

  42. P.... ....

    as far as im aware the track is free to download from the manics website. however i know it does suck that you don't have it on CD ='(

  43. I.... s....

    This song is class...

  44. e.... ....

    why isn't this on the £20 version?!?!?!?! what a fucking rip off! how come we miss out on this! sooooo unfair! im in a right strop lol! since i paid the extra... i want that track!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  45. G.... ....

    .....it did...

    Hidden track...at the end.

  46. j.... ....

    Sorry about my spelling on here too! disappearence i think that's how it's spelt.

  47. j.... ....

    I think a lot of the lyric's on this album do sum up richey's planned dissapearence. I may be wrong but there seem's to be plenty of clue's. Too clever to just commit suicide, look at lyric's in William's Last Word's and here on Bag Lady. Are they about him? or someone else? it's hard to get past that question mark...

  48. 3.... ....

    awesome

  49. P.... ....

    Yeah I read that in an interview how they wanted symmetry and that's why they didn't include the song, but in my mind there are a couple of songs this could replace as I feel its much better than "Doors Closing Slowly". Definitely one of their best songs in years along with Pretension/Repulsion, All Is Vanity, Jackie Collins.., Peeled Apples, Journal For Plague Lovers, and She Bathed Herself In A Bath of Bleach. This album rocks

  50. j.... ....

    Yes very melodic CornelisDonovan, are you a big fan of their's dude? oh someone think's i am richey manic on here!!

  51. P.... M....

    Yes I think you are looking too deeply into it.

  52. j.... ....

    Yes i know that, but he was such an intelligent human being he could of planned everything out before he vanished. So the line "I am not dead" could refer to him . And when william's last word's was written it gave the impression it was a suicide note, so on another lyric " I am not dead" it could be about him. Maybe i am looking to much into this.

  53. b.... ....

    Yeah i know. the i am not dead bit freaked me out a bit when I first listened to the album, cos i didnt know the hidden track was there and I fell asleep to williams last words only to shaken awake by "I am not dead!"

  54. P.... M....

    "living abroad somewhere" god let him rest in peace for god's sake.
    The song was written before he disappeared ffs!

  55. j.... ....

    Probably about Richey, the first line is "I am not dead", is he talking about himself in reality ? could be. Maybe he will never be found.. but i think he is still alive living abroad somewhere..

  56. b.... ....

    yeah, I see what you mean. That would also tie in with the bit about a devil pretending to be a god. Maybe its about how disellusioned he is with life in general?

  57. P.... ....

    they should be much bigger up here as well. They never get enough airplay.

  58. P.... ....

    i do not understand the comparison people make to the holy bible. The holy bible is history and as you said this is now. i just do not believe its fair to compare this album to the holy bible. Except for Richey, the manics still have everything from 20 years ago. when i saw them the other day, James sang "love's sweet exile" better than he did back at the generation terrorist era.

  59. P.... ....

    at brighton dome 3 days ago they didn't play this song which peeved me off quite a bit coz i would have loved to have heard it live.

  60. P.... ....

    not a clue its a very cryptic song. It sounds as if Richey is tormented "it ruined me" and how everything seems fake "love's written on paper and paper burns"

  61. b.... ....

    ok, now we've established that its not on the special edition version, and that it sounds a bit like archives of pain, does anyone know what its about? cos I anit got a clue!

  62. P.... ....

    Hands down the best song on the album, don't know why it wasn't a normal track instead of hidden...I guess they wanted to have you look for the best without just giving it to you

  63. B.... M....

    Oh okay, thanks! Which interview was this? Do you have a link please?

  64. P.... J....

    Think it could have been the end track instead of Virginia state, but saying that I like the album as it is. Works.

  65. w.... ....

    Too good to be just a hidden track.

  66. d.... ....

    anyone know why this isn't on the limited edition album?

  67. B.... M....

    For me I think this is actually the best song on the album, why didn't it make it onto the official tracklisting..?

  68. P.... ....

    Lyrics are off

    Walk in half view of all mirrors
    It makes sense to me
    It makes sense to me
    Never let yourself out
    I did it ruined me
    It ruined me

    To be morally good
    Only rather to love
    A devil pretending to be a god
    Laws written on paper and paper burns
    Eternity is not sunrise

  69. K.... ....

    Kind of glad I didn't buy the special edition now...

  70. t.... ....

    Yeah it's supposed to be a hidden track, but I downloaded the album and it wasn't there, which was a shame I was. Pretty dissapointed they haven't put it on the download version of the album

  71. A.... ....

    Oooh, nice. I definately like it. Had my heart set on the special edition, but I don't think I'll bother now. Why leave it off? It makes no sense... stupid Manics.

  72. d.... ....

    The start of this is so much like Archives of Pain from Holy Bible. Search for it here and tell me I'm right!

  73. S.... ....

    Don't stand so...don't stand so... don't stand so close to me?

  74. P.... J....

    Where can i get the download for this?

  75. K.... ....

    Its not on special edition unfortunately.

  76. P.... J....

    Got mine as well, is bag lady a special track on yours? not on mine. gutted.

  77. P.... ....

    this song wouldnt be out of place on the holy bible, musically it is reminiscent of archives of pain, the lyrics on the other hand do not seem as sombre and dark as the holy bible.

  78. P.... ....

    yep, i mean if people have a problem with listening to albums pre-release then there is absolutely no point in them deciding to look up the very thing they don't want to see, and then find it necessary to lecture me about it. =) they are an awesome band i just wanted to share it with the world.

  79. P.... ....

    and just to re-iterate what shrapnel said.
    You searched for the new manic songs, why did you do that, im guessing (and its a bloody accurate guess) that you like to complain a lot and act like a unfit for human companionship craphound.

    If you were in nazi germany i would send you to the death camps...

  80. P.... ....

    *thumbs up*

  81. P.... ....

    well thats odd after the thousands of views i've had your the first person to decide that, wow...

  82. P.... ....

    I am not dead
    I demand I know my rights
    You cover illness with flowers and flowers die

    Walk in half view of all mirrors
    It makes sense to me
    Never let yourself out
    I did it ruined me

    To be morally good
    Only rather to love
    A devil pretending to be a god
    Laws written on paper and paper burns
    Eternity is not sunrise

  83. P.... J....

    Good track. Like the guitar.

  84. B.... ....

    nice one! hope it's in.

  85. P.... ....

    not sure. its he last song from what i know so if it isnt then its a hidden track, similar to send away the tigers and know your enemy with "Working Class Hero" and "We Are All Bourgeois Now" respectively.

  86. B.... ....

    not on the track list, is this from the album?

  87. P.... ....

    yeah this is my favourite as well, i love the bass in it

  88. v.... ....

    Liking this one best so far.

  89. P.... ....

    yeah the bass in this song is very reminiscent of archives of pain.

  90. P.... ....

    haha yeah i think i am going to do the same, you should be able to find the whole album on youtube now, i purposefully uploaded the songs from the album that were not on youtube. It is an amazing album!

  91. d.... ....

    Tis awesome-o 9000

  92. P.... ....

    Very well said. i completely agree with youm im uploading more songs from this album right now so watch this space. If anyone has requests please message me :)