Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! Lyrics

Ah poor Larry

Nick cave looks like TREVOR in GTAV here..

I can't fathom that this is over 10 years old

he never ASKED to be raised from the tomb!

👁 El ojo

I agree with comment below. Nick. You're looking like Dr. Phil...

He looks like Dr Phil

This song sounds like Christopher Walken was the producer of a Doors recording session and said "It's a great song, guys. However, we need more cowbell!"

*note: I love this song and I'm not hating, I'm joking.

This might just be one of the best title songs ever written and recorded!!

Is this the dude from No Country For Old Men ?

Awesome

We fans don't mention his moustache period ever happened

J LORI visually yes musically no

I have no idea how I found Nick Cave but I am blown away. Just where the hell have I been all my life? "poor Larry"

Whoa. Happy listening. He is a very special artist and man indeed. Lots of depth to discover.

Nick was great in The Birthday Party
Nick was, and is, awesome with the Bad Seeds
He’s brilliant in Grinderman
Damn, he does soundtracks and acts too
He’s fantastic

Walking out from work on friday like:

We love him more than he thinks

Well he did come to Turkey didn't he?

se re parece a kids with guns de gorillaz che

Tell it like it is Nick

I think this Lazarus guy lives next door to me ✌💙😎STEV.

Genius..

The less gothic and dark Cave is, the more I like him. He's almost Dylanesque here.

me likey! st kilda gang rulls

do not come back to that room the duch girl said,so i had to come back .. didint i???

looks it seems Trevors from GTA V

what a voice, straight from hell

this man is an absolute god but his moustache was so awful

Hey, I was a smack addict in Melbourne. Sing about that. Forget America.

Kids with Guns- gorillaz...wer hat da von wem geklaut? 2009 versus 2010...lol

I owe you, Nick.

Dig yourself out of the shit

Down time

For a long while. A long, long while I couldn't get it. I mean, WTF was going on here (I don't mean this song)? Then one day it clicked. The click was Jubilee Street. Closely followed by The Higgs Boson; and that's the story. Dig, Lazarus is classic rock (not Nick's usual territory), but my mindset. Along with his usual stuff. Glad I got here. Belatedly. Better late ... they say.

Always loved Cave's sardonic style of humour on this track - leaves me with a big grin on my face

My ambition in life is to walk like that.

LOL🤣😂🤪

start by letting your mustache grow if you want to make it happen.

Sounds like Lazarus. Dig yourself. I'm Lazarus and better

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Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Lyrics
Dig yourself, Lazarus
Dig yourself, Lazarus
Dig yourself, Lazarus
Dig yourself, back in that hole

Larry made his nest up in the autumn branches
Built from nothing but high hopes and thin air
Collected up some baby blasted mothers
They took their chances and for a while
They lived quite happily up there

He came from New York City man
But he couldn't take the pace
He thought it was like a dog eat dog world
But he went to San Francisco
Spent a year in outer space
With a sweet little San Franciscan girl

I can hear my mother wailing
And a whole lot of scraping of chairs

[Chorus]
I don't know what it is
But there's definitely something going on upstairs
Dig yourself, Lazarus
Dig yourself, Lazarus
Dig yourself, Lazarus
Dig yourself, back in that hole
(I want you to dig)

Yeah, New York City, he had to get out of there
And San Francisco, well, I don't know
And then to LA, where he spent about a day
He thought even the pale sky-stars were smart
Enough to keep well away from LA

Meanwhile Larry made up names for the ladies
Like Ms Boo and Ms Quick
He stockpiled weapons and took pot shots in the air
He feasted on their lovely bodies like a lunatic
And wrapped himself up in their soft yellow hair

I can hear chants and incantations
And some guy is mentioning me in his prayers

[Chorus]
I don't know what it is
But there's definitely something going on upstairs
Dig yourself, Lazarus
Dig yourself, Lazarus
Dig yourself, Lazarus
Dig yourself, back in that hole
(I want you to dig)

Well New York City Man
San Francisco, LA, I don't know
But Larry grew increasingly neurotic and obscene
I mean: he, he never asked to be raised up from the tomb
I mean no one ever actually asked him to forsake his dreams

Anyway, to cut a long story short
Fame finally found him
Mirrors became his torturers
Cameras snapped him at every chance
The women all went back to their homes
And their husbands
Secret smiles in the corners of their mouths

He ended up, like so many of them do
Back in the streets of New York City
In a soup queue
A dope fiend
A slave
Then prison
Then the mad house
Then the grave
Oh poor Larry

But what do we really know of the dead
And who actually cares?
Well I don't know what it is
But there's definitely something going on upstairs

[Chorus]
Dig yourself, Lazarus
Dig yourself, Lazarus
Dig yourself, Lazarus
Dig yourself, back in that hole
(I want you to dig)

I want that stache back!

Funky as shit

What is it? hip hop?

Can't stop listening to this song. I love how he says "air, hair, there, here, world, prayers" <3

iyi ki saç ektirdin nick cave

TREVOR?! IS IT YOU TREVOR?! WHEN DID U STOP SELLING DRUGS AND DOING PERV SHIT FOR THIS LOVELY JAM?!

Notice him tripping at 3:15

Something's definitely going on up stairs 😏

lucky me! nice and truly good song

I must say, I am glad that I have finally found a Nick Cave song that was viewed because people actually love Nick's music, and not only because of a Hollywood TV series that got people mildly interested in the nostalgic feeling without giving him any proper recognition as a good artist.

I love you, Nick!

Is the main line based on when Jesus resurrected Lazarus but he was still six feet deep and he was brought back to life beneath the ground
that's why Jesus said: Dig Lazarus Dig!!
Is that what the song is about??

That stache may be ugly as fuck, but i'm grateful that he had it while recording this video. It wouldn't be the same without the stache, it gives the video an awesome touch

Rockin' a stash before all of the wannabe-hipsters fucked it all for everybody..

😐🔫

where's the missing line?
"he went to LA, where he spent about a day"

fukin love nick all;was have you are a icon

Als patholoog anatoom geef ik wel degelijk om de doden!

I'd rather kill myself than direct a music video.

Please direct my next music video ♥

dig yourself, LAZARUS!!!!!!
DIG YOURSELF, LAZARUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dig yourself, LAZARUS!!!!!!!!
(dig yourself back in that hole)
Larry made his nest up in the autumn branches
built from nothing but high hopes & thin air
he collected up some BABY-BLASTED mothers
they took their chances
& for a while lived quite happily up there
he came from NEW YORK CITY, but he couldn’t take the pace
(thought it was like DOGGY-DOG-WORLD)
then he went to SAN FRANCISCO
(spent a year in outer space)
w/ a sweet little san franciscan girl
I can hear my mother wailing
& a whole lot of scraping of chairs!!!!!!!!
I don’t know what it is
but there is definitely something going on upstairs
dig yourself, LAZARUS!!!!!!
DIG YOURSELF, LAZARUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dig yourself, LAZARUS!!!!!!!!
(dig yourself back in that hole)
I!!!! WANT!!!!! Y/!!!!!!!! TO!!!!!!!! DIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah, NEW YORK CITY, he had to get out of there
& san francisco, well, I don’t know
& then to LA, where he spent about a day
he thought even the pale sky-stars
were smart enough to keep well away
from LA!!!!!!
meanwhile Larry made up names for the ladies, like
MISS BOO!!!! & MISS QUICK!!!!!!!
he stockpiled weapons & took pot shots at the air
he feasted on their lovely bodies like a lunatic
wrapped himself up in their soft yellow hair
I can hear chants & incantations
& some guy is mentioning me in his prayers!!!!!
I don’t know what it is
but there is definitely something going on upstairs
dig yourself, LAZARUS!!!!!!
DIG YOURSELF, LAZARUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dig yourself, LAZARUS!!!!!!!!
(dig yourself back in that hole)
I!!!! WANT!!!!! Y/!!!!!!!! TO!!!!!!!! DIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well NEW YORK CITY, man
SAN FRANCISCO, LA (I don’t know)
Larry grew increasingly neurotic & obscene!!!!!!!!
HE NEVER ASKED TO BE RAISED UP FROM THE TOMB!!!
no one ever actually asked him to forsake his DREAMS!!!
anyway, to cut a long story short
fame finally found him
mirrors became his torturers
cameras snapped him at every chance
the women all went back to their homes
& their husbands
(secret smiles in the corners of their mouths)
he ended up like so many of them do
back on the streets of
NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!!!! (crowd) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
in a soup queue/
a dope fiend/ (a slave)
then prison/ then the madhouse/
then the grave
O POOR LARRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but what do we really know of the dead
& who actually cares?????????!!!!!
I don’t know what it is
but there is definitely something going on upstairs
dig yourself, LAZARUS!!!!!!
DIG YOURSELF, LAZARUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dig yourself, LAZARUS!!!!!!!!
(dig yourself back in that hole)
I!!!! WANT!!!!! Y/!!!!!!!! TO!!!!!!!! DIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dog eat dog world

A World without Nick Cave would be a World with a Poet Dead. Mather's. 2016.

Es bad seeds no grinderman

Fantastic song,but Nick looks like Ron Jeremies!

*Jeremy

Ik vind hem zonder snor knapper! Liefs Liek

+Angelique Hoegee A man without a moustache is like a woman with one. - Nick Cave

Oke? Het was maar gewoon even een mening.
Bovendien ken ik geen vrouwen met "snoren".

+Angelique Hoegee Zit je toch alleen maar te dollen :). Je smaak in muziek is in ieder geval goed :)

+2donnyblack2 Dank je wel!

Story of my life, digging out, and digging back in again... walking on and on, kind of like this awesome song.

@HeatIIEXTEND lol

Boínez sé que eris tu

+pfitzerone JAJAJAJAJAJA

Well it is awesome, imagine, having huge video wall in your room, with bunch of friends around, and you communicate with Cave in a rythm of course :)

yeah awesome and can we all have some of whatever your having?

Ich finde es ist eine überweiterte Darstellung von den Worten Jesus:*Steh auf,denn Dein Glaube hat Dir geholfen...*...und so muss man auch die Passage verstehen über Lazarus,denn hat zwar Jesus durch Gottes Gnade diesen Lazarus aus dem Tod ins Leben zurückgeholt,aber die Frage ist,ob dieser das auch wollte und ob auch der Glaube von Lazarus dazu beigetragen hat,oder war es das alleinige nüchterne Wort eines Gottes,der sowieso nur sagen muss: *Sei...* und es ist.....und um den allgemeinen Fatalismus in den Religionen mal gerecht zu werden:Wir sind verpflichtet auch alles zu tun um uns im Diesseits am Leben zu erhalten.

Reminds me of the Talking Heads :)

@That One Guy this definitely has a talking heads vibe, don't be so close minded with your genres

k sorry dad @Chazza534

That One Guy did u take the trash out yet?

yeah, i did @Chazza534

His song up jumped the devil sounds like the stop making sense version of swamp.

He needs the stache back.

Sorry but Nick had had the stache transplanted onto the top of his head.

Happy birthday Conway Savage.

I seriously can't adore this guy more than I already do.I'm quite grateful he lost the 'tache,to be honest :P And I LOVE how he's missing the lip synch on his videos every once in a while,he couldn't care less ❤

so glad he got that thing off his face

no pussy blues

He grew it because his good lady wife was of the opinion that, in her words, "a man without a moustache is like a woman with one."

It transferred back to John Oates.

I feel you, but I still would.

hate to say this is a plagiarism of Uriah Heep's - Hold Your Head Up

@Capoeiras Nib Sounds nothing like it. Also, that's songs a cover from Argent.

Don't mind saying no it isn't, and you are a fuckwit

start diging

+yamit rozenberg story of my life!

love this guy..

Poor Nick

Poor Larry, OK ??

@Mile Jukic :D

@2donnyblack2 Most uncalled-for comment goes to you :p

@SamMight Thanks, do I get a prize ?

It is not his hair, but the mustache..... :)

Badass tune

more genius from gothic vicar

Yeeeaahh!!

go on lad

lol chorus xD

"And some guy is mentioning ME in his prayers"
Yep, that'd be me.

he just has me so that i cant speak..........]

So cool

Nick Cave is a god and should be treated as such

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i find this funny. did you guess

the answer is in the question. you're not.

The band is GRINDERMAN not Bad Seeds,change it please

Blinky Cat Nope actually...it is the Bad Seeds

@Chay Kiernan Nick Cave with fur under his nose is automatically Grinderman

one sexy mofo. fuck i love this dude, there's definitely something going on upstairs.

oh beauty

χαχαχα, έλιωσα

It's just because I find he's a sexy man, even if I am straight.

i don't understand your comment. do you wish to imply you find this video related with homosexual interests? if so can you please explain why or where do you see such homosexual references?

dudes, this is essentially Louie Louie.
This solely makes this song cross from perfect to divine.

dudes got the jagger swagger on his treadmill

"digging" the "mo"