The Ballad of Melody Nelson
Placebo Lyrics

Pour l'amitié,
For friendship,

L'amitié entre hommes et femmes
Friendship between men and women

Impensable
Is unthinkable

Parce que, il y a toujours
Because, there is always

Sous jacent
An underlying

Le désir animal
Animal desire

This is the story of
This song tells the story of

Melody Nelson
A woman named Melody Nelson

Apart from me no one
Nobody else

Ever took her in his arms
Held her in his arms

Under her thumb
She had control over them

Eyes in the sun
Looking up at the sun

Oh my Melody mine
Oh my dear Melody,

She has nothing but love
All she has is love

Poor
Pitiful

Melody Nelson
This woman Melody Nelson

Her life was more said than done
She talked more than she acted

But her days were numbered
Her time was running out

(?Nil?) Count fourteen falls
Not clear

Fifteen on calls
Fifteen phone calls

A baby tiger was
She was like a baby tiger

Melody Nelson
Melody Nelson

Forever purring in the sun
Always enjoying the pleasures of life

Just as dangerous as a child
As dangerous as a child

With a gun, shooting me down
Who can shoot people down with a gun

Oh my Melody mine
Oh my dear Melody,

Melody Nelson
Melody Nelson

Still playing hurting games for fun
Still playing games that hurt herself and others

As adorable as dumb
As cute as she is foolish

Deaf to the sound
Ignoring the warning

To what's going down
To the events that are happening

Down
Down