The Days Of The Beautifully Strange
Dead Flowers Lyrics


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You seem preoccupied if not uptight
With nothing going on
Seems unfortunate to waste a night
On the dope that don't come
six days until I'm sane
dirty heop taking me away
Looks like I'm free
from the couple of crippled and maimed
stop me if I'm wrong

to the days of the beautifully strange
it's all been done done
so you'll stay here a while for spite
I don't care man take your time




but I won't be coming home tonight
with nothing going on

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of Dead Flowers’ “The Days of the Beautifully Strange” present the listener with an individual who appears fretful, almost tense. The second line suggests the individual’s present state is due to boredom - nothing is currently happening. The third line implies that wasting a night pining away for something that isn’t coming is a disappointment. The following lines suggest the person is currently in a state of recovery or is awaiting it, and they are being held captive by something they called “dirty heop”. This is then contrasted with the phrase, “Looks like I’m free,” which leads the listener to believe that the individual has been released from whatever they were afflicted with. However, the following line shows ambiguity over whether the freedom is coming from the stop of taking “dirty heop” or the escape from the figurative weight of the “couple of crippled and maimed."


The chorus features the lyrics - “to the days of the beautifully strange, it’s all been done done. So you’ll stay here a while for spite, I don’t care man take your time, but I won’t be coming home tonight, with nothing going on.” These lines seem to allude to either a memory or a dream that the singer desires to return to - the beautiful strangeness. The singer seems to want to linger in this dreamlike state, and even though the singer knows the person will take their time, they refuse to stay behind. The song ends with the phrase, “with nothing going on,” which rounds off the feeling of listlessness precedent throughout the entire song.


Line by Line Meaning

You seem preoccupied if not uptight
You appear to be always worried and agitated.


With nothing going on
There doesn't seem to be anything interesting or important happening in your life.


Seems unfortunate to waste a night
It's a shame to spend an evening doing something unproductive or unfulfilling.


On the dope that don't come
Using drugs that don't have any effect.


six days until I'm sane
I have to wait six more days to feel mentally healthy again.


dirty heop taking me away
The habit of using heroin is leading me to a bad place.


Looks like I'm free
It seems like I'm out of trouble for now.


from the couple of crippled and maimed
I managed to escape from the company of injured and disabled people.


stop me if I'm wrong
Let me know if I'm mistaken about something.


to the days of the beautifully strange
Reminiscing the moments in the past when things were oddly beautiful.


it's all been done done
Everything has been accomplished and there is no more novelty left.


so you'll stay here a while for spite
You will remain here for a period of time just to be stubborn and contrary.


I don't care man take your time
I don't mind at all, take as much time as you need.


but I won't be coming home tonight
I won't be returning to my place of residence tonight.


with nothing going on
Without anything interesting happening.




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Comments from YouTube:

@thepeckhampoet1909

This performance for me is the ultimate Mick and Keith performance of all.

@wolfgangrittner6637

Hahahaha Yes ist is for me as well! Amazing background singing from Keith!

@thomasandersen2764

But as they started so inspired Taylor's guitar cleans out the dance floor

@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe

​@thomasandersen2764 so that means he might be better say maybe than Tonyy Iommi?

@jayjay66111

this is the absolute pinnacle of rock n roll right here, soaring to unmatched heights, seeing mick and keith sharing a mic while grinning from ear to ear never fails to make me smile, oh and mick taylor.

@billsmith9966

You are correct sir

@j.mcconnell5260

Best Stone's country music. Maybe anyone.

@markmiwurdz202

@J McConnell. I have seen Steve Earle cover this song live some years ago here in the U.K. Steve introduced "Dead Flowers" saying something like "And here is a perfectly good British hillbilly song". Kind of says it all really. Stay safe and well.

@j.mcconnell5260

@@markmiwurdz202 the great Townes Van Zandt covering it says more than anything.

@j.mcconnell5260

@@markmiwurdz202 American musicians were stumped by invasion music co-opting Americana. Americans recovered nicely a good example "tell me why" Nora Jones.

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