Life of 1000 Crimes
Echo a The Bunnymen Lyrics
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Is there a price that I can pay?
Just tell me all I have to say is save me
Just tell me it'll be okay
That tomorrow won't be like today
Don't make me have to kneel and pray
For maybes, just save me
I heard it a thousand times
I heard it a thousand times
I heard it a thousand times
Life of a thousand crimes
Life of a thousand crimes
Don't want to know what I've become
I want the wrongs I've done undone
I need more that just the crumbs you gave me
I want a place where I can run
I want a race that can be won
I want a face and a golden sun to bathe me, bathe me
I heard it a thousand times
I heard it a thousand times
I heard it a thousand times
Life of a thousand crimes
Life of a thousand
Life of a thousand crimes
Life of a thousand crimes
Life of a thousand crimes
Life of a thousand crimes
Do you want to know?
Do you want to know?
Do you want to know?
What I know?
Do you want to go?
Really want to go?
Do you want to go where I go?
If I changed along the way
Is there a price that I can pay?
Just tell me all I have to say is save me
Just tell me it'll be okay
That tomorrow won't be like today
Don't make me have to kneel and pray
For maybes, maybes
I heard it a thousand times
I heard it a thousand times
I heard it a thousand times
Life of a thousand crimes
Life of a thousand crimes
Life of a thousand crimes
Life of a thousand crimes
Life of a thousand crimes
Life of a thousand crimes
Life of a thousand crimes
Life of a thousand crimes
The lyrics of "Life of 1000 Crimes" by Echo and the Bunnymen reflect on the singer's past actions, wondering whether they can escape from the life they have led. The opening lines ask if there is a way to pay for the changes he has gone through, suggesting regret and guilt. This is followed by a plea for help, for someone to tell him everything will be alright and that the future will be better than the present.
The chorus appears to be a repetition of the phrase "life of 1000 crimes," suggesting a past full of wrongdoing and regret. The second verse continues the theme of regret and the need for redemption. The singer wants to undo the wrongs he has done and start afresh. He wants to move on from his past mistakes and find a place where he can be happy.
The final section seems to be asking someone if they want to know the truth about the singer's past, and if they are willing to follow him into a new future. The repeated lines highlight the urgency and desperation of the singer's plea for redemption.
Overall, the lyrics are a powerful reflection on the need for redemption and a desire to escape from a past full of regret and wrongdoing.
Line by Line Meaning
If I changed along the way
If my path has diverged from where it began
Is there a price that I can pay?
Should I expect consequences for my choices?
Just tell me all I have to say is save me
Please just give me hope and a way out
Just tell me it'll be okay
Assure me that things will improve
That tomorrow won't be like today
That there will be a positive change
Don't make me have to kneel and pray
I don't want to resort to begging or divine intervention
For maybes, just save me
Please give me something certain to hold onto
Life of a thousand crimes
A lifetime of regrets and mistakes
Don't want to know what I've become
I fear what I have turned into
I want the wrongs I've done undone
I need to fix my past mistakes
I need more that just the crumbs you gave me
The past efforts to fix things have been insufficient
I want a place where I can run
I need a refuge, a place to escape
I want a race that can be won
I need something to strive for, to feel accomplished
I want a face and a golden sun to bathe me, bathe me
I want to bask in beauty and triumph
Do you want to know?
Are you curious about my experience?
What I know?
What I've learned from my mistakes?
Do you want to go?
Do you want to follow me into this darkness?
Really want to go?
Are you sure this is what you want?
Do you want to go where I go?
Do you want to follow me wherever my path leads?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: WILLIAM SERGEANT, IAN STEPHEN MCCULLOCH
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