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Hateful Lyrics

Artist: The Clash
Album: London Calling

(Strummer/Jones)

Well, I got a friend who's a man
What man?
The man who keeps me from the lovely
He gives me what I need
What you need? What you got?
I need it all so badly

CHORUS
Oh, anything I want he gives it to me
Anything I want he gives it, but not for free
It's hateful
And it's paid for and I'm so grateful to be nowhere

This year I've lost some friends
Some friends? What friends?
I dunno, I ain't even noticed

You see, I gotta go out again
Again? My friend
I gotta see that mainman

I killed all my nerves
My nerves? What swerves?
And I can't drive so steady

I've lost my memory
My mind? Behind!
I can't see so clearly

CHORUS

Comments/Interpretations

by Gnome on 10/29/2008 2:23pm
This song seems like it's about my old pal who started smoking way too much weed, then stopped talking to all his friends.

idiot

by angel on 2/18/2009 6:20pm
toma ya!!!!!!!!!!!

by sweden on 6/6/2009 10:11am
lovely song!

by clayton on 9/17/2009 10:40pm
this song is about feeding a smack addiction through a drug dealer

by alex on 10/20/2009 9:46pm
gnome,
weed isnt the only reason your friend stopped talking to you.
and if you just let him go, some fucking friend you are

by kylie on 10/26/2009 11:17pm
gnome, why didnt you join your friend in this weed smoking?
alex, wanna smoke a joint?
lol

by Joe on 9/13/2010 10:40pm
Gnome, you're a fag, maybe that's why your friend boned on you. Topper Headon, the drummer, had a heroin addiction. I think the Clash were above your friend's shwag. The Clash were fucking awesome.

by V on 2/18/2011 12:15pm
Yeah..this songs definitely about heroin

by Rrez on 3/20/2011 6:02am
Joe, if you didnt notice the song is sarcastically implying that drugs suck, so stop trynna romanticize heroin addiction as if it were something better(!?) than weed :S

by Rick on 4/1/2011 2:37pm
Isn't it "the man who keeps me from the lonely, the only"

by Jesus on 11/26/2011 11:45am
Yeah, no. Don't try and say weed is better than Heroin. I mean, I love smoking weed and all, it keeps me stable. But they joys of black tar heroin are unmatched