Story Behind the Song
A song which initially sounds depressing but it is tongue-in-cheek as well.
Lyrics
The Man In The Bottle
Like a goldfish in a bowl
Round and round and round I go
Searching for some kind of relief
From the dreams haunting me.
The man in the bottle has a message for me:
"Life is hard, oblivion's free
Follow me to the depths of despair
Finally find there's nothing there"
Some men drink to forget
But I have nothing that I regret
Sometimes I wish I'd committed a crime
Give me an excuse for getting out of my mind
The man in the bottle has a message for me:
"Life is hard, oblivion's free
You can remove all that pain
Make sure that you will never love again"
I remember in a far off place
Losing faith in the human race
No-one to turn to, what could I do?
Take a drink and then another two
The man in the bottle has a message for me:
"Life is hard, oblivion's free
Turn your back on a cruel,cruel world
What they call truth, it's all absurd"
Should I wonder how it will end?
In a drunken haze in a cold December
Or maybe there's some kind of cure
It steals your heart, leaves your body pure
The man in the bottle has a message for me:
"Life is hard, oblivion's free
Fill yourself with liquor and dope
All those who enter here, abandon hope"
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