The Verve

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Song score

Rhythm	9.8
Melody	9.9
Instruments	9.6
Lyrics	9.8
Vocal	9.8
This song has been reviewed 17 times. Overall score for this song, 9.8.

Song video: video submitted by jamie on 04-04-2009

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The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work Lyrics

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Song details
Title	The Drugs Don't Work
Artist	The Verve
Album	Urban Hymns (1997) , Track 4
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Rank	3,226 (+402) history
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Song lyrics

Send "The Drugs Don't Work" ringtones to your cell

All this talk of growing old
It's getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
I know I'm comin' down

And I hope you're thinking of me
As you lay down on your side
Now the drugs don't work
They just make me worse
And I know I'll see your face again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make me worse
And I know I'll see your face again

But I know I'm on a losing streak
'Cause I passed down my old street
And if you wanna show, then just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make me worse
And I know I'll see your face again

'Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls, I'm coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead

All this talk of getting old 
It's getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
I know I'm comin' down

Now the drugs don't work
They just make me worse
And I know I'll see your face again

'Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls, I'm coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead

But if you wanna show, just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make me worse
And I know I'll see your face again 

Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again

I'm never going down, I'm never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never coming down, I'm never going down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
(Repeat and Fade Out)

Send "The Drugs Don't Work" ringtones to your cell

lyrics corrected by Outi on 30-03-2009

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15-05-2004 16:10 KingJeZter
9,999 posts	lol yaaay I love it too, 'Baby if heaven falls, I'm coming too.'
15-05-2004 19:32 Amythest
5,464 posts	oh, i love that song! it can be better sometimes than Bittersweet Symphony 'cos it's less overplayed
21-05-2004 10:41 icefyre
10,980 posts	Yeah this is definitely a contender for the best urban hymn, i can never choose between Bitter Sweet Symphony and this. Phenomenal song.
23-07-2004 14:20 JWM_lover
39 posts	oh my good!!this song is so beatiful.its perfect im almoust crying everytime i hear this song
23-07-2004 14:22 NightHobbit
23,504 posts	We did this as a composition in my Music clas last year. It's so boring now.
31-12-2004 08:53 trailmix456
1 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i actually first heard this song sung by howie day.. and he does an amazing cover in it, then i went back and downloaded this version... legally of course.... lol, and anyway, i loved it. very very cool song. great emotion. every time i hear it, i like it more.... if you haven't heard howie day do it, i would highly recommend it... he's awesome no matter what he does.
05-01-2005 11:56 frag5
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal it´s the best song i ever heard...
05-01-2005 12:12 frag5
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16-02-2005 17:34 Ronnie180892
225 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this is so sad really good but the lyrics make me cry.
16-02-2005 17:43 crazy_sheriff
2,822 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i love this song
21-03-2005 18:55 RubyJTuesday
63 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Oh its so sad.. and its about his da and everything when he was dying...
01-04-2005 16:58 Maarit
15 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Quite good indeed.
10-05-2005 13:56 musette89
17 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal GOSH i couldn't love this song more than i do.
10-05-2005 21:46 biscuitface
24 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I love this song so much, its amazing. bittersweet symphony is still the best though
12-05-2005 23:15 lord_mike
290 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal You've more or less just said exactly what I was going to say, biscuitface.
27-05-2005 02:25 DolphinStarr
2,356 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal great song, but very sad.
29-05-2005 13:54 Alex_kid
1 posts	I love this song... My favorite song...Its remember me lots of things... I love you kuqi
02-06-2005 15:02 lord_mike
290 posts	Yep, brilliant song.. I'm not into their stuff that much, but there's a few that i really like. i.e. this one and bittersweet sympthony
02-06-2005 15:06 Masterful_Ally
15,628 posts	ah, this is an album I haven't listened to in a while! This is a fantastic song, it ties with 'Sonnet' as the best song on the album en mi opiniones!
15-06-2005 13:17 mr_benj
11 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this is among my favourite songs ever the emotion in the song is unbelievable it doesn't matter if ashcroft never wrote a song again this is so good and an epitome of a man at the peak of his songwriting ability absolutely beautiful but heartbreakingly sad at the same time
15-06-2005 16:12 DT110880
147 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Awesome song, moving, especially if you have experienced first hand that the drugs DONT work. Also a nice cover done by Ben Harper.
23-06-2005 17:10 satty
57 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song is so beautiful its about his dad and how he died of drugs so sweet and sad
14-07-2005 20:38 Forcystus
20 posts	This song still gets me very emotional, The way he sings it, the melody and the words just blend into such a morbid yet beautiful song.
22-07-2005 18:29 Arquen
7 posts	If I die of illness then I'll have this song played on my funeral, no doubt.
31-08-2005 04:06 oasis1
31 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal one of the most beautiful songs ever written Ashcroft is a genius...everyone gets the wrong concept of this song i did also at first