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Poison
1,633
Metal
Poison was released on October 12, 1979 by Sanctuary Records as a part of the album Bomber
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AlbumBomber
Release DateOctober 12, 1979
LabelSanctuary Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
"Fast" Eddie Clarke
"Fast" Eddie Clarke
Guitar
Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy Kilmister
Vocals
Phil Taylor
Phil Taylor
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
"Fast" Eddie Clarke
"Fast" Eddie Clarke
Composer
Phil Taylor
Phil Taylor
Composer
Ian Kilmister
Ian Kilmister
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Darren Burn
Darren Burn
Recording Technician
Hallesy
Hallesy
Engineer
Jimmy Miller
Jimmy Miller
Producer
Nick Watson
Nick Watson
Mastering Engineer
Nigel Brooke - Hart
Nigel Brooke - Hart
Recording Technician

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
People tell me you didn't know better
Give me sermons 'bout the things I do
I've come to love 'em, even wrote letters
You know I even answered a few, I said
[Verse 2]
I've been doing poison
I guess I poisoned my life
I've got my poison
It's better than marrying a wife
[Verse 3]
On the road, the pace is getting frantic
Especially when you're poisoned out your mind
A flight of stairs is like swimming the Atlantic
When you're poisoned and deaf, dumb and blind, I said
[Verse 4]
I take my poison
I guess I poisoned my life
I wish I was poisoned
I wish I'd poisoned my wife
[Verse 5]
My father, he used to be a preacher
Never taught me nothing but scorn
If I ever catch him on the street, yeah
I'll make him wish he'd never been born, because
[Verse 6]
He was poison
I know he poisoned my life
Yeah, he was poison
I wish my mother wasn't his wife, no
[Verse 7]
Poison
Written by: "Fast" Eddie Clarke, Ian Kilmister, Phil Taylor
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