Manic Depression Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Manic depression is searching my soul
I know what I want, but I just don't know
How to, go about getting it
Feeling, sweet feeling
Drops from my Fender's, fingers
Manic depression is capturing my soul
Yeah

[Verse 2]
Woman so willing, the sweet cause in vain
You make love, you break love
It's all the same
When it's, when it's over, mama

Music, sweet music
I wish I could caress, caress, caress

Manic depression is a frustrating mess

[Break—Guitar solo]

[Verse 3]
Well, I think I'll go turn myself off and go on down
All the way down

Really ain't no use in me hanging around
In your kind of scene
Music, sweet music
I wish I could caress, and kiss, kiss

Manic depression is a frustrating mess

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About

Genius Annotation

“Manic Depression” is a song written by Jimi Hendrix for his band’s 1967 album Are You Experienced. Famed critic William Ruhlmann described the song as:

More an expression of romantic frustration than the clinical definition of manic depression

This is because manic depression (better known nowadays as bipolar disorder) is a complex type of mood disorder that involves normal moods in between episodes of mania. This song itself does not relate to the disorder, but rather is a metaphor for Hendrix’s feelings. Hendrix himself, during an Oct 1968 show at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom, introduced the song as:

We’d like to do a frustrating kind of song for you. It’s called “Manic Depression” – it’s a story ‘bout a cat wishin’ he could make love to music, instead of the same old everyday woman

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