Yes Lyrics
You can buy her, you can buy her
This one's here, this one's here, this one's here and this one's here
Everything's for sale
[Verse 1]
For sale? Dumb cunts, same dumb questions
Oh, virgins? Listen, all virgins are liars, honey
And I don't know what I'm scared of or what I even enjoy
Dulling, get money, but nothing turns out like you want it to
[Chorus]
And in these plagued streets of pity, you can buy anything
For 200, anyone can conceive a God on video
He's a boy, you want a girl, so tear off his cock
Tie his hair in bunches, fuck him, call him Rita if you want
[Bridge]
I eat and I dress and I wash and I still can say thank you
Puking, shaking, sinking, I still stand for old ladies
Can't shout, can't scream, hurt myself to get pain out
[Verse 2]
I 'T' them, 24/7, all year long
Purgatory's circle, drowning here, someone will always say yes
Funny place for the social, for the insects to start caring
Just an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff
And in these plagued streets of pity, you can buy anything
For 200, anyone can conceive a God on video
He's a boy, you want a girl, so tear off his cock
Tie his hair in bunches, fuck him, call him Rita if you want
If you want
[Extended Bridge]
I eat and I dress and I wash and I can still say thank you
Puking, shaking, sinking, I still stand for old ladies
Can't shout, can't scream, I hurt myself to get pain out
Power produces desire, the weak have none
There's no lust in this coma even for a fifty
Solitude, solitude, the 11th commandment
[Verse 3]
The only certain thing that is left about me
There's no part of my body that has not been used
Pity or pain, to show displeasure's shame
Everyone I've loved or hated always seems to leave
[Chorus]
And in these plagued streets of pity, you can buy anything
For 200, anyone can conceive a God on video
He's a boy, you want a girl, so tear off his cock
Tie his hair in bunches, fuck him, call him Rita if you want
If you want
Power produces desire, the weak have none
There's no lust in this coma even for a fifty
Solitude, solitude, the 11th commandment
Don't hurt, just obey, lie down, do as they say
May as well be heaven this hell, smells the same
These sunless afternoons, I can't find myself
[Sampled Outro]
Two dollars, you rub her tits
Three dollars, you rub her ass
Five dollars, you can play with her pussy
Or you can lick her tits
Choice is yours
About
The first track from The Holy Bible, this was written by Richey Edwards from the perspective of a prostitute. It samples the 1993 documentary Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and their Johns, by Beeban Kidron, about the prostitution trade
Whilst the sex trade provides the main thrust of the song on the surface, there is a strong allegory between the experiences of the prostitute and the songwriter in the undercurrent. The song uses images of self-abuse and the feelings of being sold to the highest bidder all of which were pertinent to the life of Edwards.
Being the opening track on the album ‘The Holy Bible’ Yes sets the tone for what is to become a voyage into the depths of the human psyche.
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