Scared Lyrics

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
I'm scared, so scared
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
As the years roll away

And the price that I paid
And the straws slip away

[Chorus]
You don't have to suffer
It is what it is
No bell book or candle
Can get you out of this, oh no!


[Verse 2]
I'm scarred, I'm scarred, I'm scarred
I'm scarred, uh huh
I'm scarred, I'm scarred, I'm scarred
Every day of my life
I just manage to survive
I just want to stay alive

[Chorus]
You don't have to worry
In heaven or hell

Just dance to the music
You do it so well, well, well!

[Bridge]
Hatred and jealousy, gonna be the death of me
I guess I knew it right from the start
Sing out about love and peace
Don't want to see the red raw meat
The green eyed goddamn straight from your heart

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired
Of being so alone
No place to call my own
Like a rollin' stone

Baby!

[Outro]

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Genius Annotation

From the album Walls and Bridges, that “chronicles” the 18 months in which John Lennon was separated from Yoko Ono, which he called “The Lost Weekend” — a real compliment to May Pang, his companion in that period.

The song exemplifies the foreboding nature of much of John Lennon’s writing, expressing a fear of the future.

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What did John Lennon say about "Scared"?
Genius Answer

I am scared a lot of the time, I think we all are, but I’m not always scared. I do have vindictive sides as well. But when it comes to writing down how Yoko and I feel about each other, that’s how I feel about her, and I know that how she feels about me, and we’re as close as you can get.

Lennon quoted by Keith Badman in The Beatles: Off the Record 2

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Recorded At
Record Plant East, NYC, U.S.A.
Release Date
September 26, 1974
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