Scared Lyrics
[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!
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]
About
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.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
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
- 4.What You Got
- 5.Bless You
- 6.Scared
- 7.#9 Dream
- 10.Beef Jerky
- 12.Ya Ya