This poison's my intoxication
I broke a needle off in my skin
Pick the scabs and pick the bleeding
And assume that it was all in vein
Popping a scab that's never healing
It just hit me in the face
Burning bridges, So misleading
The poison's more important now with the pain

Let it bleed
Take the red for what it's worth whoa
Watch the fire
Fill your lungs with smoke for the last time
If you feel like dying you might want to sing

The fire department couldn't drown the city
They didn't even try to wash it clean
And what did you think that I was sober?
For me yea cause I'm on fucking fire
Popping a scab that's never healing
I'm proud that I kept this clean
The most that I can do for you is keep on lying
I'm tired of lying I think I'd rather sin

Let it bleed

Take the red for what it's worth woah
Watch the fire
Fill your lungs with smoke for the last time
If you feel like dying you might want to sing!

Oh oh you might want to sing
Aha ha you might want to sing
Ha ha you might want to sing
Ha ha ha ha sing!
You might want to sing!
You might want to sing!
You might want to sing or scream at

This poison's my intoxication
I broke a needle off in my skin
Pick the scabs and pick the bleeding
And yeah, assume that it was all in vein

Let it bleed
Take the red for what it's worth, whoa
Watch the fire
I'ma fill your lungs with smoke for the last time
If you feel like dying
If you feel like dying
If you feel like dying, You might want to sing
Ha ha ha You might want to sing
Ha ha You might want to sing



Lyrics submitted by EWizaCFT

Track duration: 03:11

"Let It Bleed" as written by Robert C./steineckert Mccracken

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:yeahhh this song is definitely about heroin haha. completely and entirely.
    heroin is a poison and its his way of getting intoxicated.
    he broke the needle off in his skin.
    has scabs and bleeds from doing too much.
    starts smoking it.
    if you feel like dying you might want to do heroin is basically what hes saying.
    my two best friends started becoming heroin addicts...trust me thats deffff what hes saying.
    Flag princessgiannaon April 30, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I never thought it was "I'm tired of lying, I think I'd rather sing."
    I always sang "It's not a lie if you can let it sing."
    Am I wrong?
    Flag crushedvelveton March 13, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i fuggin love this song. and i looove how he laughs when he say u might waqnna sing... this is my faaeveee song by them....
    ook and i think its about drugs and cutting beeecaaaauusss


    wehn he says "pick the scabs abd pick the bleading"
    i forgot what drug it iss buut it makes u like pick at ur skin when ur on it and like ppl will dig like craters into parts of their body bc they cant feel neething..... i heard from my stepdad who works in a jaill soo yah
    Flag kealdry13on September 28, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song..
    Flag jusagurl93xon April 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:OMG! this song completes me! when Bert laughs that certain laugh that he does, i go insane! this song is definately about how to cope without drugs! singing is a different kind of euphoria that Bert had not realized could help fight his addictions! AMAZING!
    Flag Mrs_McCrackenon April 28, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this song has an excellent guitar riff, and the use of drums is fantastic (but what else is new for the used--best band EVERR).
    Flag addictedtomusicxon April 08, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:severalways: "there's no way that it's about meth. he wouldn't be able to write a song if he was on that."

    You don't have to be physically using a drug to write a song about it, you just need the experience of having done it before. It's very possible this song's about meth...
    Flag cfmon March 28, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I found it interesting how the word "pick" seems to be emphasized with the timing of the guitars. That could just be me though.
    Flag eyedoton January 17, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I fuckin love this song it owns all
    Flag awasson January 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:ugh...i hate needles.
    i really like this song, but there's no way that it's about meth. he wouldn't be able to write a song if he was on that.
    Flag severalwayson December 27, 2007   Link

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