Always be there face I live with
Always be there face I live with
Abscess memory with broken fingers
All the fallen down angels raw pain distress
It's all
In the way we know that we could have it all
Some
Satellites of pain can't always be ignored
War on all sides
War on all sides

Drink life as it comes straight no chaser
Life as it comes straight no chaser
Climb inside you away from strangers
Building a system of alleys and motorways
It's all
In the way we know
We could have it all
Some
Satellites of pain can't always be ignored
It's all in the face of what we thought we knew before
War on all sides
War on all sides
War on all sides

Keep on driving hair left morning wet
There's nothing like losing you
There's nothing like losing you
There's nothing like losing you
There's nothing like losing you



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Track duration: 04:00

"Straight No Chaser" as written by Gavin Rossdale

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    General Comment:i think this song is about how you can have a relationship and though it may be dysfunctional but their both un doubtly infatuated but towards the end he makes the desicion to leave...but still remembering the times they had..the good and the bad...gives me a warm whiskey feeling
    Flag zombielove727on December 15, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:getting clean and the pain of getting clean
    Flag pinnedwhiteon May 16, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Obviously this song is about a relationship that he knew was damned from the get go. He thought that he could just overlook the bad parts and everything would be ok, but he finds out he was wrong. (It's all in the way we knew that we could have it all, some satellites of pain can't always be ignored,When he says "Keep on driving, hair left morning wet there's nothing like losing you", What he means is that that person will affect him forever. When you wash your hair in the morning, you would expect that it would dry and you wouldn't give it a second thought. However, He is saying that at the end of the day, his "hair" is still just as "wet" as it was in the morning. IE, The affects of this relationship are still as fresh in his mind as when they were new.
    Flag unicyangelon January 26, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Always be there, face I live with
    (i cant change ill, always be this)

    Access memory with broken fingers
    (i find it hard to remember things)

    All the fallen down angels, raw pain distress
    (all good people that turned to bad ways due to pain and distress)

    It's all in the way, we know that we could have it all
    (what i do is gets in the way of my succeeding)

    Some satellites of pain can't always be ignored
    (even with something to numb you, not all thoughts can be blocked out)

    War on all sides, war on all sides
    (im hurting myself and everyone around me and i hate my self for it but its easier to keep doing this.)

    Drink life as it comes, straight no chaser
    (when things come at me they hit me hard)

    Climb inside you, away from strangers
    (climb inside a bottle)to numb my self and hide so i dont hear the people i love talk about me like they dont know me)

    Building a system of alleys and motorways
    (making up ways to avoid questions about why i keep acting this way)

    It's all in the face of what we thought we knew before
    (finally finding out your wrong, after everyone has been warning you the entire time)

    Keep on driving, hair left morning wet
    (i cant stop and im getting careless.)

    There's nothing like losing you,
    (this hurts me the most)
    Flag realsolutionnumber9on November 17, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think its about a Guy and a Girl, The guy has always been friends with the girl. He has seen the girl get hurt many times. and he knows that if they got together they are meant for each other "It's all in the way we know that we could have it all" but sometimes thats life...and you dont always get your way. Drink it as it comes. Straight no chaser. amazing song
    Flag Endlestom331on May 08, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Songs like this,they make you think,their open to anyone's interpretation.The words are going to affect people differently because no one is the same.This song definitly makes you feel something,confusion,melancholy,sadness.A variety of emotions,its just what the song means to the individual.
    Flag yrbffon February 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this song is hella depressing...love it...

    reminds me of glycerine, but it has it's uniqueness as well. "Drink life as it comes, straight no chaser" has to be one of the best bush lines ever...
    Flag gmazcaon July 07, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:to me the meaning of this song seems relatively obvious. it's obviously easier to decipher after a few years drinking... it's about taking what life throws at you and getting on with it and making the most of it. there's no point in dwelling on the bad things. those who say bush songs have no meaning don't understand the use of good lyric writing.
    Flag jonnybassmanon May 05, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:The line is not "access memory with broken fingers"
    It is "Abcess memory, with broken fingers."
    All of Bush's music is deep. And it appears to me that there are people out there that do not understand deep lyrics and do not look past dictionary meanings. Thank God for people like babyelf and JackSmirkingRevenge and JEA!!
    Flag shiiftedpleasureon March 16, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:What this song means to me is taking what life throws at you and dealing with it. You have to keep going even when it gets hard. I know this can be interpreted in other ways, but that's just what it means to me. Anyways, this is a great song. Bush rocks!
    Flag JEAon February 13, 2006   Link

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