This Picture
Placebo
Placebo
PLACEBO
- This Picture LyricsI hold an image of the ashtray girl
Of cigarette burns on my chest
I wrote a poem that described her world
And put our friendship to the test
And late at night
Whilst on all fours
She used to watch me kiss the floor
What's wrong with this picture?
What's wrong with this picture?
Farewell the ashtray girl
Forbidden snowflake
Beware this troubled world
Watch out for earthquakes
Goodbye to open sores
To broken semaphore
You know we miss her
We miss her picture
Sometimes it's fated
(We) Disintegrated it
For fear of growing old
Sometimes it's fated
(We) Assassinated it
For fear of growing old
Farewell the ashtray girl
Angelic fruitcake
Beware this troubled world
Control your intake
Goodbye to open sores
Goodbye and furthermore
You know we miss her
We miss her picture
Sometimes it's fated
(We) Disintegrated it
For fear of growing old
Sometimes it's fated
(We) Assassinated it
For fear of growing old
Hang on
Though we try
It's gone
Hang on
Though we try
It's gone
Sometimes it's fated
(We) Disintegrated it
For fear of growing old
Sometimes it's fated
(We) Assassinated it
For fear of growing old
Can't stop growing old...
Of cigarette burns on my chest
I wrote a poem that described her world
And put our friendship to the test
And late at night
Whilst on all fours
She used to watch me kiss the floor
What's wrong with this picture?
What's wrong with this picture?
Farewell the ashtray girl
Forbidden snowflake
Beware this troubled world
Watch out for earthquakes
Goodbye to open sores
To broken semaphore
You know we miss her
We miss her picture
Sometimes it's fated
(We) Disintegrated it
For fear of growing old
Sometimes it's fated
(We) Assassinated it
For fear of growing old
Angelic fruitcake
Beware this troubled world
Control your intake
Goodbye to open sores
Goodbye and furthermore
You know we miss her
We miss her picture
Sometimes it's fated
(We) Disintegrated it
For fear of growing old
Sometimes it's fated
(We) Assassinated it
For fear of growing old
Hang on
Though we try
It's gone
Hang on
Though we try
It's gone
Sometimes it's fated
(We) Disintegrated it
For fear of growing old
Sometimes it's fated
(We) Assassinated it
For fear of growing old
Can't stop growing old...
Facts about This Picture
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This Picture is written by Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal, Steven Hewitt.
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It is first released on March 19, 2003 as part of Placebo's album "Sleeping With Ghosts" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Placebo's 'This Picture' is a song that nicely and yet very strongly communicates a complicated situation via the character of the 'ashtray girl' thinking of a toxic and selfdestructive person. The words of the song express a mixture of emotions like loss, nostalgia, and the fear of dying portraying them with metaphors such as 'ashtray girl' and 'growing old'. The main idea of the lyrics is clearly mostly centered on nostalgia, heartbreak, angst, despair as well as reflection. The picture drawn by the lyrics is broad and deep at the same time, encompassing with loss and nostalgia, fear of aging and wrestling with reality. The words have some mature themes and pictures that might not be proper for very young kids like mentioning cigarette burns and the idea of getting old, which can need the supervision of parents.
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This Picture falls under the genre Alternative.
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This Picture song length is 3 minutes and 34 seconds.
Who wrote This Picture lyrics?
This Picture is written by Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal, Steven Hewitt.
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When was This Picture released?
It is first released on March 19, 2003 as part of Placebo's album "Sleeping With Ghosts" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind This Picture lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Placebo's 'This Picture' is a song that nicely and yet very strongly communicates a complicated situation via the character of the 'ashtray girl' thinking of a toxic and selfdestructive person. The words of the song express a mixture of emotions like loss, nostalgia, and the fear of dying portraying them with metaphors such as 'ashtray girl' and 'growing old'. The main idea of the lyrics is clearly mostly centered on nostalgia, heartbreak, angst, despair as well as reflection. The picture drawn by the lyrics is broad and deep at the same time, encompassing with loss and nostalgia, fear of aging and wrestling with reality. The words have some mature themes and pictures that might not be proper for very young kids like mentioning cigarette burns and the idea of getting old, which can need the supervision of parents.
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Which genre is This Picture?
This Picture falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song This Picture?
This Picture song length is 3 minutes and 34 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal, Steven Hewitt
Record Label(s): 2011 Elevator Lady Ltd
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