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Sugar for the Pill

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Sugar for the Pill

Release date: 5th November 1990

From SlowdiveTrack 44:31

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About This Track

"Sugar for the Pill" is a single by Slowdive, from the album Slowdive, released 5th November 1990. The track is 4:31 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Slowdive.

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Slowdive

Slowdive

Lyrics

Sugar for the Pill

There's a buzzard of gulls
They're drumming in the wind
Only lovers alive
Running in the dark

Anna rolled away
Said we never wanted much
Just a rollercoast'
Our love was never number one
Sugar for the pill
You know it's just the way things are
Can't abide the sun
This jealousy will break the whole

Cut across the sky
And move a little closer now
Lying in a bed of greed
You know I had the strangest dream

Anna rolled away
Said we never wanted much
Just a rollercoast'
Our love was never number one
Sugar for the pill
You know it's just the way things are
Can't abide the sun
This jealousy will break the whole

Anna rolled away
Said we never wanted much
Just a rollercoast'
Our love was never number one
Sugar for the pill
You know it's just the way things are
Can't abide the sun
This jealousy will break the whole

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Slowdive

4:311990Single

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Album

5th November 1990

Track number

4

Release year

1990

1Slomo
6:53
2Star Roving
5:39
3Don't Know Why
4:37
4Sugar for the Pill
4:31

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