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Breakdown by Suede

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Suede

Breakdown

Release date: 28th March 1993

From Suede
Track 8
6:04
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'Breakdown' by Suede is a 1993 rock track from the album 'Suede'. The lyrics place the narrator back in a grim, restless landscape, worrying about how far they have gone inside their mind, with images of stalled movement and compromised stars. A recurring question, “Have I gone too far inside my mind?”, keeps the song poised between self-interrogation and a dawning loss of direction, as the voice turns from pursuit to wondering what it would mean if the right person were present.

"Breakdown" is a track by Suede, from the album Suede, released 28th March 1993. The track is 6:04 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 7 articles about Suede.

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Lyrics

Breakdown

Back where the dogs bark
Where still life bleeds the concrete white
Try not to go too far inside your mind

Back where the cars decide
Where the lamed star limps an endless mile
Have I gone too far inside my mind?

Oh, if you were the one, would I even notice
Now my mind has gone?
Oh, if you were the one, would I even notice?

Back where the car was parked
Where the canine in the a-line stole your time
You can only go so far for womankind

Oh, if you were the one, would I even notice
Now my mind has gone?
Oh, if you were the one, would I even notice?

You can only go so far, you can only go so far
You can only go so far in your mind

Does your love only come?
Does your love only come?
Does he only come in a Volvo?
Does he only come?
Does your love only come?
Does he only come in a Volvo?

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6:041993
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29th March 1993
Track number
8
Release year
1993
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