The Smiths - Pretty Girls Make Graves (Official Audio)

Official Audio for Pretty Girls Make Graves by The Smiths

Lyrics

Upon the sand, upon the bay
"There is a quick and easy way" you say
Before you illustrate
I'd rather state
I'm not the man you think I am
I'm not the man you think I am
And sorrow's native son
He will not smile for anyone
And pretty girls make graves
End of the pier, end of the bay
You tug my arm, and say "give in to lust
Give up to lust, oh heaven knows we'll
Soon be dust"
Oh, I'm not the man you think I am
I'm not the man you think I am
And sorrow's native son
He will not rise for anyone
And pretty girls make graves
(Oh, really?)
I could have been wild and I could have been free
But nature played this trick on me
She wants it now
And she will not wait
But she's too rough
And I'm too delicate
Then, on the sand
Another man, he takes her hand
A smile lights up her stupid face
(And well, it would)
I lost my faith in womanhood
I lost my faith in womanhood
I lost my faith
Hand in glove
The sun shines out of our behinds

#TheSmiths #PrettyGirlsMakeGraves

[jamesandersom]

The Smiths will allways sound good, anytime, any century.They are timeless.😇😇

[kbanderson]

One of Rourke's most underrated bass lines. Gotta love it.

[iLuMicSnipin]

That guitar coda at the end always gets me, marr is a genius

[jeffreyriley]

The timeless thing about the Smiths' music is it's so out of the box it's impossible to date. It hangs in the ether, never going away.

[jewel]

Always loved how this songs instrumentation starts off in an cheerful manner and when the drop arrives it descends beautifully into a dramatic interlude. The Smiths Instrumentation remains undefeated to this day, maybe with The Strokes coming close.

[slimkilla]

Why is hardly anyone talking about how incredible the bass is on this song?

[juliazsommer]

i’ve had this outro on repeat for days now!! marr is a genius

[jakecraycraft]

I love that it references hand in glove

[tedhillead]

I am now 50 yrs young. I listened to these gentleman since I can remember. Never has there been anything to take its place in my heart and soul.♥️♥️🙏👍💪🤟

[hellbent]

Upon the sand, upon the bay
"There is a quick and easy way" you say
Before you illustrate
I'd rather state
I'm not the man you think I am
I'm not the man you think I am
And sorrow's native son
He will not smile for anyone
And pretty girls make graves
End of the pier, end of the bay
You tug my arm, and say "give in to lust
Give up to lust, oh heaven knows we'll
Soon be dust"
Oh, I'm not the man you think I am
I'm not the man you think I am
And sorrow's native son
He will not rise for anyone
And pretty girls make graves
(Oh, really?)
I could have been wild and I could have been free
But nature played this trick on me
She wants it now
And she will not wait
But she's too rough
And I'm too delicate
Then, on the sand
Another man, he takes her hand
A smile lights up her stupid face
(And well, it would)
I lost my faith in womanhood
I lost my faith in womanhood
I lost my faith
Hand in glove
The sun shines out of our behinds

[luislizard]

..You tug my arm and say : give in to lust give up to lust heaven knows we’ll soon be dust ....
Christ... best lyrics ever written
Fact period end of...

[RockLee]

End of the pier, end of the bay
You tug my arm, and say "give in to lust
Give up to lust, oh heaven knows we'll
Soon be dust"

[jacobstinnett]

I love this song so much.
Especially the guitar bit at the ending, so perfect.

[thanos]

This song's lyrics could easily stand as a poem (just like almost every single Smiths' song).

[claytonorchard]

The outro is so haunting yet beautiful.
Long Live The Smiths

[lightfgd]

3:03 still getting haunted by this guitars.

[artur]

What a genius composition both lyrically and musically. Such an under-rated song

[AsylumJayne]

40 years ago today, this was unleashed on the world. Wonderful.

[ethanpaul]

I like it when the girl is like “oh really?”

[artur]

Few people would resonate with the lyrics, in this world of quick and shallow "love"