Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life - LYRICS

The Manic Street Preachers were true rock prophets. Just look at the world we have now. This song is one part anthem and one part warning. A warning that we are now living.

This is such a fantastic band, such strong lyrics 👍👍👍👍💖💖💖😁😁

What Price Now-2020?

They called it. Definitely the Manics best song

This band is probably the best doing lyrics.
This is top quality song
Huge fan from Portugal...

RIP P -> my Mother She love this Track <3 ( I miss my her and my Father)

Each time I hear this, it tells me who I am and where I came from ... it makes me sad, frustrated and proud all at the same time!

How relevant is this in 2020.

What a fabulous song🎶🎶

図書館てもんはさ　役に立つもんだな
仕事にもつけて　自由も得たし
この水みてぇなデグニテー　いくらだおいオヤジ

人生に必要なのはボトル一本
刻み付けた生き様　見せにいんだよ俺はモノホン

愛？知らねー　酔っ払えりゃイラねー
贅沢はよしとけって
オヤジ言ってたよな、今日はこれでオシマイしとけって

こいつが人生設計って
保険のネェちゃんに伝えとけって

ボトル一本ありゃ　暮せんのさそこそこに
人生達観者のドヤ顔で　いんのさいつもここに

愛ていいもんか　そいつは飲みモンか？
教わったろ？　長居すんな
言ったろ？　酒は飲んでも　飲まれんな

こいつが人生設計って
保険のネェちゃんに伝えとけって

覚えてねぇな、愛とか言うネェちゃん
大事にしねぇとな、お前のカァちゃん
最後にしとけな、お前のたらし自慢

つまりこう言うこと　人生設計って
ずばりそう言うこと　運命決定って

歌詞を意訳アレンジしてみました。

Loved richy in this and james has a really smooth voice

Still getting these goosebumps

Manic you still the sin from my

The first 30 seconds screams nostalgia

First time I heard this song i was standing in front of my open of the attic I lived in while the sun shine and it lightly rained. I misheard the lyrics: A Desire for a Life

I design for her life..still caught in my ear until now 😀

You can't put into words how fucking good this song is

Poor guy.....richey was talented, feel sorry for him....

Omg...one of the best bands ever!! His voice is outstanding

This song is written for now! It makes my heart burn. My hair stand. Please make the fires stop on earth..

Nerve a better song written for what is going on right now they gave us a warning and we just danced and sang to it

Am I crazy or what.. all this years I thought that in the chorus he sings “I’m designed for her life”. And still I hear the same thing!…

boom boom boom boom, we don't talk about love..

Love walks amongst men once again .
No one talks about what is coming.??
" The Ocean."
The Holy Spirit's last and final appeal to the world. Will it be in the newspaper the next morning.? Where are the journalists.?
" Just me by the Sea."!!

Who knew this bands prophecies would come true? Omg they were spot on OMG Britain what a fuck up!

Clearly. Written by a man who grew up in Thatchers Britain.

👍😭😪

Listen 👂

I love this so much

The lyrics etc I've come across xxx

awesome lyrics! awesome band! awesome all round...so much love right here 🤘

I lived in England when this song was popular in the 90s. It’s now 2022 and I’m still here loving it!

" We don't talk about Love."

Nostalgia, childhood...

Oh Man , I miss the 90's.....

Then work came and made us free - Arbeit Mach Frei - written above the gates of Auschwitz.

Pretty simple design

Absolute nostalgia. If only it was still the 90's... :))

'Work' NEVER EVER 'set us free'. Capitalism enslaves people. There's no argument. It's like saying 'nuclear weapons make us free' or even 'the ecocide that's killing us makes us free'.

Great song, otherwise.

Another classic

Miss these happy days:-)

Thank you Life is more designers.we are a memory.l look and l imagine a idea diferent.

Not many songs wear more than a quarter century of existence as well as this one, which is every bit as good - as rock music and social commentary - as it was when first released. A couple of older comments mentioned playing this at funerals, and as part of remembering someone who was culturally/socially aware and deeply into music, that's not a bad idea.

Seen them live changed my thinking, respect

I ❤ the manics

Welsh chick here... You wanna hear this in its best? Come to Cardiff when they play it live...it's phenomenal.

I miss the 90s

Love this ..not saying I dont appreciate the whole band , including the violins etc , and James vocals ..but I'd like to Hear Liam Gallagher do this song ..