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31 March 2008
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Written by: Lennon
Recorded: July-August 1974
Producer: John Lennon
Released: 4 October 1974 (UK), 26 September 1974 (US)
John Lennon: vocals, piano
Nicky Hopkins: piano
Jesse Ed Davis: electric guitar
Eddie Mottau: acoustic guitar
Ken Ascher: electric piano
Klaus Voormann: bass guitar
Arthur Jenkins: percussion
Jim Keltner: drums
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14 April 2010
Offline I love how he switches from “scared” to “scarred” in the lyrics. A minor little thing that is so majorly John. 
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4.17pm
1 August 2017
Offline It’s the lyric
Hatred and jealousy, gonna be the death of me
I guess I knew it right from the start
that gets to me. Because he was right, more or less.
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It’s the lyricHatred and jealousy, gonna be the death of me
I guess I knew it right from the startthat gets to me. Because he was right, more or less.
The lyrics are incredibly honest by John and rip apart the notion that all was great with him in ’74 without Yoko.
Sing out about love and peace
Don’t wanna see the red raw meat
The green eyed goddamn straight from your heartI’m tired, I’m tired, I’m tired
Of being so alone
No place to call my own
Like a rollin’ stone
It’s one of my favourites, if going with the ‘Anthology‘ take where you can hear a brutally bare John vocal not buried in the mix.
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Maisiesmom said
It’s the lyricHatred and jealousy, gonna be the death of me
I guess I knew it right from the startthat gets to me. Because he was right, more or less.
That lyric has always stayed with me. Also “I just manage to survive, I just wanna stay alive.”
I love this song and the way it peaks at key moments. The themes also resonate with me. As humans we are scared of being alone, and we’re emotionally scarred. But we really shouldn’t worry too much because “it is what it is.”
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6.47am
18 December 2017
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I have always loved this song, ever since I first listened to it. It makes me feel… un-alone. I’m not the only one who gets scared.
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12.16pm
14 June 2016
Offline The older I get the more I resonate with this song and the lyrics. “I’m scared, I’m scared, I’m scared as the years roll away.”
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7 November 2022
Offline It’s interesting how, say, two people can feel scared for precisely opposite reasons.
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10.38am
14 June 2016
Offline “No bell, book or candle can get you out of this.”
No calling for help
No finding out the answer yourself
No clear path to leave
A genius lyric from The Master.
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