Alternative Rock: Canción #9: "Song To Say Goodbye" - Placebo

You are one of God's mistakes.
You crying, tragic waste of skin.
I'm well aware of how it aches,
And you still won't let me in.
Now I'm breaking down your door,
To try and save your swollen face.
No, I don't like you anymore
You lying, trying waste of space.

Before our innocence was lost
You were always one of those
Blessed with lucky 7s,
And a voice that made me cry.
My oh my...
A song to say goodbye,
A song to say goodbye,
A song to say...

You were mother nature's son.
Someone to whom I could relate.
Your needle and your damage done,
Remains a sordid twist of fate.
Now I'm trying to wake you up,
To pull you from the liquid sky.
Cause if I don't we'll both end up
With just your song to say goodbye.

My oh my.
A song to say goodbye,
A song to say goodbye,
A song to say...
Before our innocence was lost
You were always one of those
Blessed with lucky 7s,
And a voice that made me cry.

It's a song to say goodbye.
It's a song to say goodbye.
It's a song to say goodbye.
It's a song to say goodbye.
It's a song to say goodbye !!!
It's a song to say goodbye.
It's a song to say goodbye !!!
It's a song to say goodbye.

Song To Say Goodbye fue el segundo single del album Meds, publicado en 2006 por el grupo inglés Placebo. El disco fue un éxito y se colocó en las primeras posiciones de ventas de gran parte de paises europeos (curiosamente en Inglaterra, en su país de origen, fue donde flojearon un poco con un amargo #7).

El tema que nos ocupa trata el problema de las drogas, en concreto el de la heroína. A pesar de la simplicidad de la melodía y la repetición de las mismas notas de piano durante toda la canción, la letra, dura y directa hace que el mensaje llegue claro y transparente y dota de espectacularidad a este tema, que pasó a ser un claro representante de la banda Placebo en el exterior de Inglaterra.

Cabe destacar la gran calidad del videoclip, me encanta.