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| − | "The Sword Of Damocles" is a song written by [[Richard O'Brien]] that appears in ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' | + | "The Sword Of Damocles", also known as "Sword Of Damocles" is a song written by [[Richard O'Brien]] that appears in ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]''.<br>The song also appears in ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', and ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again]]''.<br> The song is performed by [[Rocky Horror (A Creation)]].<br>In ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'', the film soundtrack omits a second verse that is sung by [[The Narrator]] in ''The Rocky Horror Show''. |
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
| − | The Sword | + | The Sword of Damocles is hangin' over my head<br> |
| + | And I've gotta feelin' someone's gonna be cuttin' the thread!<br> | ||
| + | Oh, woe is me<br> | ||
| + | My life is a misery!<br> | ||
| + | Oh, can't you see<br> | ||
| + | That I'm at the start of a pretty big downer?<br> | ||
| + | I woke up this mornin' with a start when I fell out of bed<br> | ||
| + | (That ain't no crime!)<br> | ||
| + | And left from my dreamin', was a feelin' of unnameable dread!<br> | ||
| + | (That ain't no crime!)<br> | ||
| + | My high is low<br> | ||
| + | I'm dressed up with no place to go<br> | ||
| + | And all I know<br> | ||
| + | Is I'm at the start of a pretty big downer!<br> | ||
| + | That ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | That ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | That ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | That ain't no<br> | ||
| + | Crime!<br> | ||
| + | Rocky Horror, you need peace of mind<br> | ||
| + | I want to tell you that you're doing just finе<br> | ||
| + | You're the product of another timе<br> | ||
| + | So feeling low, well that's no crime!<br> | ||
| + | That ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | The Sword of Damocles is hangin' over my head<br> | ||
| + | (That ain't no crime!)<br> | ||
| + | And I've gotta feelin' someone's gonna be cuttin' the thread!<br> | ||
| + | (That ain't no crime!)<br> | ||
| + | Oh, woe is me<br> | ||
| + | My life is a mystery!<br> | ||
| + | Oh, can't you see<br> | ||
| + | That I'm at the start of a pretty big downer?<br> | ||
| + | Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | That ain't no<br> | ||
| + | Crime!<br> | ||
| + | Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | That ain't no<br> | ||
| + | Crime!<br> | ||
| + | Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!<br> | ||
| + | That ain't no<br> | ||
| + | Crime!<br> | ||
| + | SHA-LA-LA! | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Notable Recordings== | ||
| + | The Rocky Horror Show [[Original London Cast Soundtrack Album]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW3ZpKynxvY] | ||
| + | |||
| + | The Rocky Horror Show Original [[Roxy Cast]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMEL-vAWBCU] | ||
| + | |||
| + | The Rocky Horror Picture Show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdIA_BQ_yQw] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB7ZKrUER5M] | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 1 December 2024
"The Sword Of Damocles", also known as "Sword Of Damocles" is a song written by Richard O'Brien that appears in The Rocky Horror Show.
The song also appears in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again.
The song is performed by Rocky Horror (A Creation).
In The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the film soundtrack omits a second verse that is sung by The Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show.
Lyrics
The Sword of Damocles is hangin' over my head
And I've gotta feelin' someone's gonna be cuttin' the thread!
Oh, woe is me
My life is a misery!
Oh, can't you see
That I'm at the start of a pretty big downer?
I woke up this mornin' with a start when I fell out of bed
(That ain't no crime!)
And left from my dreamin', was a feelin' of unnameable dread!
(That ain't no crime!)
My high is low
I'm dressed up with no place to go
And all I know
Is I'm at the start of a pretty big downer!
That ain't no crime!
That ain't no crime!
That ain't no crime!
That ain't no
Crime!
Rocky Horror, you need peace of mind
I want to tell you that you're doing just finе
You're the product of another timе
So feeling low, well that's no crime!
That ain't no crime!
The Sword of Damocles is hangin' over my head
(That ain't no crime!)
And I've gotta feelin' someone's gonna be cuttin' the thread!
(That ain't no crime!)
Oh, woe is me
My life is a mystery!
Oh, can't you see
That I'm at the start of a pretty big downer?
Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!
Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!
Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!
That ain't no
Crime!
Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!
Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!
Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!
That ain't no
Crime!
Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!
Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!
Sha-la-la-la, that ain't no crime!
That ain't no
Crime!
SHA-LA-LA!
Notable Recordings
The Rocky Horror Show Original London Cast Soundtrack Album [1]
The Rocky Horror Show Original Roxy Cast [2]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show [3]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again [4]
