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Heroin
SOLO RENDITION
Performances
11
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Performed live by Dave Navarro
Originally written by The Velvet Underground
Lyrics
I don't know just where I'm going
But I'm gonna try for the kingdom, if I can
'Cause it makes me feel like I'm a man
When I put a spike into my vein
And I'll tell ya, things aren't quite the same
When I'm rushing on my run
And I feel just like Jesus' son
And I guess that I just don't know
And I guess that I just don't know

I have made the big decision
I'm gonna try to nullify my life
'Cause when the blood begins to flow
When it shoots up the dropper's neck
When I'm closing in on death
And you can't help me not, you guys
And all you sweet girls with all your sweet talk
You can all go take a walk
And I guess that I just don't know
And I guess that I just don't know

I wish that I was born a thousand years ago
I wish that I'd sailed the darkened seas
On a great big clipper ship
Going from this land here to that
Put on a sailor's suit and cap
Away from the big city
Where a man can not be free
Of all of the evils of this town
And of himself, and those around
Oh, and I guess that I just don't know
Oh, and I guess that I just don't know

Heroin, be the death of me
Heroin, it's my wife and it's my life
Because a mainer to my vein
Leads to a center in my head
And then I'm better off than dead
Because when the smack begins to flow
I really don't care anymore
About all the Jim-Jim's in this town
And all the politicians makin' crazy sounds
And everybody puttin' everybody else down
And all the dead bodies piled up in mounds

'Cause when the smack begins to flow
Then I really don't care anymore
Ah, when the heroin is in my blood
And that blood is in my head
And thank God that I'm as good as dead
And thank your God that I'm not aware
And thank God that I just don't care
And I guess I just don't know
And I guess I just don't know
JUL 11

1996
Wembley Arena
London, England
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JUL 09

1996
Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy
Paris, France
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JUL 06

1996
Festivalpark (Rock Torhout Festival)
Torhout, Belgium
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JUL 05

1996
Peninsula of Lake Malsaucy (Eurockéennes de Belfort Festival)
Belfort, France
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JUN 26

1996
Sports Hall
Prague, Czech Republic
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APR 16

1996
San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego, CA, United States
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APR 12

1996
KeyArena at Seattle Center
Seattle, WA, United States
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APR 08

1996
ARCO Arena
Sacramento, CA, United States
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APR 06

1996
Cow Palace
Daly City, CA, United States
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APR 04

1996
Great Western Forum
Inglewood, CA, United States
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APR 03

1996
America West Arena
Phoenix, AZ, United States
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