I Feel Like Dying
'This song was included as part of Pilgrims ordeal on Something New, but was written at the same time when Larry was struggling with his pain and heartbreak over his marriage. No matter how closely he stayed to the storyline, it parallels his sorrow and feeling of helplessness which came after his airplane accident.' Written in 1976
Version 1 is a full studio recording
Despite being listed on the record label, I Feel Like Dying was not included on the UK release of Something New Under The Son because the record company thought it was an outtake. Upon being informed that it wasn't, they released it as a single |
Something New Under The Son [US and Canada vinyl, and 1993 CD]
I Feel Like Dying 7" single Rehearsal For Reality [LP, cassette and 2001 CD] Footprints In The Sand The Very Best Of Larry Norman Volume 2 |
Version 2 is a live recording, performed with a full band at London's Dominion Theatre in 1981
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Version 3 is the same as version 1, apart from having an additional, very short piece of instrumentation at the start
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Something New Under The Son [Special Edition cassette]
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Version 4 is the same recording as version 2, but with the spoken introduction removed. The start and end differ slightly due to being cross faded with the preceding and proceeding tracks
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Sticks & Stones
The Belfast Bootlegs [Cornerstone pre-release] |
Version 5 is a short excerpt of a live recording, performed with a full band during a concert in Northern Ireland
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Version 6 is the same recording as version 1, but with significantly improved sound quality and fading out very slightly earlier
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Something New Under The Son [2003 CD]
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Version 7 is the same recording as version 1, but fading out slightly earlier than both it and version 6
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Rehearsal For Reality [2005 CD]
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lyrics versions 1, 3, 6 and 7
I feel like dying, I've done all I can
But I lost my woman, she ran off with another man (Aah)
I think I'm dying, I'm feeling such pain (Aah)
My life is trouble and I cannot take the strain (Aah)
Well what am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do (Aah)
What am I gonna do about it (Aah)
What am I gonna do (Aah)
I feel like dying, I've got nothing to lose (Aah)
I know I need something but I do not need these blues (Aah)
Oh I think I'm dying and this is the end (Aah)
I need an answer, oh I need a friend (Aah)
Well what am I gonna do about it (Aah)
What am I gonna do (Aah)
What am I gonna do about it (Aah)
What am I gonna do (Aah)
I feel like dying (Aah)
But I lost my woman, she ran off with another man (Aah)
I think I'm dying, I'm feeling such pain (Aah)
My life is trouble and I cannot take the strain (Aah)
Well what am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do (Aah)
What am I gonna do about it (Aah)
What am I gonna do (Aah)
I feel like dying, I've got nothing to lose (Aah)
I know I need something but I do not need these blues (Aah)
Oh I think I'm dying and this is the end (Aah)
I need an answer, oh I need a friend (Aah)
Well what am I gonna do about it (Aah)
What am I gonna do (Aah)
What am I gonna do about it (Aah)
What am I gonna do (Aah)
I feel like dying (Aah)
lyrics versions 2 and 4
I feel like dying
Done all I can
Well I lost my woman
She ran off with another man
I feel like dying
Like I got nothing to lose
I know I need something
But I do not need these blues
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
I feel like dying
And I can't take the strain
My life's in trouble
And I cannot take this pain
I feel like dying
Like this is the end
I need an answer
Oh I need a friend
Well you can just say
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
I feel like dying
Ah yeah yeah yeah
I feel like dying
Done all I can
Well I lost my woman
She ran off with another man
I feel like dying
Like I got nothing to lose
I know I need something
But I do not need these blues
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
I feel like dying
And I can't take the strain
My life's in trouble
And I cannot take this pain
I feel like dying
Like this is the end
I need an answer
Oh I need a friend
Well you can just say
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
I feel like dying
Ah yeah yeah yeah
I feel like dying
lyrics version 5
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
If you feel like dying, like you've got nothing to lose
If you know you need something 'cause you do not need these blues
If you feel like dying, like this is the end
If you need an answer, if you need a friend
Then just say, just say
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
Oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh
What am I gonna do
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
If you feel like dying, like you've got nothing to lose
If you know you need something 'cause you do not need these blues
If you feel like dying, like this is the end
If you need an answer, if you need a friend
Then just say, just say
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
What am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do
Oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh