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Problems

This version of Problems was released by Sex Pistols in 1977.

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Too many problems
Oh why am I here
I need to be me
‘Cos you’re all too clear
And I can see
There’s something wrong with you
But what do you expect me to do?
At least I gotta know what I wanna be
Don’t come to me if you need pity
Are you lonely you got no one
You get your body in suspension
That’s no problem, problem
Problem, the problem is you

Eat your heart out on a plastic tray
You don’t do what you want
Then you’ll fade away
You won’t find me working
Nine to five
It’s too much fun a being alive
I’m using my feet for my human machine
You won’t find me living for the screen
Are you lonely all your needs catered
You got your brains dehydrated

Problem, problem
Problem, the problem is you
What you gonna do

Problem, problem

Problem, problem
Problem, the problem is you
What you gonna do with your problem
The problem is you
Problem

I ain’t equipment, I ain’t automatic
You won’t find me just staying static
Don’t you give me any orders
For people like me
There is no order

Bet you thought you had it all worked out
Bet you thought you knew what I was about
Bet you thought you’d solved all your problems
But you are the problem

Problem, problem
Problem, the problem is you
What you gonna do with your problem
I’ll leave it to you
Problem, the problem is you
You got a problem
What you gonna do

They know a doctor
Gonna take you away
They take you away
And throw away the key
They don’t want you
And they don’t want me
You got a problem
The problem is you
Problem, what you gonna do
Problem, I’ll leave it back, I have a
Problem, you got a problem

Problem, problem,
Problem, problem,
Problem, problem,
Problem, problem,
Problem, problem,
Problem, problem,
Problem, problem,
Problem

Problem, problem,
Problem

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The lyrics to Problems are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Sex Pistols in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Problems are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Sex Pistols and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Problems back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Problems by Sex Pistols in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Problems" means the words set to the music of Problems, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Sex Pistols. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Problems and the lyrics to Problems are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Sex Pistols who came here looking just for the lyrics to Problems, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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