Lyrics to
Protex Blue

Released by The Clash in 1977
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This version of Protex Blue was released by The Clash in 1977.

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standing in the bog of a west end bar
guy on the right leaning over too far
money in my pocket gonna put it in the slot
open up the pack see what type i got

i didn’t want to hold you
i didn’t want to use you
protex, protex blue
all wanna do

it’s a fab protective for that type of a girl
but everybody knows that she uses it well
it’s the therapeutic structure i can use at will
but i don’t think it fits my b.d. drill

sitting in a carriage of a bakerloo
erotica my pocket got a packet for you
advert on the escalator on my way home
i don’t need no skin flicks, i wanna be alone

i didn’t want to hold you
i didn’t want to use you
protex, protex blue
all i wanna do

johnny, johnny


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About Lyrics and Protex Blue by The Clash

The lyrics to Protex Blue are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The Clash used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to Protex Blue have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The Clash and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Protex Blue by The Clash. 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 Protex Blue" means the words set to the music of Protex Blue, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Clash. 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 Protex Blue and the lyrics to Protex Blue are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Clash who came here looking just for the lyrics to Protex Blue, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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