Lyrics to
That Smell

This version of That Smell was released by Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1977.

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Whiskey bottles, and brand new cars
Oak tree you’re in my way
There’s too much coke and too much smoke
Look what’s going on inside you
Ooooh that smell
Can’t you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Angel of darkness is upon you
Stuck a needle in your arm
So take another toke, have a blow for your nose
One more drink fool, will drown you
Ooooh that smell
Can’t you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Now they call you Prince Charming
Can’t speak a word when you’re full of ‘ludes
Say you’ll be all right come tomorrow
But tomorrow might not be here for you
Ooooh that smell
Can’t you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Hey, you’re a fool you
Stick them needles in your arm
I know I been there before

One little problem that confronts you
Got a monkey on your back
Just one more fix, Lord might do the trick
One hell of a price for you to get your kicks
Ooooh that smell
Can’t you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
Ooooh that smell
Can’t you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

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Lynyrd Skynyrd has released many songs over the years besides That Smell. Lynyrd Skynyrd released songs from 1973 to 2000 spanning across albums like (pronounced 'leh-'nerd 'skin-'nerd), Second Helping, Nuthin' Fancy, Gimme Back My Bullets, Street Survivors, First And... Last., Legend, Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991, The Last Rebel, Endangered Species, Twenty, Edge Of Forever, and Christmas Time Again. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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About Lyrics and That Smell by Lynyrd Skynyrd

When you decide to study the lyrics to That Smell, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1977 song by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Some of the lyrics to That Smell have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Lynyrd Skynyrd and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to That Smell if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 That Smell" means the words set to the music of That Smell, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lynyrd Skynyrd. 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 That Smell and the lyrics to That Smell are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd who came here looking just for the lyrics to That Smell, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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