Porcelain
by Moby

Album: Play (1999)
Charted: 5
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  • (Hey, hey, hey, woman, it's alright)
    (Hey, hey, hey, woman, it's alright)

    In my dreams I'm dying all the time
    Then I wake, it's kaleidoscopic mind
    I never meant to hurt you
    I never meant to lie
    So this is goodbye?
    This is goodbye

    (Hey, hey, hey, woman, it's alright)
    (Hey, hey, hey, woman, it's alright)

    Tell the truth, you've never wanted me
    Tell me

    In my dreams I'm jealous all the time
    When I wake, I'm going out of my mind
    Going out of my mind

    (Hey, hey, hey, woman, it's alright)
    (Hey, hey, hey, woman, it's alright)
    (Hey, hey, hey, woman, it's alright)
    (Hey, hey, hey, woman, it's alright) Writer/s: Richard Melville Hall
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

  • E. Martin from VirginiaThe first time I heard this song was March 30, 2002. I know because it was played on BBC radio the night the Queen Mother died (along with many other melancholy songs). It really stands out to me because I was in a brief relationship at the time that I knew couldn't last, that soon we'd have to say "Goodbye." The song reminded me of that fact. My mind is still transported back to that night every time I hear "Porcelain."
  • Vivian from PrThis song is the music background of the legendary fashion show in the most famous Latin soap opera ever, Yo soy Betty, la fea.
  • Troy from Oxford, MiMy girlfriend has it on her song rotation. So I asked her what is the song that sounds like they are saying Ye-ah! in an opium den? We couldn't figure it out for the longest time until it finally came up again.
  • Aleea from Bellevue(not The Hospital)This song will always make me tremble. I believe it to be about suicide. My daughters' ex-boyfriend called her, and then asked her to dinner. She was in another relationship, and declined. He took his own life a week later. We believe he wanted to say goodbye, or reach out for reasons not to.... It's a heartbreak.
  • Daniel from Buenos Aires, ArgentinaI love the way the extreme compression over the piano reef acts as a rytmic feature. Great!!!!
  • Adam from Centralia, Waamazing song, favorite by moby, no idea why people wouldnt like it, the little piano riffs are an amazing touch
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