Placebo

Released: September 23, 2003

Songwriter: Sinéad O’Connor

Jackie left on a cold, dark night
Telling me he'd be home
He sailed the sea for a hundred years
And left me all alone

Now, I've been dead for twenty years
I've been washing the sand
With my ghostly tears
Searching the shores for my Jackie

And I remember the day that
The young man came
Said your Jackie's gone he's lost in the rain
And I ran to the beach
(Laid me down)

You're all wrong, I said as they stared
To the sand, that man knows the sea
Like the back of his hand, he'll be back
Sometime, laughing at you

I've been waiting all this time
For my man to come
Take his hand in mine
And lead me away to unseen shores

I've been washing the sand
With my salty tears
Searching the shores these long years
And I walked the sea forevermore
Till I find my Jackie

Jackie
Jackie
Jackie

Placebo are an English alternative rock band formed in London in 1994 by Scottish-Belgian singer\guitarist Brian Molko and Swedish bassist\guitarist Stefan Olsdal. Original drummer Robert Schultzberg recorded the band’s self-titled debut album in 1996, but was replaced shortly after by drummer Steve Hewitt (who was Molko’s first choice, but couldn’t accept his invitation due to other commitments). In 2007, Hewitt left the band and was replaced by American drummer Steve Forrest, of band Evaline. He left in 2015 to pursue his side project Planes.

The band took the UK scene by storm with their gender-bending antics and their inflammatory single “Nancy Boy”, which shot up the UK charts and featured heavy sexual imagery.

Whilst leaving a “trail of blood and spunk” across Europe, and with 3 drummer changes over their 21 year history, Placebo have carved themselves a comfortable niche and a devoted fanbase. They currently present as a duo, with Brian and Stef sharing songwriting responsibilities and, occasionally, saliva.

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