5 Minutes
"5 Minutes" is a 1978 single by English band The Stranglers. The song is sung by bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel. It gives an account of a rape that occurred at a shared flat in London he lived in during 1977. The lyrics, which are sung both in English and French, convey Burnell's frustrations over finding the five men who committed the attack.
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english title
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a-side
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| B-side | "Rok it to the Moon"
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| Released | 27 January 1978 (UK)
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| Length | 3:17
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| Songwriter | [Hugh Cornwell, Jean Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black.]
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Lyrics
I need a place where I can make my bed
I need a hole where I'll find darkness now
And if you hassle me mister I might just loose my head
Five minutes and you're almost there
Five minutes and you're almost dead
Five minutes and you're almost there
Five minutes and you're almost dead
They came home on Saturday night
They killed a cat and they r*ped his wife
And in their eyes there was fear and hate
And when they spoke, they spoke with knives
Five minutes and you're almost there
Five minutes and you're almost dead
Five minutes and you're almost there
Five minutes and you're almost dead
Some say that I should hate them all
But I say that wouldn't help at all
I just wanna find those guys thats all
I just wanna find those guys thats all, that's all, that's all
Five minutes and you're almost there
Five minutes and you're almost dead
Five minutes and you're almost there
Five minutes and you're almost dead
The night time comes and the streets they ring
With the fears of a thousand things
But if you worry about your ports of call
You'll never get nothing done at all
Five minutes and you're almost there
Five minutes and you're almost dead
Five minutes and you're almost there
Five minutes and you're almost dead
Some say that I should hate them all
But I say that wouldn't help at all
I just wanna find those guys thats all
I just wanna find those guys thats all
I just wanna find those guys thats all, that's all
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