The Bitter Pill [English translation]

Sometimes I'm lost

and then I'm found.

Sometimes I feel

turned inside out.

I'm often silent 

when I'm screaming inside.

Instead of love,

we tend to hate.

We never quite appreciate

how much the other person 

cares or tries.

Hold me close,

don't ever let me go

'cause I'm confused,

but maybe someday I will know why...

...sometimes I'm right as rain

and when it rains, it pours.

You're such a mystery.

Why can't I unlock the door?

All that glitters isn't gold,

too much is overkill.

Love can be beautiful

or a bitter pill.

And when I'm right,

I'm also wrong.

We give and take

to get along.

There's so much more to this 

than I ever dreamed.

And when you smile,

I have to laugh.

And when you cry,

I'm torn in half,

so calm and yet so loose 

at the seams.

Hold me close,

don't ever let me go.

I'm confused,

but maybe someday I will know why...

...sometimes I'm right as rain

and when it rains, it pours.

You're such a mystery.

Why can't I unlock the door?

All that glitters isn't gold,

too much is overkill.

Love can be beautiful

or a bitter pill.

[Opera:]1

Love can be a bitter pill.

(A bitter pill)

Love is a bitter pill.

(A bitter pill)

Love can be a bitter pill.

[Mad German:] 1  

I want a beer.

I want to be plastered.

The whole world is stupid.

I've had it up to my neck.

I'm telling you,

love can be just a lie.

Hold me close,

don't ever let me go

'cause I'm confused,

but maybe someday I will know why...

...sometimes I'm right as rain

and when it rains, it pours.

You're such a mystery.

Why can't I unlock the door?

All that glitters isn't gold,

too much is overkill.

Love can be beautiful

or a bitter pill,

or a bitter pill.

1. a. b. These labels are taken directly from the official lyrics. Although these parts are written separately, the lyrics seem to be sung simultaneously.

• Artist:Warrant (USA)
• Album:Dog Eat Dog (1992)