Manic Street Preachers(often known colloquially as "The Manics") are a Welsh rock band often associated with the Britpop scene, who gained mainstream popularity in the UK in the late 1990s. They are known for their intelligent and often political lyrics and have a dedicated cult following. Although during the early part of their career they were regarded as a punk rock band, their music is now often generally regarded as alternative rock, due to changes in their sound. Co-lyricist and guitarist Richey James Edwards (Richey James, as he preferred to be known) mysteriously disappeared in 1995; his whereabouts is unknown. Politically, the Manics appear as a socialist group — a stance inflected by their working class upbringing in Blackwood, south Wales (they grew up during the miners' strike of the 1980s) as evidenced by their often highly politicised lyrics and actions (they once dedicated an award to Arthur Scargill, leader of the National Union of Mineworkers and later the Socialist Labour Party).
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In 1985, I Placed A Bet And Lied,
Losing All That I Had,
At Least With All My Heart Intact.
In 1985, Orwell Was Proved Right,
Torville And Dean's Bolero,
Redundant As A Sad Welsh Chapel.
In 1985, In 1985.
So God Is Dead, Like Nietzsche Said,
Superstition Is All We Have Left.
Circle The Wagons, We're Under Attack,
We've Realised There's No Going Back,
We've Realised There's No Going Back.
In 1985, The Civil War Failed Why?,
Kept Hidden Like Scars Of Birth,
Nature Unable To Soften The Words.
In 1985, My Words They Came Alive,
Friends Were Made For Life,
Morrissey And Marr Gave Me Choice.
In 1985, In 1985.
So God Is Dead, Like Nietzsche Said,
Only 16 Years Of Age, He Said.
See All The Tears, For The Walking Dead,
We've Realised There's No Going Back,
We've Realised There's No Going Back.
In 1985, I Placed A Bet And Lied,
Losing All That I Had.