For Your Life
For Your Life

Led Zeppelin - For Your Life Lyrics

Rock
Mar 31, 1976
141
For Your Life Music Video

For Your Life Lyrics

You said I was the only
With my lemon in your hand
Oh oh oh oh
Exhibition is your habit
Emotion second hand
Oh oh oh oh
Had to pull away to save me
Maybe next time around
Oh
And she said, don't you want to?
Don't you want to cook it, cook it, cook it?
Hadn't planned to, could not stand to try it, fry it, na na na yeah

Ooh, heard a cry for mercy
In the city of the damned
Oh oh babe, damned
In the pits you go no lower
The next stop's underground
Oh, hello underground
Wine and roses ain't quite over
Fate deals a losing hand
And I said, didn't mean to, did not mean to fail
You didn't plan it, you over-ran it

You want to do it, you want to
You want to do it when you want to
You want to do it, do it when you want to

When you blow it, babe
You got to blow it right
Oh baby, if you fake it, mama
Baby, fake with all your might
When you fake it, mama
Please fake it right (for yourself babe)

When you fake it baby
You're fakin' it for your life, for your life
For your life, for your life
Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it
Do it when you want to
Do it, do it, do it
Do it when you want to

Oh, I can have you, baby
But I don't know what to do, yeah
Sometime, baby
Nothin' I could do
On the balance of a crystal
Payin' through the nose
And when they couldn't resist you
I thought you'd go with the flow

And now your stage is empty, bring down the curtain, baby please
Fold up your show
Hadn't planned to
Could not stand to fry in it
Hadn't planned it
I over-ran it (fryin')
For your life
For your life

Writer(s): JIMMY PAGE, ROBERT PLANT
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. When was 'For Your Life' by Led Zeppelin first performed live?

    'For Your Life' was first performed live by Led Zeppelin at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert on December 10, 2007, in London.

  2. What guitar did Jimmy Page use for 'For Your Life'?

    Jimmy Page used his 1962 Fender Stratocaster for the first time on 'For Your Life.' This specific guitar was supplied to him by Gene Parsons.

  3. What notable feature is heard in Robert Plant's vocals in 'For Your Life'?

    A notable feature of Robert Plant's vocals in 'For Your Life' is a snorting sound around the timestamp of 5:30, which aligns with the lyrics: 'With the fine lines of the crystal payin' through your nose'.

  4. Why did Robert Plant perform his vocals from a wheelchair during the recording of 'For Your Life'?

    Robert Plant delivered his vocal performance from a wheelchair because he was recovering from serious injuries sustained in a car accident in Greece the previous year.

  5. 'For Your Life' appeared on which Led Zeppelin album?

    'For Your Life' is featured on Led Zeppelin's seventh studio album, 'Presence,' which was released on March 31, 1976, in the United States and April 2, 1976, in the United Kingdom.

  6. 'Who wrote the lyrics for 'For Your Life'?'

    'The lyrics for 'For Your Life' were written by Robert Plant. The song reflects his observations about the excessive amount of cocaine that had pervaded and ruined the music scene in Los Angeles during his stay there.

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