(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes In Hell
Oasis · Other Songs - Oasis
Spend your days just walking and shopping
Depending on how much you're luck is in
Spend the night-life table-hopping
And trying to keep that bag of bones in trim
I don't mind not feeling immortal
'Cos it ain't all that as far as I can tell
I don't mind not going to heaven
As long as they've got cigarettes in hell
By the time we start getting used to
The dope that's forming on the windowsill
Now we know we've got ourselves into
The cage that keeps the mice on the treadmill
I don't mind not feeling immortal
'Cos it ain't all that as far as I can tell
And I don't mind not going to heaven
As long as they've got cigarettes
As long as they've got cigarettes in hell
I don't mind not being immortal
Because it ain't all that as far as I can tell
I don't mind not going to heaven
As long as they've got cigarettes
As long as they've got cigarettes in hell
Depending on how much you're luck is in
Spend the night-life table-hopping
And trying to keep that bag of bones in trim
I don't mind not feeling immortal
'Cos it ain't all that as far as I can tell
I don't mind not going to heaven
As long as they've got cigarettes in hell
By the time we start getting used to
The dope that's forming on the windowsill
Now we know we've got ourselves into
The cage that keeps the mice on the treadmill
I don't mind not feeling immortal
'Cos it ain't all that as far as I can tell
And I don't mind not going to heaven
As long as they've got cigarettes
As long as they've got cigarettes in hell
I don't mind not being immortal
Because it ain't all that as far as I can tell
I don't mind not going to heaven
As long as they've got cigarettes
As long as they've got cigarettes in hell
(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes In Hell
Released in 1994 on the album Definitely Maybe, this track stands as a defining moment in Oasis's early career, blending post-punk energy with the band's signature melodic sensibility. The song features a driving rhythm section and Thom Yorke's distinctive vocal delivery, creating a sound that was both aggressive and introspective. It captures the raw, unpolished aesthetic of the mid-90s Britpop era while hinting at the darker, more complex themes that would characterize their later work. The track remains a staple of their discography, often cited as a precursor to their more experimental phases and a key example of the Manchester sound's evolution during the height of the genre's popularity.