“Always Sad” é mais um single retirado de “Damage And Joy”, disco que marca a volta do Jesus & Mary Chain ao estúdio, depois de quase vinte anos (veja aqui). A música anterior foi “Amputation”.
A canção remete aos tempos de “Stoned & Dethroned” (1994), com uma letra muito simples (veja abaixo) e vocal feminino de Bernadette Denning.
A produção de Martin Youth Glover – e a idade dos irmãos Reid, na faixa dos cinquenta – contribuiu pra essa amaciada:
You ain’t like those other girls
There’s nothing like you in this world
You got something more than curls
You ain’t like those other girls
You ain’t like those other guys
There’s something different in your eyes
You got something hard to find
You ain’t like those other guys
I think I’m always sad
I think I’m always sad
I think I’m always gonna be sad
‘Cause you’re the best I’ve ever had
A million miles between us now
Why can’t we just work things out?
I think I’m always sad
I think I’m always sad
I think I’m always gonna be sad
‘Cause you’re the best I’ve ever had