Libraries gave us power Then work came and made us free What price now For a shallow piece of dignity I wish I had a bottle Right here in my dirty face To wear the scars To show from where I came We don't talk about love We only want to get drunk And we are not allowed to spend As we are told that this is the end A design for life A design for life A design for life A design for life I wish I had a bottle Right here in my pretty face To wear the scars To show from where I came We don't talk about love We only want to get drunk And we are not allowed to spend As we are told that this is the end A design for life A design for life A design for life A design for life We don't talk about love We only want to get drunk And we are not allowed to spend As we are told that this is the end A design for life A design for life A design for life A design for
Libraries gave us power Then work came and made us free What price now For a shallow piece of dignity I wish I had a bottle Right here in my dirty face To wear the scars To show from where I came We don't talk about love We only want to get drunk And we are not allowed to spend As we are told that this is the end A design for life A design for life A design for life A design for life I wish I had a bottle Right here in my pretty face To wear the scars To show from where I came We don't talk about love We only want to get drunk And we are not allowed to spend As we are told that this is the end A design for life A design for life A design for life A design for life We don't talk about love We only want to get drunk And we are not allowed to spend As we are told that this is the end A design for life A design for life A design for life A design for
A canção foi lançada em 1996 como o primeiro single do álbum *Everything Must Go* e chegou ao número dois na tabela britânica em 27 de abril do mesmo ano, iniciando uma sequência de cinco estreias consecutivas no top ten.
O título foi inspirado no EP “An Ideal for Living” da Joy Division, enquanto a frase “Libraries gave us power” se baseou na lenda “Knowledge is Power” de uma biblioteca em Newport, e “then work came and made us free” faz referência ao slogan “Arbeit macht Frei” usado nos campos de concentração nazistas.
O videoclipe exibiu cenas de caça às raposas e do Royal Ascot para simbolizar a privilégios de classe, reforçando o tema de conflito e solidariedade da classe trabalhadora que permeia a letra.
O CD acompanha as faixas “Mr. Carbohydrate”, “Dead Passive” e “Dead Trees and Traffic Islands”, enquanto o cassetete traz uma versão ao vivo de “Bright Eyes”.
Foi a primeira música escrita e lançada após o desaparecimento misterioso de Richey James, marcando um novo capítulo na trajetória da banda.
Em 2007, a revista NME colocou a faixa na 30ª posição na lista “50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever”.
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