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You Sold Me Out from the album STORMY WEATHER by ‘Les Paul’s’ (The Paul’s) released 4 March 2026 HERE.
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You Sold Me Out is a powerful, high-stakes anthem of betrayal that blends personal heartbreak with heavy, biblical-scale consequences. It moves beyond a simple broken friendship song, adopting a tone of righteous fury and inevitable doom.
The lyrics center on the ultimate violation of trust. The narrator reflects on the brevity of life—noting that since death is certain for everyone, the choice to live without honor or loyalty is particularly heinous. The “coins” mentioned in the lyrics serve as a sharp metaphor for greed, suggesting the antagonist traded a deep human connection for fleeting material gain.
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You Sold Me Out lyrics
You know we were all born to die
It can’t be escaped no matter how we try
No one knows when, where or how
It could be tomorrow, it could be today, it could be now
I thought you were my friend
Someone that I would shelter and defend
But it meant nothing to you I could tell
To you I was just something you could sell
And you’re wondering why I twist and shout
I’ll tell you what it’s all about
And I’ll leave you here in no doubt
You sold me out
You sold me out
Oh yes, you sold me out
For you, honour and trust just doesn’t exist
Holding those coins in your hand is all there is
But those coins can’t buy back your soul
You’ll be forever cursed by those I know
It’s too late to change what has passed
The die had already been cast
As it was from the day I was born
On that star-lit summers winter morn
It’s too late to take back all you’ve done
Now dark clouds are blotting out the sun
There’s a field of blood in your name
Nothing can possibly ever be the same
And you wonder why I twist and shout
I’ll tell you what it’s all about
And I’ll leave you here in no doubt
You sold me out
You sold me out
Oh yes, you sold me out
Think about the pain it will cause
To those with signs upon their doors
Whose blood will be spilt because of you
Whose house will be cursed through and through
We know we were all born to die
It can’t be escaped no matter how we try
No one knows when, where or how
It could be tomorrow, it could be today, it could be now
You sold me out
You sold me out
Oh yes, you sold me out
You sold me out
You sold me out
Oh yes, you sold me out
You sold me out
You sold me out
You sold me out
Music composed and performed by Paul Odiase BMI No. 1252265 (Switzerland)
Song lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecode Tunecode 933034KP
Audiosparx licensing Catalog ID: 1390894 ISRC: US5UL2614701
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