The complete lyrics from cultural icon and bestselling author Nick Cave, spanning his entire career to date, with a new foreword by Andrew O'Hagan

From Nick Cave's writing for The Birthday Party, through highly acclaimed albums like Murder Ballads, Henry's Dream, DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!! and Ghosteen, this is a must-have book for all fans of the dark, the beautiful and the defiant - for all fans of the songs of Nick Cave.

''The greatest living songwriter'' NME

''A glowing wire, a mainline to meaning and feeling and art'' New Yorker

''Nick Cave is a true lyrical master. He can conjure empathy and hope out of thin air, light out of darkness'' Cillian Murphy

''His lyrics - so rich in the toils of love, so committed to memory and everlasting presence - are the best-made of his generation'' Andrew O'Hagan

''A poetic craftsman'' Will Self

''Alternative rock legend'' Billboard

''Cave's genius rings loud and clear'' Evening Standard

Cover art by Aleksandra Waliszewska