I start out you're in a daze, and people start younger and
In a thousand days and it's getting overexposed
Then someone asks, 'How do you sleep at night?'
With the borrowed dreams from a broken past
You keep runnin' away don't matter how fast or long you always wind up there
Another thousand pileups in the ugly name of morality
Fucking ugly, some creepy guy keeps asking
'How the fuck do you sleep at night?'
With a frozen dream and a borrowed hope that died
Filth pig, filth pig
I sleep with both eyes open
Filth pig, filth pig
I keep chasing this tail but the tail gets bigger goes bigger
A thousand ...... keep the fires and flames alive
So how the fuck do I dream at night?
With the memories of a borrowed death, the guilty tide
Filth pig, filth pig
He sleeps with both eyes open
Filth pig, filth pig
He sleeps all right because he's a
Filth pig
In a thousand days and it's getting overexposed
Then someone asks, 'How do you sleep at night?'
With the borrowed dreams from a broken past
You keep runnin' away don't matter how fast or long you always wind up there
Another thousand pileups in the ugly name of morality
Fucking ugly, some creepy guy keeps asking
'How the fuck do you sleep at night?'
With a frozen dream and a borrowed hope that died
Filth pig, filth pig
I sleep with both eyes open
Filth pig, filth pig
I keep chasing this tail but the tail gets bigger goes bigger
A thousand ...... keep the fires and flames alive
So how the fuck do I dream at night?
With the memories of a borrowed death, the guilty tide
Filth pig, filth pig
He sleeps with both eyes open
Filth pig, filth pig
He sleeps all right because he's a
Filth pig
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I once called in to "hard rock" radio station and requested this song...they laughed and said "dude, we can't play ministry...call back after like midnight" I hung up the phone quietly, knowing this song was awesome and ministry forever rocks...
It's about some nasty bastard that has no morality. Rapists, Murderers, Pedifiles and the like.
uhh.. im pretty sure its about george bush Sr.....
I would think so, considering the lyrics along with the cover art of the album (especially since this is the title track).
The album and song title are derived from when Jourgensen was called a "filthy pig" by an MP in the House of Parliament. This album is completely underrated; so much better than people make it out to be.
Agree with havana. Many of ministry's lyrics deal with the hypocrisy of politics and the stance that morals are in decline. They focus in on individual behavior while ignoring their own accountability.
Agree with havana. Many of ministry's lyrics deal with the hypocrisy of politics and the stance that morals are in decline. They focus in on individual behavior while ignoring their own accountability.
I think it's "Well, I started out younger at things that people start younger at, In a thousand days and nights of getting over-exposed"
"I keep chasing this tail but the tail gets bigger, go figure! A thousand more stories keeps the fires and flames alive"
Perhaps it's about some kind of alienated corporate office worker... having trouble with colleagues, getting tired of his job, being massacred by routine and solitude.
Since Al had a massive heroin addiction for a long time, I thought it was a song about dealing drugs.
i thought the hole filth pig cd was about george bush sr...
I disagree. The first three tracks are great, the next four suck, and the last three are meh. This is my favourite track from it though.