59 Times The Pain Lyrics
Blasting expectations into smithereens
Never feeling normal, can't accept the truth
Resign myself to hating it, I hate it all
Because the words won't come out right
All I feel is bitter, and it won't make it better
59 times the pain, I could never be like you
59 times the pain
When the people sit in their broken-down homes
Look at the photos from different eras gone by
Shows the changes, and I hate them all
Can't live with what goes on
All I see is the humiliation
I wish it was gone
I think this could be from the point of view of someone wrestling with accepting their LGBTQIA+ sexuality - or anything about their identity that makes them feel alienated or alone. Especially considering this was recorded in the '80s, a time when homophobia was still the norm.
The lyrics for this are really wrong. But dammit, I can't edit them. I think this song is about being discontented both with yourself and your surroundings. It's just about being a bitter, hateful person altogether, and wishing that could be changed.
Hate to tell you, hoss, but they're right.
Well, they're mostly right, except on the second chorus, Bob changes up the words a little bit:
Well, they're mostly right, except on the second chorus, Bob changes up the words a little bit:
59 times the pain, now it'll never be real, no 59 times the pain, I could never be with you 59 times the pain
59 times the pain, now it'll never be real, no 59 times the pain, I could never be with you 59 times the pain