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Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes

In the dark bathed in Cathode ray blue
Miss Red Hook of 1922
Weeping silently for the pain of others
Every night a tearful rosary
A victim of the curse of empathy
Her reward of compassion is to suffer


Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes

My short coming I know I caused her grief
Still she loves me. This I can't believe!
Responding not with anger but a prayer
Heaven's just Southwest of Cobbil Hill
True. I am the son of an angel
Maternally, not one woman compares

Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes

If you fall, I will catch you
When you're lost. I'll be there soon
Far away, but of course near
When you're sad I am always here

Thank you from saving me from myself
Your compassion became its own hell
Unequivocally Beautiful inside and out
Without a doubt

Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those tear drops from your eyes
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Cover art for Nettie lyrics by Type O Negative

This song is actually about his mother. Peter said so himself in an interview.

Cover art for Nettie lyrics by Type O Negative

@cyberiouse he had a girlfriend before he was born (1922)? lol

Seriously! I can't believe it took 2-4 years for someone to tell cyberiouse(?) something along the lines of "you're a fucking moron who has no idea what a song is about, so you make up a load of crap." Thank YOU!

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Cover art for Nettie lyrics by Type O Negative

OMG That is so sad! This is my favorite song from Life is Killing Me, and it means so much to me, I wanna cry after reading cyberiouse's description of the song... It's so beautiful! Thank you...

Cover art for Nettie lyrics by Type O Negative

Yeah, beautiful song. I didn't know the story behind it. Thanks for sharing that, cyberiouse. I can relate to the lyrics because I know someone who is just like that.

Cover art for Nettie lyrics by Type O Negative

ya, Todd's Ship Gods is about his dad and Nettie is about his mom, i assume while he was growing up.

Cover art for Nettie lyrics by Type O Negative

"True, I am the son of an angel Maternally, not one woman compares"

Obviously about his mother. That 'cyberiouse' person needs to stop making up stories about songs and claiming them to be true.

Cover art for Nettie lyrics by Type O Negative

"True, I am the son of an angel Maternally, not one woman compares"

Obviously about his mother. That 'cyberiouse' person needs to stop making up stories about songs and claiming them to be true.

Cover art for Nettie lyrics by Type O Negative

this song is about his mom and not girlfirend or anything u C*&T

Cover art for Nettie lyrics by Type O Negative

His mother is Nettie, that's what the family calls her. It's about her... it's really a beautiful song

Cover art for Nettie lyrics by Type O Negative

he says "unequally beautiful", not "unequivocally"