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Monday Morning Lyrics
I sit alone.
I drink alone.
I was born alone.
I’ll die alone.
I dream alone.
I heal alone.
I exist alone.
And maybe now that’s a lot of alone to put up with.
(Chorus)
But I like drinking on a Monday mornin’,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday too,
Friday, Saturday, Sunday mornin’
Monday morning start anew. (2x)
Well I been mistreated
So my damaged self-image is what I learned
When I believed that what was said was true,
Try harder ya punk
You’re an idle underachiever
Maybe so but I’ll spite you, now I’ve something to prove.
I’ve taken every behavior and identity on
Because I’ve surely learned to be ashamed of my own,
But aggression’s not conflict resolution,
Even though family, government, society and wrestling tell ya so.
(Chorus)
Well there’s life outside school and your parent’s garden,
So let go of how you learned your defenses that way,
It’s probably you who’s being selfish,
No one has to stay with you when that’s what you say.
You take your anxieties out on other people
When you feel they’ve slighted you,
And chemically on yourself when your damaged self image
Adheres to MacGowan’s philosophy and other men’s truths.
(Chorus)
Learning to let go of ideals and other people should be a virtue
Instead of torturing others for life.
Never learning, never open, ‘cause you’ve all these conclusions,
Just ‘cause it didn’t work for your parents
No need to force it to work with your wife.
Well no one can make me happy or see my side,
‘Cause the anxiety’s internal that makes me sad.
So reassess addiction to chemicals and chronic wankin’,
Well if that’s what makes me happy,
Then I’ve always been sad.
(Chorus)
I drink alone.
I was born alone.
I’ll die alone.
I dream alone.
I heal alone.
I exist alone.
And maybe now that’s a lot of alone to put up with.
But I like drinking on a Monday mornin’,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday too,
Friday, Saturday, Sunday mornin’
Monday morning start anew. (2x)
So my damaged self-image is what I learned
When I believed that what was said was true,
Try harder ya punk
You’re an idle underachiever
Maybe so but I’ll spite you, now I’ve something to prove.
I’ve taken every behavior and identity on
Because I’ve surely learned to be ashamed of my own,
But aggression’s not conflict resolution,
Even though family, government, society and wrestling tell ya so.
So let go of how you learned your defenses that way,
It’s probably you who’s being selfish,
No one has to stay with you when that’s what you say.
You take your anxieties out on other people
When you feel they’ve slighted you,
And chemically on yourself when your damaged self image
Adheres to MacGowan’s philosophy and other men’s truths.
Instead of torturing others for life.
Never learning, never open, ‘cause you’ve all these conclusions,
Just ‘cause it didn’t work for your parents
No need to force it to work with your wife.
Well no one can make me happy or see my side,
‘Cause the anxiety’s internal that makes me sad.
So reassess addiction to chemicals and chronic wankin’,
Well if that’s what makes me happy,
Then I’ve always been sad.
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on the surface it's about drinking, but at the gut level it's about being sick of the system and getting people to think on their own. that second to last verse is so masterfully put, just that there is so much more to life than most of us see, that we have to be open to change, and that self destructive behavior should be avoided.