Lilian Lyrics
Look what you've done
You've stripped my heart
Ripped it apart
In the name of fun
I'm a poor man's son
And precious jewels
Weren't found in schools
Where I came from
Always hit the spot
Knowing you can't lose
What you haven't got
I should have run
I should have known
Each dress you own
Is a loaded gun
I need protection
I hear your voice
And any choice
I had is gone
Once I begun
I couldn't stop
Till every drop
Of blood was sung
Pain and misery
Always hit the spot
Knowing you can't lose
What you haven't got
Look what you've done
You stripped my heart
Ripped it apart
In the name of fun
Oh, Lilian
Oh, Lilian
Oh, Lilian






that girl rocks because she has the best name

ah... the unattainable high maintenance lilian. love this song

This song reminds me of a character from Atlas Shrugged Lillian Rearden who uses her looks, lust, and guilt to entrap and destroy men. Is it possible that DM is referencing this character?

I used to think that this was about some new girl Martin was fascinated by after his divorce but then the idea popped in to my head that this is actually him pining for his wife. These are the lyrics that made me consider this:
"Oh, Lilian Once I begun I couldn't stop Till every drop Of blood was sung Pain and misery Always hit the spot Knowing you can't lose What you haven't got"
Martin has been singing about his wife all these years and once he started he couldn't stop until the last drop of blood from their ruined relationship was sung. And then there is the pain and misery of knowing that he has lost her and he can't lose her again because he no longer has her.

To me this is the greatest song on Playing the Angel. Love the beat and feel :)

I love this song as well, I think its about a girl that took advantage of him.
"You stripped my heart Ripped it apart In the name of fun"

Yes this is my favourite song from Playing the Angel. Ah its so great! I think its about this guy who is terribly in love with this girl, and shes just messing with him. And i think we all are in that spot at one point or another... are hearts take control an feel too much, and we get hurt in the end. Like MapMistress said, the girl in this song is in control, because her feelings arent as strong, and when your so in love with someone, they dont love you back - ultimately they can manipulate the relationship and hurt you. Its shitty overall, and it hurts like hell. i think its a great song to tell somone who hurt you "look at what youve done, stripped my heart, ripped it apart, in the name of fun."

It is strange how one can interpret DM lyrics both applied to sex and drug addiction. This one surely "hits that spot"

I just assumed it was a biblical reference to Lilith - who apparently left Adam, they had some irreconcilable differences that even being the only two people on earth could not resolve.

I ask two questions. #1- why is a man in his 40s singing about a woman wearing fancy dresses and expensive jewelry in a classroom setting? #2-why is he singing blood?
Since the only way #1 could be possible is if he's in a classroom setting LOOKING AT a woman wearing fancy dresses and expensive jewelry to compare it to his upbringing IS IF he's in the classroom section of a dungeon. Well, then I'd have to say this is another BDSM song by DM. And if he's singing blood (Question #2), then he's probably getting a serious whipping in the classroom by Lilian.
But not to worry, he says, "Pain and misery Always hit the spot." And it was ONLY "In the name of fun".
And if he hears her voice and has no choice, well, then I guess Lilian would be in complete control. And if he leaves the classroom dungeon, and can't get her voice out of his head, well, that's the type of session that songs are written about.