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Master of the Universe Lyrics
I am the master of this universe
And I've got so big it hurts
Raise your eyes and graze your knees oh
For your master is displeased
Because you dared to doubt his word
His polished surface dulls and cracks
Your bitter laughter breaks his back
I am the master of this universe
I taught you everything you know
Now you must bear your master's curse
Oh for i will not let you go
Now you must walk this town 'til dawn
In every public open place
Your master's look upon your face
Oh now look what you have done
You've spoilt it all for everyone
The master masturbates alone
In a corner of your home
You feed him scraps when in the mood
You beat him hard and keep him nude
You cut your master down to size
Now he cries and he cries now
And now he begs both night and day
He lets you take him on your knee
He keeps on losing consciousness
He dearly loves his new mistress
Now he repeats it every night
Every night on point of death
"You are the master of this universe"
Now he cries and he cries now
"You are the master of the universe
You are the master of the universe
You are the master of the universe
You are the master of the universe"
And I've got so big it hurts
Raise your eyes and graze your knees oh
For your master is displeased
Because you dared to doubt his word
His polished surface dulls and cracks
Your bitter laughter breaks his back
I am the master of this universe
I taught you everything you know
Now you must bear your master's curse
Oh for i will not let you go
Now you must walk this town 'til dawn
In every public open place
Your master's look upon your face
Oh now look what you have done
You've spoilt it all for everyone
The master masturbates alone
In a corner of your home
You feed him scraps when in the mood
You beat him hard and keep him nude
You cut your master down to size
Now he cries and he cries now
He lets you take him on your knee
He keeps on losing consciousness
He dearly loves his new mistress
Now he repeats it every night
Every night on point of death
"You are the master of this universe"
Now he cries and he cries now
You are the master of the universe
You are the master of the universe
You are the master of the universe"
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This song is clearly about dog ownership and the pet dog's dominance over his alleged "master".
"And I've got so big it hurts" - the cute little puppy grows into a heavyweight adult dog.
"I taught you everything you know" - how to fetch and how to sit down, presumably.
I have known people whose pet dogs drove them almost to the point of mental illness, but would still not give them up: "Oh for I will not let you go".
"Now you must walk this town til dawn, in every public open place, your masters look upon your face" - indicating that the triumphant dog is in reality the "master" of the hapless human being tasked with walking him, cleaning up his filth and throwing balls for him.
Most of the remaining lyrics should require no explanation:
"The master masturbates alone in a corner of your home" - well, anyone who owns a dog knows how difficult it is to tear them away from their own genitals at times.
"You feed him scraps when in the mood, you beat him hard and keep him nude" - dogs are fed scraps of food, are hit by their owners, and do not wear clothes.
"You cut your master down to size, now he cries and he cries now" - this is either the dog's owner (who mistakenly believes he's the master) despairing at the dog's behaviour, or the dog (who is the real master) whining to be let out to poo, go out for walkies or whatever.
And now he begs both night and day, he lets you take him on your knee" - the dog begs for attention, even when you don't want him to, such as at four in the morning.
"Every night on point of death" - the dog owner has now been driven almost to suicide by the behaviour of the dog.
I think this song is a metaphor for parents rather than dogs, becus parents start out as the master but when they grow very old and weak they often must be taken care of by their children
I don't agree at all with the other interpretations of this song. To me it sounds like a very straight forward sub-dom relationship and how sometimes sexuality is more complex than black and white terms and things can change overtime