"Wrong" as written by and Martin Gore....
I was born with the wrong sign
In the wrong house
With the wrong ascendancy
I took the wrong road
That led to the wrong tendencies
I was in the wrong place at the wrong time
For the wrong reason and the wrong rhyme
On the wrong day of the wrong week
I used the wrong method with the wrong technique
Wrong
Wrong
There's something wrong with me chemically
Something wrong with me inherently
The wrong mix in the wrong genes
I reached the wrong ends by the wrong means
It was the wrong plan
In the wrong hands
With the wrong theory for the wrong man
The wrong lies, on the wrong vibes
The wrong questions with the wrong replies
Wrong
Wrong
I was marching to the wrong drum
With the wrong scum
Pissing out the wrong energy
Using all the wrong lines
And the wrong signs
With the wrong intensity
I was on the wrong page of the wrong book
With the wrong rendition of the wrong hook
Made the wrong move, every wrong night
With the wrong tune played till it sounded right yeah
Wrong
Wrong
Too long
Wrong
I was born with the wrong sign
In the wrong house
With the wrong ascendancy
I took the wrong road
That led to the wrong tendencies
I was in the wrong place at the wrong time
For the wrong reason and the wrong rhyme
On the wrong day of the wrong week
I used the wrong method with the wrong technique
Wrong
In the wrong house
With the wrong ascendancy
I took the wrong road
That led to the wrong tendencies
I was in the wrong place at the wrong time
For the wrong reason and the wrong rhyme
On the wrong day of the wrong week
I used the wrong method with the wrong technique
Wrong
Wrong
There's something wrong with me chemically
Something wrong with me inherently
The wrong mix in the wrong genes
I reached the wrong ends by the wrong means
It was the wrong plan
In the wrong hands
With the wrong theory for the wrong man
The wrong lies, on the wrong vibes
The wrong questions with the wrong replies
Wrong
Wrong
I was marching to the wrong drum
With the wrong scum
Pissing out the wrong energy
Using all the wrong lines
And the wrong signs
With the wrong intensity
I was on the wrong page of the wrong book
With the wrong rendition of the wrong hook
Made the wrong move, every wrong night
With the wrong tune played till it sounded right yeah
Wrong
Wrong
Too long
Wrong
I was born with the wrong sign
In the wrong house
With the wrong ascendancy
I took the wrong road
That led to the wrong tendencies
I was in the wrong place at the wrong time
For the wrong reason and the wrong rhyme
On the wrong day of the wrong week
I used the wrong method with the wrong technique
Wrong
Lyrics submitted by mutinyinheaven_x
"Wrong" as written by Martin Gore
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
in the wrong house
With the wrong ascendancy"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
With the wrong tune playing 'til it sounded right, yeah"
These lines make me think of a metaphor...
The line "I was born with the wrong ascendancy" refers to the English belief in the dominance and supremacy of their race, therefore, the guy in the video is wearing a mask of a typical white Englishman's face, implying that this person's true face is representative of an immigrant from a more "inferior" nation that the English normally cannot tolerate.
The lines "Something wrong with me, inherently, The wrong mix in the wrong genes"...also refers to the fact that some immigrants from poor countries are given a really hard time in more technologically developed countries, and made feel as if everything about them is wrong only because it's different, and they can't measure up to the standards. It's very easy for an alien to become a target for local and other immigrant haters, who constantly want them out of their country.
The self-driving car that has a capacity to drive backwards can symbolize a high technological progress of coutries like the UK, and refers to the idea that immigrants from poor countries are "backwards", and local population has a lot of power over their lives by keeping their hands tied up.
Therefore, if you are a nice person, coutries like the US, UK and the like should probably be avoided because they can easily kill you, if they simply don't like you, and no one will help. They'll be all driving all over you ruthlessly to pursue thier greedy evil goals, in case you accidently get in their way.
Interestingly enough, per your interpretation of ascendency, house could also mean family. Love them homonyms!
I agree! Thanks
This song is about disappointment that it didn't go the way he desired. He passes judgement on everything, and puts himself on the wrong side. What if thinking this way is only guaranteed to drive yourself crazy with depression? "If you want to realize the truth, don't be for or against." Depression leads to a fallacious negative judgement of situations, as well as a feeling of learned helplessness, that one is doomed by their past and powerless to affect their future.
I'm know next to nothing more than simplistic fight club philosophy, but in dealing with my own depression, my way of untaping myself from the wheel of this backwards-driving car is to stop judging things as right or wrong, to ignore the past and future and focus on the moment.
It also seems a little fatalistic, in that the person in question was put on a path destined to fail, one that he was not meant to take.
Anyway, I already love it, can't wait to hear more from the new album
also keep in mind that you must make this interpretation from the point of view of the title of the album and believe in such things as astrology and fate with a bit of philosophy.
I was born with the wrong sign, in the wrong house
With the wrong ascendancy
- i agree with laurelinwyntre on this one. the stars/heavens play a role in our lives. now to understand this i'll have to go out on a bit of a limb here because one can't be born with the wrong chart. it is what it is. so i believe he was born with the wrong chart because he had the wrong parents or lack thereof. and they playing a major role in how he came to be.
I took the wrong road that led to
The wrong tendencies
- he made the wrong choices in life leading possibly to a life of crime and bad behavior.
I was in the wrong place, at the wrong time
For the wrong reason and the wrong rhyme
- being at the wrong place at the wrong time may refer to his life since he started his wrong path but most likely i believe it refers to the time of his birth. being born under the wrong circumstances. refer to wrong house/sign/ascendecy.
Theres something wrong with me, chemically
Something wrong with me, inherently
- simply referring to the fact that he doesn't function quite normally which leads to frustrations with trying to make it in life.
The wrong mix in the wrong genes
I reached the wrong ends by the wrong means
- adding more to the fact that there are so many negative factors leading to his current situation. and because of his lot in life he chose the wrong means to achieve the wrong goals.
It was the wrong plan in the wrong hands
With the wrong theory for the wrong man
- loreiya touches on some of this. i believe that this person is different. maybe deeply introverted along with a dark past. he may even be misunderstood. this person, i believe, comes close the Byronic Hero [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…] who made some wrong choices due to his circumstances. but for whatever reasons this person is capable of following through with the wrong plans and the wrong man to hold wrong believes about others.
The wrong lies on the wrong vibes
The wrong questions with the wrong replies
- seems that this person is dealing with integrity issues and is asking all the wrong questions and getting the wrong answers.
I was marching to the wrong drum with the wrong scum
Pissing out the wrong energy
- it seems like his mannerisms and way of walking very much matches this song.
Using all the wrong lines and the wrong signs
With the wrong intensity
- he's spewing out all sorts of bad things with what might be hatred behind his words and actions.
I was on the wrong page of the wrong book
With the wrong rendition of the wrong hook
- same old wrong story.
this man's life was simply fated for tragedy. even though he did make his choices in life he had bad luck. in this case every factor that could go wrong did go wrong including this person being a little different/special than the rest of us.
While written by Martin Gore, his reclusive nature leaves a lot of questions as to if this song is autobiographical - or if it's written from the eyes of lead singer, Dave Gahan. Assuming it is about Gahan, he stumbled into legal problems as a child after the death of his father, struggled with serious drug addiction, suicide attempts, several failed marriages (see the song "Precious" written regarding children and divorce, another issue both Gahan and Gore had in common).
After a decade or more of sobriety for Gahan, I think this song is an insightful reflection on the past, including the downfalls and negative opportunities fame gave to fuel several aspects of self-destruction.
As to the deterministic undertones, it could very well be from the 12-Steps program for sobriety; admitting one is powerless, making a searching and fearless moral inventory of oneself and admit when WRONG - the final step is to pass this message onto others.
I could be (pardon the pun) quite wrong about this interpretation, but it's the one that feels the most accurate taking into account the personal background of the singers and songwriters. Just sort of the simple explanation for a troubled past as "being in the wrong place at the wrong time".