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Captain Bligh Lyrics
I give you one good tiny reason I think you could believe it
I give you one good tiny reason I think you could see through it
I'm not the kind of man that thinks the TRUTH could hurt me
I'm not the kind of man that thinks the TRUTH can see me
And you know a little bit goes a long way
And you know a little bit lasts a long time
And the time has come
To undo the wrong I've done
I am a grieving man
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I am a guilty man
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I give you one good tiny reason to push that big suit too far
I give you one good tiny reason to smash him and his big car
Everybody thinks I'm blue
Everybody thinks it's true
And I just can't keep in side
So you think it's you
So you think it's true
And you know a little bit lasts a long time
And you know a little bit goes a long way
And the time has come
To undo the wrong I've done
I am a grieving man
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I am a beaten man
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I am a blessed man
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I am a guilty man
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I am a grieving man
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I am a beaten man
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I tried to break...
I tried to break...
I tried to break...
Yes I will give it a shot...
Yes I will give it a shot...
Yes I will give it a shot...
I give you one good tiny reason I think you could see through it
I'm not the kind of man that thinks the TRUTH could hurt me
I'm not the kind of man that thinks the TRUTH can see me
And you know a little bit lasts a long time
And the time has come
To undo the wrong I've done
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I am a guilty man
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I give you one good tiny reason to smash him and his big car
Everybody thinks I'm blue
Everybody thinks it's true
And I just can't keep in side
So you think it's true
And you know a little bit lasts a long time
And you know a little bit goes a long way
And the time has come
To undo the wrong I've done
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I am a beaten man
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I am a guilty man
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I am a beaten man
I can't believe the things I've done for you
I tried to break...
I tried to break...
Yes I will give it a shot...
Yes I will give it a shot...
Yes I will give it a shot...
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Vice Admiral William Bligh was the captain of the H.M.S. Bounty - you may have heard of Mutiny on the Bounty. He was a lenient captain but he had a lot of personality disorders. His crew deserted him so they could live in Tahiti, as opposed to England. That makes me think that for Richard Patrick, Trent's controlling nature is like dreary England, and the grass is greener on the Filter side - so he committed 'mutiny' on the captain of NIN.
its actuall about Trent Reznor's anti social habbits by richard after he left NIN
Excellent lyrics and awesome music! The guitar work, especially. The way Richard sings, "So you think it's true / so you think it's true / Yeah you know a little bit lasts a long time" - brilliant, and the acoustic part with the atmosphere at the end. The guitar at 02:40!
scarr, I've read in interviews that it's an allegory for his relationship with Reznor. Whether they wanted to live in Tahiti, or had no choice, Bligh's men still resembled Patrick in that they'd abandoned their leader and now had to make it on their own.
It was Richard Patrick's response to Trent Reznor writing the track "Piggy". Richard's nickname in NIN from 88' to 93' was Piggy, and when he left to start Filter, Trent was upset, adn wrote Piggy, causing Richard to write Captain Bligh, a track about Trent's anitsocial behavior, in the theme of the pirate mutinied Captain Bligh. (Wikipedia Fact or Fiction)
Maybe...I've heard that there was a real "captain bligh"..and the song is about how he was a cruel man towards his crew and in the end they turned on him and he was just left with regret.
Yep, it's about Trent Reznor.
in an mtv interview with reznor they pointed out that his isolation is so infamous and that the band filter who's lead singer used to be in NIN wrote this song about reznor's isoloation habits
in an mtv interview with reznor they pointed out that his isolation is so infamous and that the band filter who's lead singer used to be in NIN wrote this song about reznor's isoloation habits
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