Bad Penny Lyrics

Lyric discussion by zacharyv 

Cover art for Bad Penny lyrics by Big Black

"Don't curse me for my nature," and then what is it? Is it really "don't bless me for my luck," or is it "don't bless me for my role"? Or "Don't blast me for my role?" "Don't bless me for my wrongs?" "Don't blast me for my wrongs?"

Knowing Albini to be quite the poetic fellow, it seems to me like he wouldn't be redundant, but rather he would cover two sides of the coin in a couplet like that. I always figured it was "Don't curse me for my nature / Don't bless me for my role," IE, don't judge me either way, I just do what I do.