Lyrics
Nobody sends me birthday cards
Nobody acknowledges my birthday with cards.
Nobody brings me flowers
Nobody shows me affection or appreciation through flowers.
I'm just here for operations
The speaker is in the hospital primarily for medical procedures.
I've been out for hours
The speaker has been unconscious for an extended period.
When I come to I'll wet my bed
Upon awakening, the speaker expects to find themselves having wet the bed.
'Cause when I get mad I sink so low
When angered, the speaker experiences a significant emotional low.
As matron knows
The matron is aware of the speaker's emotional struggles.
I get off on what you give me, darling
The speaker finds pleasure or satisfaction in what their partner provides.
I get off on what you give to me
The speaker's enjoyment is derived from what is given to them by their partner.
Yeah, I get off on what you give me, darling
Reiteration of the speaker's satisfaction with what their partner gives.
I get off on what you give to me
Continued emphasis on finding pleasure in what the partner provides.
And when I go to that seedy ward up in the sky
Reference to a future moment of passing into an afterlife.
You'll be waiting with a hypodermic needle
Expectation of encountering medical instruments and charts in the afterlife.
And a graph
Imagery of a hypodermic needle and a graph in the afterlife.
Here comes the dark
Introduction of a dark or challenging period.
(I'm grateful for my anaesthetic)
Gratefulness for the use of anesthesia during medical procedures.
Out goes the spark
The spark of life diminishes, leading to delirium and apathy.
(Delirious and apathetic)
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When I come to I'll wet my bed
Upon recovery, the speaker plans to seek revenge.
And when I get well I'll take revenge
The speaker vows to unleash anger on blood donors and their sisters.
I'll wreak my wrath
Expressing resentment during visiting times and in the presence of flowers.
On all blood donors and their sisters
Promising to urinate aggressively when the bedpan is brought around.
Visiting time and flowers
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When sister brings that bedpan 'round
Continued satisfaction derived from the partner's contributions.
I'll piss like April showers
Reiteration of finding pleasure in what the partner provides.
I get off on what you give me, darling
Continued emphasis on finding pleasure in what the partner provides.
I get off on what you give to me
Reiteration of the speaker's satisfaction with what their partner gives.
Yeah, I get off on what you give me, darling
(Empty line without specific content)
I get off on what you give to me
Continued emphasis on finding pleasure in what the partner provides.
I get off on what you give me, darling
-I get off on what you give to me
Reiteration of the speaker's satisfaction with what their partner gives.
Yeah, I get off on what you give me, darling
(Empty line without specific content)
I get off on what you give to me
Continued emphasis on finding pleasure in what the partner provides.
And when I go
Reference to the speaker's eventual demise.
I'll die of plaster casting love
The speaker will die with a sense of love symbolized by plaster casting.
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