I'm The Doctor

Healing Melodies: Motörhead's Prescription for Despair
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Lyrics

I know the way you feel, I know you ain't too good

The singer understands the emotional state of the listener, acknowledging they're not doing well.

I know it feels like there's detergent in your blood

Describes a feeling of contamination or discomfort within the listener's bloodstream, possibly metaphorical for distress or illness.

I'm gonna help you, gonna make you feel alright

The singer promises to assist and make the listener feel better.

I'm gonna lift your black depression, help you through the night

Expresses intent to alleviate the listener's deep sadness and assist them through a difficult period.


I'm your man, you know I'll help you if I can, 'cause I'm your doctor

Asserts the singer's commitment to helping the listener, establishing themselves as a reliable source of support, likening themselves to a doctor.


I know you're desperate, I really sympathize

Recognizes the listener's desperate state and shows genuine empathy.

I see the morbid horror flicker in your eyes

Observes a disturbing, bleak expression in the listener's eyes, indicating significant distress or anguish.

But rest assured I'm gonna help to ease your pain

Promises to alleviate the listener's suffering and contribute to reducing their pain.

I'm gonna put a thousand tiny implants in your brain

Mentions a plan to implant tiny devices in the listener's brain, potentially symbolizing an attempt to provide relief or alter their state of mind.


I'm your boy, I'll make you undulate with joy, 'cause I'm the doctor

Reiterates the commitment to bringing joy and happiness to the listener's life, comparing themselves to a doctor once more.


Don't get too depressed, I've found a way to help your case

Advises against excessive despair and claims to have found a solution to assist the listener.

A little hypodermic sends you into outer space

Suggests using a hypodermic needle to induce a sensation of being in outer space, potentially alluding to a method of escapism or a temporary relief from reality.

You'll feel much better when you take these little pills

Promises an improvement in the listener's condition through medication (pills).

I'm gonna give you sixty bottles, I believe in overkill

Expresses an intention to provide an excessive amount of medication to ensure the listener's recovery.


Heart attack, you know you're never coming back, 'cause I'm the doctor

Suggests a fatal outcome, implying that the listener won't survive the mentioned "heart attack," reinforcing the singer's metaphorical identity as the 'doctor' in control of the listener's fate.

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