Story Behind The Song
Actual experience: writer felt coerced into marriage only to have spouse become hostile mid-honeymoon and after! Lyrics reference seven years of being worn out from attempting to resolve conflicts. Ultimately the relationship deteriorated into separation and then divorce. Writer expresses essentially to his/herself the anger and frustration after-the-fact which he/she realizes no one really wants to hear about.
Song Description
Self-reflections looking back on a particularly painful period of engagement, marriage and divorce and feelings left unexpressed.
| Song Length |
2:31 |
Genre |
Rock - Punk, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Irritated, Mad |
Subject |
Anger, Frustration |
| Similar Artists |
Green Day, Iggy Pop |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1960 - 1969 |
| |
Lyrics
What were you thinking
When you said we
Had to get married
Or else you would leave?!
Then on the third night
Of our honeymoon
You took off the gloves baby,
You lowered the boom!
It makes me wanna' yell
But who's to tell?!
Seven years later
You finally let go
Left me wrung out
Broke and alone
I hoped eventually
Time would outlast
Smoldering anger
Depression would pass
It makes me wanna' yell
But who's to tell?!
I still remember
Felling so helpless in pain
No sun shined for
Thousands of days in the rain
(INSTRUMENTAL)
I still remember
Felling so helpless in pain
No sun shined for
Thousands of days in the rain
Well... what were you thinking
When you said we
Had to get married
Or else you would leave?!
Then on the third night
Of our honeymoon
You took off the gloves baby,
You lowered the boom!
It makes me wanna' yell
But who's to tell?!
It makes me wanna' YELL!!!
But who's to tell?!