How many of us pay attention to song lyrics? Most of us I suppose.
Alice Cooper released a song in 1975 titled,
“Only Women Bleed”
It does not get a lot of air play because of the mistaken belief that it is referring to Women’s, That time of the Month.
It is in fact about a woman in an abusive relationship.
Man got his woman to take his seed
He got the power, She got the need
She spends her life through pleasing up her man
she feeds him dinner or anything she can
She cries alone at night too often
he smokes and drinks and don’t come home at all
Black eyes all of the time
don’t spend a dime clean up this grime
And you there down on your knees
begging me please come watch me bleed.
When I try to interpret the lyrics, was Mr Cooper writing about the frailty of women?
Or the strength of Women ?
The song evokes empathy from me by highlighting the pain and suffering some Women face throughout their lives. Only Women Bleed - Alice Cooper
Yes I remember this coming out, late nineties? There was a strange video accompanying it and I never really understood it but found it really fascinating.
I saw him perform this live. He explained how he sat on the song for a long time until his wife heard him playing one day and told him to record it. He never thought it would be a hit but his wife disagreed with him. Guess she was right.
Can anyone explain what this Neil Young verse means
Well, I used to be asleep, you know
With blankets on my bed
I stayed there for a while
'Til they discovered I was dead
The coroner was friendly
I liked him quite a lot
If I hadn’t’ve been a woman
I guess I’d never have been caught
They gave me back my house and car
And nothing more was said.
Pointed right at me