Everything Hurtz

(1)

Come to me
Come unto me
All ye that labor
You that are heavy laden (2)
Cos everything hurts
And everything hurts

I've been pursuing the fuel too long
Got a big fat pain in my chest bone
Got a un-a-antique pocketbook
Got a big fat no-no in my chequebook
And everything hurts
And everything hurts

I got the disease tinnitus (3)
I'm speakin' like I've got Tourrette's (4)
And everything hurts 
And everything hurts 
And everything hurts 
I'm born 
I'm born

I'm dressed like a road beacon
On my way to Valhalla breakfast  (5)
And everything hurts
Can't you see the witches by my side
Following me through all my life
And everything hurts
I was born 
I was born
I was born (6)

Just born
Come to me all ye that labor and are heavy laden
I'm a dip dip dip dip dippy man
All my limbs are disconnected
And everything hurts
And everything hurts 

I've been pursuing the fuel too long
Got a big fat pain in my chest bone
And everything hurts
And everything hurts 
Everything hurts
I'm a dippa dippa dippa dippa doody man
Cos everything hurts
I got a big fat slug on my knee bone
And the back of my flange in my septum
And everything hurts
And everything hurts 

Everything hurts

(7)

1. Martin:

Typewritten comments about the song found on the Code: Selfish album sleeve: "HANGOVERS from it involve chicken/people/reptile hybrids crossing your bedroom." If the ailments in the song do involve hangover symptoms, then the "fuel" mentioned in it is obviously a synonym for alcohol. ("Bill Is Dead" also seems to involve a hangover in the lyrics, by the way.)

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2. Matthew 11:28 (King James): "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."  

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3. Tinnitus is a condition that is characterized by ringing and pain in the ears. 

Zack:

Putting a "z" at the end of "hurt" may also be a play on the term hertz which is the unit by which sound frequencies are measured.

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4. Tourette's Syndrome is an inherited neurological disorder which presents in the form of difficult to control vocal tics.

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5. Dan fills in the details about Valhalla breakfasts:

Valhalla, of course, is the Hall of Heroes/Champions of Norse myth. Warriors destined to be killed in battle (or half of them, anyway) were selected by the Valkyries, the handmaidens of Odin (there are 7 or 9 or 12 of them, depending on the version of the myth), and carried off to Valhalla. The afterlife in Valhalla seemed to consist in the einherjar (the chosen warriors) feasting (waited upon by the Valkyries) and fighting (in preparation for Ragnarök). Every morning they have breakfast, go off to battle, and so on in a never-ending cycle.

So since Valhalla breakfast is a thing, the "witches by my side" could be interpreted as the Valkyries carrying off the "I" of the song (this could be intended metaphorically, but may be literal). Though frankly I wouldn't want a Valkyrie to hear me call her that.

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6. John Rearden suggests this is an "ironic allusion" to Patrick Hernandez's 1978 disco hit "born to be alive" and points out, with justification, that bits of this sound a bit like that...

Dan mentions Mushroom by Can: "I was born/And I was dead".

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7. An inspiration for some of the lyrics may be the Kinks' "Where Did The Spring Go?" which asks "Why am I cold now?/Why does my skin sag?/Why ain't my back straight?/Why do my feet ache?/Where did my youth go?/Where did my life go?"  

Zack points out "Putting a 'z' at the end of 'hurt' may also be a play on the term hertz which is the unit by which sound frequencies are measured."

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Everything Hurtz: Fall Tracks A-Z

The Story of the Fall: 1992