Beautiful Losers
ClockDVA Lyrics

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I'm just waiting man move on! move on!
I'm just a thinking man go on! go on!
I'm just an overture for impending doom
I'm just a voice that speaks to you
It had to be that way
I could be no other way
It had to be that way

Oh beautiful losers
Where are you now?
You never seem to win
There's something weird about your bitter erotic sin
You were so perfect
Why did it end that way?

You were the image
You were the power
You had the knowledge
And there was something deeper in your heart
But there was darkness at the centre of it all
I ran and smashed my favourite portraiture
Oh beautiful losers turrn off the light
Oh beautiful losers lay in bed warm inside

I tried to touch you but you were gone
I needed love
And I'm calling out for someone to take your place
Ah? I'm lost again
The beautiful losers never win
Oh beautiful losers you never win

Oh beautiful losers turn off the light
Oh beautiful losers lay in bed warm inside
I tried to touch you but you were gone

Oh beautiful losers
Where are you tonight

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to ClockDVA's song "Beautiful Losers" seem to capture a sense of resignation and longing for something that has been lost. The opening lines, "I'm just waiting man move on! move on! I'm just a thinking man go on! go on!" suggest a desire to move forward, to leave something behind, but at the same time, there is a sense of loss and sadness. The singer refers to themselves as "just an overture for impending doom" and "just a voice that speaks to you," implying a lack of agency or control over their situation.

The chorus of the song, "Oh beautiful losers, where are you now? You never seem to win. There's something weird about your bitter erotic sin," seems to suggest a sense of kinship and identification with those who are struggling, those who have not managed to succeed in the conventional sense. The singer seems to be searching for something that they have lost, perhaps a feeling of belonging or purpose.

The final lines of the song, "Oh beautiful losers turn off the light, oh beautiful losers lay in bed warm inside. I tried to touch you but you were gone, oh beautiful losers where are you tonight," seem to be a final plea to find something that has been lost. The desire for closeness and comfort is palpable, as is the sense of loneliness and isolation.

Overall, ClockDVA's "Beautiful Losers" captures a sense of longing and melancholy, but also a strong sense of empathy and longing for connection with those who are struggling.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm just waiting man move on! move on!
I am patiently waiting for the situation to change and move forward.

I'm just a thinking man go on! go on!
I am a contemplative person who keeps moving forward in life.

I'm just an overture for impending doom
I am a warning signal for something bad that is about to happen.

I'm just a voice that speaks to you
I am a messenger conveying a message to you.

It had to be that way
It could not have been any different, it was inevitable.

Oh beautiful losers Where are you now?
I am reminiscing about the past, wondering where the once admirable and successful people are now.

You never seem to win There's something weird about your bitter erotic sin
I have noticed that, despite your talents, you struggle to succeed, and there is something strange and unsettling about your self-destructive behavior.

You were so perfect Why did it end that way?
You had all the traits of success, but for some reason, things did not work out as they should have.

You were the image You were the power You had the knowledge And there was something deeper in your heart
You had all the outward signs of success, as well as the knowledge and the drive, but there was also a deeper side to you that made you unique.

But there was darkness at the centre of it all I ran and smashed my favourite portraiture
Despite your success, you were plagued by inner darkness, causing you to destroy something you held dear.

Oh beautiful losers turrn off the light Oh beautiful losers lay in bed warm inside
I am expressing my wish for the troubled and unsuccessful people to find peace and solace.

I tried to touch you but you were gone I needed love And I'm calling out for someone to take your place Ah? I'm lost again
I miss the past and the people who are no longer in my life, and I feel like I need someone new to fill that void, but I am struggling to find them.

The beautiful losers never win Oh beautiful losers you never win
No matter how talented, smart, or driven they are, some people just cannot seem to succeed.

Oh beautiful losers Where are you tonight
I am still wondering where the people I used to admire are, and what they are up to now.

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Comments from YouTube:

Paul Lawrence

3y↑5

Great stuff, I still have the vinyl album that this is on. Bought it way back after hearing their awesome session on John Peel!

AFallingBird

3y↑1

Me too, though the LP suffered a lot of scratches since '83... But "Advantage" is truly a masterpiece, one of these albums that age like a good wine, I love it more with every passing year. By the way, the Peel sessions are really awesome, it's a pity they didn't do more. And I will never forgive myself that I missed the Berlin concert from which I took the footage.... Thanks for watching!

Paul Lawrence

3y↑1

@AFallingBird My Advantage album is still in good nick luckily. Dark Encounter on that JP session is even better than the album version IMHO, plus there is a track called 'Sister' on it which I was always looking to get but never saw anywhere else?

AFallingBird

@Paul Lawrence Yes, unfortunately there has never been an official release of "Sister", but there is a live version on the bootleg cd "Heaven Noir" (which I don't have): https://www.discogs.com/Clock-DVA-Heaven-Noir/release/2666436 . You can find this concert also on youtube : https://youtu.be/9X5sVNUnilk . And you are right, the Peel sessions are excellent; it's not the only time that Peel recordings sounded almost better than official studio versions. Anyway, I have to listen to the Peel version of "Dark Encounter" again and compare it to the album version.... This is one of my favourite Clock DVA tracks, I love the film noir atmosphere on this ;-)