Victim of Changes
Judas Priest Lyrics
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The liquor you give stems your will to live and gets right to my brain
Don't you know you're driving me insane?
You're tryin' to find your way through life
You're tryin' to get some new direction
Another woman's got her man
But she won't find no new connection
Things look better when she's through
Take another look around, you're not going anywhere
Realized you're gettin' old and no one seems to care
You're tryin' to find your way again
You're tryin' to get some new
Another woman's got her man
But she won't find a new, oh
Takes another drink or two
Things look better when she's through
You been foolin' with some hot guy
I want to know why is it why
Get up, get out, you know you really blew it
I've had enough, I've had enough, good God, pluck me
Once she was wonderful
Once she was fine
Once she was beautiful
Once she was mine (once she was mine)
Change has come over her body
She doesn't see me anymore
Now change has come over her body
She doesn't see me anymore
Changes
Changes
Changes
Changes
Victim of changes
No, no, no
No
The lyrics to Judas Priest's song "Victim of Changes" are about a man's frustration and pain in dealing with his partner's alcoholism. The singer is driven insane by the whiskey woman's destructive behavior, which is not only ruining her own life but is also affecting his mental state. He tries to reason with her by telling her that she is not going anywhere, but she continues to drown herself in alcohol in an effort to find some direction in her life. The singer is left feeling helpless as he watches another woman take her man, but he knows that she won't find a new connection.
The chorus of the song suggests that the woman is masking her pain with alcohol, and that things appear better to her when she is drunk. The singer is both angry and frustrated with the situation, and can't understand why the whiskey woman is fooling around with another man. He decides that he has had enough and that it is time for him to move on, as he is the victim of changes that have come over her body.
This song is a prime example of Judas Priest's early heavy metal sound, with its powerful guitar riffs and screaming vocals. It has become one of the band's most popular songs and helped establish them as one of the pioneering bands of the heavy metal genre.
Line by Line Meaning
Whiskey woman don't you know that you are drivin' me insane
Your love for alcohol is driving me insane.
The liquor you give stems your will to live and gets right to my brain
Drinking liquor makes you lose the will to live and affects my brain as well.
Don't you know you're driving me insane
You're not aware how much your behavior is affecting me.
You're tryin' to find your way through life
You're struggling to find your way in life.
You're tryin' to get some new direction
You're trying to change and find a new path in life.
Another woman's got her man
Another woman has found her man and is happy in her relationship.
But she won't find no new connection
She won't find any new partners because she's happy with her current one.
Takes another drink or two
You keep drinking more to escape your reality.
Things look better when she's through
Drinking temporarily makes things look better for you.
Take another look around, you're not goin' anywhere
You haven't made any progress in life and are stuck in the same place.
Realized you're gettin' old and no one seems to care
You're starting to feel old and ignored by others.
You're tryin' to find your way again
You're trying to find your path in life once more.
Another woman's got her man
Another woman has found her partner.
But she won't find a new
She's content with her current partner and won't find a new one.
You 'bin foolin' with some hot guy
You've been fooling around with another man.
I want to know why is it why
I want to know why you did that.
Get up get out you know you really blew it
Leave, you know that you've made a mistake.
I've had enough, I've had enough, good God pluck me
I've had enough and I need to break free from this situation.
Once she was wonderful
You used to be amazing.
Once she was fine
You used to be good.
Once she was beautiful
You used to be beautiful.
Once she was mine (She was mine)
You used to be mine.
Now change has come over her body
You've changed as a person.
She doesn't see me anymore
You don't see me like you used to.
Now change has come over her body
You've changed as a person.
She doesn't see me anymore
You don't see me like you used to.
Changes, changes, changes, changes
Changes keep happening.
Victim of changes
You're a victim of all these changes.
No, no, no, no
The situation is unacceptable.
Lyrics © REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: Alan Atkins, Glenn Tipton, Kenneth Downing, Robert Halford
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Whiskey woman don't you know that you are drivin' me insane
The liquor you give stems your will to live and gets right to my brain
Don't you know you're driving me insane
You're tryin' to find your way through life
You're tryin' to get some new direction
Another woman got her man
She won't find no new connection
Takes another drink or two, things look better when she's through
Takes another look around, you're not goin' anywhere
You've realized you're gettin' old and no one seems to care
You're tryin' to find your way again
You're tryin' to find some new...
Another woman's got her man
But she won't find a new...
Takes another drink or two, things look better when she's through
You 'bin foolin' with some hot guy
I want to know why is it why
Get up get out you know you really blew it
I've had enough, I've had enough, good God pluck me
Once she was wonderful
Once she was fine
Once she was beautiful
Once she was mine...she was mine
Now change has come over her body, she doesn't see me anymore
Now change has come over her body, she doesn't see me anymore
Changes, changes, changes, changes
Victim of changes
@melissamear5391
I was 14 years old and this was the only album I wanted. My Mom sent away. and bought it for me. I had been sick and almost dying. I got my album and recovered. Always been the best J P album to me.
@figu6ka379
This album is so good it heals people lol
@victorjohnson7512
Rob's vocal range was epic when they made this album. This is prime Priest.
@manuelduranc1621
Prime Priest is also British Steel 80, Defenders of the faith 84 and Painkiller 90
@t.b.6001
He's mostly still got all of it. back in 2014 there was Halls of Valhalla where he does some REALLY impressive vocal slides down into very deep growls.
@crazyman8472
When Rob Halford hits those high notes, man… 😎
@godiseverything8170
Yup even in the early 80's all the way through 1990 he gotten more better with the High notes and High Pitched Vocals aswell
@diamonddavebabe4090
This song, as far as lyrics go, seems to be about a woman with a major alcohol problem, stemming, in part, from her desire to be with a man who is already taken. The perspective of the song is from a former lover/boyfriend, who can only watch as she keeps partying and fooling around like she is still young and pretty. She wants to find someone new, some purpose in life, but she is aging far quicker than she realizes. The protagonist wanted to help, but she would not listen and drove him away from her for good. Now that they are no longer speaking, he can only reflect on the past they shared and how she and he have become victims of changes, victims of time.
@MrDirtclodfight
I would wholeheartedly agree. The one caveat being do you are writing this from your mother's basement.😂
@jameskretzer5318
Exactly