Nick Currie (born February 11, 1960 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK)… Read Full Bio ↴Nick Currie (born February 11, 1960 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK), more popularly known under the artist name Momus (after the Greek god of mockery), is a songwriter, writer, blogger and artist. Most of his songs are self-referential or postmodern.

For more than twenty years he has been releasing, to only marginal commercial and critical success, playful and transgressive albums on labels in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. In his lyrics and his other writing he makes seemingly random use of decontextualized pieces of continental (mostly French) philosophy, and has built up a personal world he says is "dominated by values like diversity, orientalism, and a respect for otherness." He is also known in certain circles outside the U.S. as a producer. He is fascinated by identity, Japan, the avant-garde, time travel and sex. Live Momus shows are rare but when he does perform he often sings the crowd favourite 'maf' from the Stars Forever LP.
He wears a patch over his right eye because he lost the use of it after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis from a contact lens case washed with Greek tap water.

Nick Currie currently resides in Osaka, Japan.

Trust Me I'm a Doctor
Momus Lyrics

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Trust me, I'm a doctor
A specialist in the ailments
Of the actress

Trust me, I'm a doctor
And you suffer from a rare form
Of attractiveness

Trust me if I seem to touch you
During the course of the cure in a sexual way
You see I long since lost all interest
In feelings of pleasure and pain
I don't ever expect to feel those feelings again
But you still may

Trust me, I'm a doctor
Disregard my appearance
On the blacklist

Trust me when your boyfriends
Jealously accuse me
Of malpractice

And trust me if I seem to touch you
During the course of the cure in a sexual way
You see I long since lost all interest
In feelings of pleasure and pain
I don't ever expect to feel those feelings again
But you still may

I am old, there is no hope left for me
But I know that there may be hope for you
I am old but I know that you could pull me through
If we operate, if we operate immediately

Touch me, I'm a doctor
My pulse is fast
My arms are very thin

Kiss me, hold me
Help me break this
Frozen sea within

And touch me if I seem to touch you
During the course of the cure in a sexual way
You see I long since lost all interest
In feelings of pleasure and pain
I don't ever expect to feel those feelings again
But I just still may

But I just still may

Yes I just still may
I just still may ...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Trust Me I'm a Doctor" by Momus are quite complex and can be interpreted in various ways. The song talks about a doctor who is a specialist in the ailments of actresses, and he assures the patient to trust him. He claims that the patient has a rare form of attractiveness, which he will cure through sexual means. But he also mentions that he has lost all interest in feelings of pleasure and pain, and the patient may still feel those feelings. Despite his assurances, the doctor seems to be unreliable, as he is on the blacklist and is accused of malpractice.

The line "You see I long since lost all interest in feelings of pleasure and pain" could suggest that the doctor has become desensitized to emotions and has to seek extreme ways to feel fulfilled. The idea of the doctor using sexual means to cure a rare form of attractiveness could be a metaphor for society's obsession with youth and beauty, and how people are willing to go to great lengths to stay young and attractive. The last lines of the song, "If we operate, if we operate immediately/Touch me, I'm a doctor/My pulse is fast, My arms are very thin/Kiss me, hold me/Help me break this/Frozen sea within," suggest that the doctor may also be seeking comfort and closeness.

Line by Line Meaning

Trust me, I'm a doctor
I am a doctor, so you should believe what I say

A specialist in the ailments Of the actress
I specialize in treating the problems faced by actresses

And you suffer from a rare form Of attractiveness
You have a unique charm that not many people have

Trust me if I seem to touch you During the course of the cure in a sexual way You see I long since lost all interest In feelings of pleasure and pain I don't ever expect to feel those feelings again But you still may
If I touch you during the treatment, it's purely professional and not intended to be sexual. I no longer feel pleasure or pain, but you may still experience those feelings

Disregard my appearance On the blacklist
My appearance may not be great and people may criticize me, but you should still trust me as a doctor

Trust me when your boyfriends Jealously accuse me Of malpractice
If your partners accuse me of misbehaving, please trust me that I have done nothing wrong

I am old, there is no hope left for me But I know that there may be hope for you I am old but I know that you could pull me through If we operate, if we operate immediately
I am old and my situation is hopeless, but I believe that you can save me with an operation if we start immediately

Touch me, I'm a doctor My pulse is fast My arms are very thin
I need help and support, even though I am a doctor. I am weak and fragile, so please be gentle

Kiss me, hold me Help me break this Frozen sea within
I need your love and affection to help me overcome my depression and emotional distress

But I just still may Yes I just still may I just still may ...
Even though I have lost the ability to feel pleasure or pain, I may still experience those feelings if you touch me during the treatment

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