Misery
Pink and Steven Tyler Lyrics

Shadows are fallin' all over town
The mood of the town is dark and gloomy, similar to how the singer is feeling.

Another night and these blues got me down
The singer is feeling upset and low, as if she has the blues. This is a recurring feeling.

Oh, misery! I sure could use some company
The singer is expressing how alone she feels and wishes someone could be there for her to comfort her in her misery.

Since he's been gone I ain't been the same
The singer is explaining how her life has changed drastically since her significant other has left her.

I carry the weight like an old ball and chain
The singer is comparing her sadness to a heavy burden that she has to bear, similar to an old ball and chain.

Guess its all meant to be
The singer is accepting the fact that her sadness is inevitable and part of her life journey.

For love to cause me misery
The singer believes that love always leads to pain for her.

Oh misery! Oh misery!
The singer is crying out in sadness and despair.

Tell me why does my heart make a fool of me
The singer is questioning why she always falls for the wrong people and ends up getting hurt.

Seems its my destiny
The singer believes that her fate is to always experience heartache and pain in her love life.

And, oh! I've been down this road before
The singer is acknowledging that she has experienced this type of heartache before.

With a passion that turns into pain
The singer's strong emotions of passion often leads to pain and heartache for her.

And each I saw love walk out the door
The singer is explaining how each time she has fallen in love, the relationship has ended in heartache.

I swore never get caught again
The singer is making a promise to herself to try and avoid falling in love and experiencing the associated pain again.

But ain't it true? It takes what it takes
The singer is acknowledging that sometimes you have to go through pain and heartache to grow and learn from your experiences.

And sometime we get too smart to late.
The singer is admitting that sometimes it takes too long for us to realize that we are hurting ourselves with our actions.

One more heartache for me
The singer is expressing her disappointment at having to experience heartache once again.

Another night of misery
The singer is expressing her sadness and despair at experiencing yet another night of misery.

Oh! And oh misery! Oh misery!
The singer is once again calling out to her despair and sadness.

Tell me why, why, why, why, why, why does this
The singer is pleading for an explanation as to why she always ends up getting hurt in her love life.

Heart make a fool of me
The singer is expressing how foolish she feels for falling in love and getting hurt.

Seems its my destiny
The singer is once again expressing her belief that her fate is to always experience pain and heartache in her love life.

For love to cause misery, oh
The singer is summarizing her feelings about love and how it always seems to lead to pain and misery for her.

Misery
The singer ends the song by repeating the word 'Misery' to emphasize her current state of mind.