Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home
Sinéad O'Connor Lyrics


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We used to go out
Walking hand in hand
You told me all the big
Things you had planed
It wasn't long
Till all your dreams came true
Success put me in second
Place with you

You have no time
To love me anymore
Since fame and fortune
Knocked up on our door
And I spend all
My evenings all alone
Success has made a failure of our home

If we could share
An evening now and then
I'm sure we'd find true
Happiness again
You never hold me
Like you used to do
Oh, it's funny what success
Has done to you

You have no time to
Love me anymore
Since fame and fortune
Knocked up on our door
And I spend all my
Evenings all alone
Success has made a failure of our home
Success has made a failure of our home





I never changed
I'm still the same
I never changed
Stop what you're saying
You're killing me
And am I not your girl?
Am I not your girl?

Am I not?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Sinéad O'Connor's song "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" tell the story of a relationship that has been affected negatively by success. The singer remembers how they used to walk hand-in-hand and talk about their big plans, but as the other partner's dreams come true, the singer is pushed aside. This person feels neglected and alone, spending their evenings without their partner. Success has changed their partner, who no longer loves them like they used to, and the singer realizes that success has made a failure of their home.


The lyrics reveal a sense of emptiness and regret, as the singer yearns for the time when they were happy and their partner showed them affection. However, the success that they have achieved has come at a cost to their relationship, which is now failing. The song is a commentary on the price of success and how it can affect both personal relationships and one's sense of self.


Overall, the lyrics to "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" are poignant and introspective, highlighting the often-hidden costs of fame and fortune.


Line by Line Meaning

We used to go out
We used to go out together


Walking hand in hand
Holding hands while walking


You told me all the big Things you had planed
You shared with me all the big plans you had


It wasn't long Till all your dreams came true
Your dreams came true quickly


Success put me in second Place with you
Your success made me feel less important than before


You have no time To love me anymore
You do not have time to show me love anymore


Since fame and fortune Knocked up on our door
Since we became famous and wealthy


And I spend all My evenings all alone
I spend my evenings alone


If we could share An evening now and then
If we could spend an evening together occasionally


I'm sure we'd find true Happiness again
I believe we could be happy again


You never hold me Like you used to do
You do not hold me like you did before


Oh, it's funny what success Has done to you
It is ironic how success has changed you


I never changed I'm still the same
I have not changed, I am still the same person


Stop what you're saying
Please stop talking


You're killing me
You are hurting me with your words


And am I not your girl?
A rhetorical question asking if she is still loved


Am I not your girl?
Repeating the rhetorical question


Success has made a failure of our home
Our relationship has suffered because of your success


Success has made a failure of our home
Repeating the statement to emphasize its importance




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@benjaminreynolds5068

@@8angst8 Sorry. Which song would you have my memories recall?? Why not this? It is a beautiful song. The second that came to mind was "A thief of your heart". I have just this to say in addition:
I'm not no red football
To be kicked around the garden
No no
I'm a red christmas-tree ball
And I'm fragile
I'm not no animal
Though I am to you
I'm not no crocodile
Like the one in dublin zoo
Who lived in a cage
The length and breadth of his body
When a window which people would look through
And throw coins on his back to taunt him
'Though he couldn't move
Even if he wanted to.



All comments from YouTube:

@tommytank99

RIP Darling Sinead, you stood your ground when others tried to diminish you.

@catha.j.stuart2200

Such a sad song, such a sad day. Hard to believe she's gone. RIP Sinead and thank you for all your music and activism and inspiration. ❤

@NousLarigot

Yes, a very sad day, she finally rests from the pains she suffered so much in this life, and despite this, she left several milestones and begins her legend, I hope less corrosive than the ringworm with which the media, the industry treated her 💓

@monicadahlby354

Evil rules the world. She was too good for this world. So sad.

@suzan7158

😢😢😢

@icherishcrochetandknit309

@@NousLarigot how did the media treat her? What was said?

@nickhaswell6011

Yeah its very very hard to know she has gone

I remember nothing compares 2 U came out like it was yesterday and thats because it was so good clever and unique up close for people to see feel and hear her emotions,

never experienced anything like it to this day something so different about it

A very very sad goodbye to beautiful sinead R.I.P

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@arcvideo

she start singing with sign language , amazing her inclusion , such a great human being

@jerryblackwell3245

Rip Sinéad. Your time was short. However, your contribution to Western music will outlive us all.

@provatos

The arrangement here is flawless. It lights Sinead' s unique voice.

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