The group played its first gig at London's Splash club in March 1994, subsequently taking six weeks to record its debut album, Paranoid and Sunburnt, at a "haunted house" outside the city. The band's first single, "Selling Jesus," was featured on the soundtrack of the film Strange Days; Stoosh followed in 1996, and three years later Skunk Anansie returned with Post Orgasmic Chill. They broke up in 2001, with Skin moving on to a solo career (releasing Fleshwounds in 2003 and Fake Chemical State in 2006). The group re-formed in early 2009, playing sold-out shows and recording three new tracks for a greatest-hits album, Smashes & Trashes. The reunion went so well that they decided to stick together and record a new album, Wonderlustre, released in the autumn of 2010, with the track "You Saved Me" used in Zack Snyder's 2011 movie Sucker Punch, along with their remix of Björk's "Army of Me."
Sadly, former drummer Robbie France passed away after his aorta ruptured in January 2011. The band released its fifth album, Black Traffic, in September 2012 and backed it with an extensive European tour. The first single from the album was "Sad, Sad, Sad." The group followed this up with the live album An Acoustic Skunk Anansie: Live in London, a recording of their performance at Cadogan Hall, London in April 2013, before their sixth studio effort, Anarchytecture, arrived in 2016. The following year, the band put out 25live@25 -- a compilation album that traversed 25 years of live material.
Biography by Steve Huey
Satisfied
Skunk Anansie Lyrics
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I only want to change the picture
Should I deflate and suffer blows
Now I've seen devil eyes within your bewitcher
Should I stand by you
There's nothing I can say
To satisfy you
But go your lonely way
There's nothing I can do
To satisfy you
No way to save your stubborn soul
I'll save the diamonds in my mirror
Only your gods will ever know
I am the jewel you'll never splinter or fracture
Should I stand by you
There's nothing I can say
To satisfy you
There's nothing I can say
But go your lonely way
There's nothing I can do
To satisfy you
Well it feels like tonight
I'm gonne lose, I've got to choose
Yeah it feels like tonight
I'm gonne lose, so all I wanna say is "fuck you"
There's nothing I can say
To satisfy you
There's nothing I can say
But go your lonely way
There's nothing I can do
To satisfy you
Go stagger your own way
Do what you wanna do
There's nothing I can say
To satisfy you
Skunk Anansie's song "Satisfied" is a powerful and emotional track that explores the intricate dynamics of a failing relationship. The opening lines, "I never wanted you to go, I only want to change the picture," suggest that the singer is struggling with the reality of a relationship that has taken a turn for the worse. This line could be interpreted to mean that the singer does not want the relationship to end but would like to improve it by changing some aspects of it.
As the song progresses, the singer becomes more and more disillusioned with the relationship, and their emotions become more hostile. This is highlighted in the line, "Should I stand by you?...There's nothing I can do to satisfy you." This line indicates that the singer has reached a point where they are unable to meet the needs of their partner or the relationship as a whole.
The climax of the song is marked by the vehement outburst of "fuck you," which emphasizes the singer's desperation and frustration with the situation. Finally, in the last lines of the song, the singer accepts the reality of the relationship, telling their partner to "go your lonely way" and "do what you wanna do."
Overall, the song is a poignant portrayal of the struggles of a failing relationship and the complex emotions that come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
I never wanted you to go
I didn't want you to leave me
I only want to change the picture
I just wanted to change our situation
Should I deflate and suffer blows
Should I lower myself and deal with the consequences
Now I've seen devil eyes within your bewitcher
I see through the façade you've been putting up
Should I stand by you
Do I have to keep supporting you?
There's nothing I can say
To satisfy you
I can't make you happy no matter what I do or say
But go your lonely way
Just go, you're on your own now
There's nothing I can do
I can't change the situation anymore
No way to save your stubborn soul
I can't change the fact that you're so stubborn
I'll save the diamonds in my mirror
I'll focus on myself and my own worth
Only your gods will ever know
Only you and your beliefs can understand your true self
I am the jewel you'll never splinter or fracture
I'm strong and unbreakable
Well it feels like tonight
I'm gonne lose, I've got to choose
Yeah it feels like tonight
I'm gonne lose, so all I wanna say is 'fuck you'
I know it's over and I feel like I'm losing, so I just want to express my anger towards you
Go stagger your own way
Do what you wanna do
There's nothing I can say
To satisfy you
You can do whatever you want now, I can't control you or make you happy anymore
Writer(s): Richard Keith Lewis, Mark Richardson, Martin Ivor Kent, Deborah Ann Dyer Copyright: Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Contributed by John L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.