The Blood Brothers were an American post-hardcore band from 1997 to 2007, f… Read Full Bio ↴The Blood Brothers were an American post-hardcore band from 1997 to 2007, formed in Seattle, Washington. The quintet released five albums, the last of which was produced by Guy Picciotto of Fugazi; as well as its members numerous side projects (including Head Wound City, Jaguar Love, Past Lives, Soiled Doves, Neon Blonde, Waxwing, and others). The band reunited to play FYF Fest in 2014.

Doctor
The Blood Brothers Lyrics

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She shacked up with the wrong surgeon
Doctor! Doctor!
What have you done?
She slept beneath a blanket of scalpels
and woke up with skin like fingernails.
Doctor! Doctor!
What pleasure do you crave when sex lacks passion?
When the hospital lights are dimmed low?

This knife cut fashion lacks compassion,
but who says being an abomination of human cartilage isn't a statement?
Now cover girl, your cover up drips like dairy.
When I see you, walking by yourself,
I wanna cut the corners off your lips,
I wanna shave the angles off your cheeks,
I wanna wash the geometry off your face.
Those cosmetics run, run, run like ivory blood burns.
You keep coming back to get fucked on the operating table.
You keep coming back a different shade of nauseating.
It's time to take that face back to the bank

and count the cash you really make.
Pennies, doctor, pennies!

Overall Meaning

The Blood Brothers' song Doctor tells a story of a woman who got involved with the wrong kind of surgeon. She sleeps among scalpels and woke up with skin like fingernails, which implies that she underwent cosmetic surgery that went wrong. The lyrics question the surgeon about the pleasure they get from performing such procedures, and highlights the lack of compassion in their knife-cut fashion. The woman appears to be addicted to the changes made to her body, constantly returning to the operating table despite the negative effects it has on her. The song ends with the suggestion that the woman takes her face back to the bank and counts the cash she makes, possibly alluding to the superficial nature of the beauty industry and how objectified women can become.

Line by Line Meaning

She shacked up with the wrong surgeon
She got into a relationship with the wrong surgeon.

Doctor! Doctor! What have you done?
The singer is questioning the actions of the doctor.

She slept beneath a blanket of scalpels and woke up with skin like fingernails.
The woman underwent a surgery that left her skin looking abnormal.

Doctor! Doctor! What pleasure do you crave when sex lacks passion? When the hospital lights are dimmed low?
The singer is questioning the motivation behind the doctor's actions.

This knife cut fashion lacks compassion, but who says being an abomination of human cartilage isn't a statement?
The singer is criticizing the use of surgery for aesthetic purposes.

Now cover girl, your cover up drips like dairy.
The woman's makeup is running.

When I see you, walking by yourself, I wanna cut the corners off your lips, I wanna shave the angles off your cheeks, I wanna wash the geometry off your face.
The singer is expressing his dislike for the woman's appearance.

Those cosmetics run, run, run like ivory blood burns.
The woman's makeup is smearing like blood.

You keep coming back to get fucked on the operating table. You keep coming back a different shade of nauseating.
The woman is returning to the surgeon for more surgeries but her appearance is becoming worse.

It's time to take that face back to the bank and count the cash you really make. Pennies, doctor, pennies!
The singer suggests the woman should stop getting surgeries and focus on her finances.

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