Misery
Varley Lyrics

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Sleepless,
Sleepless nights when I’m thinking bout you
Where you came from,
What you do,
How come you’re here?
Now every time I’m alone well I started
Thinking about the way that we parted

Don’t blame me now
For building all your misery
You have yourself
Don’t blame me now
For building all your misery
You have yourself
Oh yourself to blame

Speechless
Speechless when I’m talking to you
Your self-absorption rate’s
Way off the Richter scale
You can’t even ask: how are you?
Now every time I’m alone well I started
Thinking about the way that we parted

Don’t blame me now
For building all your misery
You have yourself
Don’t blame me now
For building all your misery
You have yourself
Oh yourself to blame

Now every time I’m alone well I started
Thinking about the way that we parted

Don’t blame me now
For building all your misery
You have yourself
Don’t blame me now
For building all your misery

You have yourself
Oh yourself to blame

Overall Meaning

The song "Misery" by Varley is a piece about a failed relationship and the aftermath of it. The chorus is especially significant, with the repetition of the lines "Don't blame me now for building all your misery, you have yourself, Oh, yourself to blame." The singer seems to be delivering a message to the former partner that they should take responsibility for their own misery, instead of blaming the singer for it.

The first verse of the song seems to be from the perspective of the singer having sleepless nights, thinking about the former partner and wondering where they came from and what they do. The chorus comes in and reiterates the point that the former partner's misery is of their own doing. The second verse of the song is reflective of the former partner's self-absorption and inability to ask the singer how they are doing, which eventually leads to the breakup. The song comes full circle with a repetition of the chorus and a final reminder to the former partner to take responsibility for their own happiness.

Line by Line Meaning

Sleepless,
I am unable to sleep,

Sleepless nights when I’m thinking bout you
I spend restless nights thinking about you,

Where you came from,
I wonder about your origin,

What you do,
I question your occupation,

How come you’re here?
I am puzzled about your presence,

Don’t blame me now For building all your misery You have yourself Don’t blame me now For building all your misery You have yourself Oh yourself to blame
Do not hold me responsible for your unhappiness, as it is solely your own doing. You have no one else but yourself to blame.

Speechless
I am lost for words,

Speechless when I’m talking to you
I am unable to express myself when conversing with you,

Your self-absorption rate’s Way off the Richter scale
You are excessively focused on yourself, beyond normal limits,

You can’t even ask: how are you?
You are incapable of asking about my welfare,

Now every time I’m alone well I started Thinking about the way that we parted
Whenever I am alone, I reminisce about how we separated.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Varley, Joschka Bender, Matthias Heising, Claire-Ann Varley, Martin Rott

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