Maybe Just Once

why is this man having such 'malchance' when it comes to love? it seems as if he's always giving his all to this women, just to have it all smacked right in the face! women abusing his love,sensitivity and trust....i don't get it...i can see a good man when i see him....so scarce....

it is on purest feeling along with another song called...Purest Feeling. They origanally were supposed to be part of PHM but they completly don't fit in! 1989...seems like a million years ago.

I guess Trent thought the girl loved him, but she played him and he's hurt like crazy. x.x Maybe..

"maybe, just once, i'l get what's coming to me."

Come on people.... this song was written way before he discovered Marilyn Manson and while Courtney Love was trying to graduate high school...

"maybe, just once, i'l get what's coming to me."

At any rate, this song can be taken one of two ways, which is up to us, the audience (which is why music/poetry are such great mediums):

either

1) the speaker has been hurt too many times and wants "true love" like everyone else seems to have (good karma), as seems to be the case in Verse 1 and seemingly Verse 2.

"maybe, just once, i'l get what's coming to me."

or

2) the speaker realizes he has hurt too many females he's dated and, after his last encounter, realizes that eventually he will be hurt = (bad karma); Verse 2 (from a certain point of view) and Verse 3.

"maybe, just once, i'l get what's coming to me."

Even the ending is cryptic: "oh god what's coming, oh god what's coming to me"

Is the speaker reacting to Love or to Heartbreak?

"maybe, just once, i'l get what's coming to me."

Throughtout the song, his tone of voice, and the lyrics in general, don't really reveal the emotion one way or the other.

"maybe, just once, i'l get what's coming to me."

In my opinion, this song all comes down to one thing: personal perspective.

At least, in my opinion.

"maybe, just once, i'l get what's coming to me."

This fucking song was super gay. I was like, " Whoa, Trent! Are you still in Option30? "

But I still like it. : ]

This song is, IMO, about always being the 'giver' in relationships & being sick & tired of it. I completely know how he feels too, I'm the same way. I always give of myself until there's nothing left & people always just take & take and then leave. Trent's tired of being used & abused.

I personally love this song, even though it's a tad new wave-y. You can really tell that this was done during his transition from the Exotic Birds to NIN.

i love the way trent describes dating as a "game" cuz thats what it really is. you can really feel the pain in his words. i love this song

I love this song too, great lyrics (as always) .

It's great!

what album is this on?