This song is an uncharacteristically soft ballad from Motörhead.
The lyrics describe the feelings of being in love. The person might have cheated on his/her significant one (“It wasn’t my idea that I’d be the one to sin / And so all those years together weren’t worth a fucking dime”) or was dumped...
[Verse 1]
All life is a mystery
All things come to he who waits
All things just a twist of fate
It's just a state of mind
All your time is not your own
It's real hard to find out why
It's real hard to say goodbye
To move on down the line
[Chorus]
Both your eyes wide open, you see the shape I'm in
It wasn't of my choosing, it's only bones and skin
And I will plead no contest if loving you's a crime
So go on and find me guilty, just one more fucking time
[Verse 2]
All your life is in your head
All your dreams are in your sleep
And if your dreams are hid too deep
They're just a waste of time
When you try to chase the dream
You never seem to know the time
You never recognise the signs
And nothing's what it seems
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
And if I would have been a bad man
You would have seen the good in me
You would have seen the other, the good man I can be
But since I am a good man, the same was all the same
Nothing I could do, nothing I could do
[Verse 2]
All life is a mystery
All things pass you by in time
All things just a perfect crime
It's just the way we are
All instincts let you down
It's not a case of love in vain
It's not a case of love insane
It's enough to break your heart
[Chorus 2]
Both your eyes wide open, you see the shape I'm in
It wasn't my idea that I'd be the one to sin
And so all those years together weren't worth a fucking dime
So go on and find me guilty, just one more fucking time
[Chorus 3] 2x
All our years together weren't worth a fucking dime
So go on and find me guilty, just one more fucking time
One More Fucking Time was written by Mikkey Dee & Phil Campbell & Lemmy.
One More Fucking Time was produced by Duane Baron & Bob Kulick.
Motörhead released One More Fucking Time on Mon May 15 2000.