This track describes a man’s stated prerogative to pursue a girl despite her resistance as a “triumph” of his will, his desire, over the circumstances. In Devo’s trademark robotic fashion, this situation, the subject of many a popular love song, is described without any emotion, treating romance in...
It was a thing I had to do
It was a message from below
It was a messy situation
It was desire for a girl
I'm not a wanker or a banker
I'm not afraid to take a risk
It is the thing females ask for
When they convey the opposite
Before I die
Before I die
Before I die
I'll get another piece of pie
I'll get another piece of pie
I'll get another piece of pie
If I have to lie
It was a thing I had to do
It was a message from below
It was a messy situation
It was a triumph of the will
Before I die
Before I die
Before I die
I'll get another piece of pie
I'll get another piece of pie
I'll get another piece of pie
If I have to lie
When the well cries out for water
It is a need that must be filled
It goes beyond the laws of nature
It takes a triumph of the will
Triumph of the Will was written by Gerald Casale & Mark Mothersbaugh.
Triumph of the Will was produced by Ken Scott.