Lyrics to
Damage Case

This version of Damage Case was released by Motorhead in 1979.

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Hey babe don’t act so scared
All I want is some special care
I’m on the run from some institution
All I want’s a little consolation
And I can tell by your face
I’m a total disgrace
Let me inside your place
Move over for a Damage Case

Hey babe wait a minute stop
Don’t run away don’t call the cops
I ain’t looking to victimise you
All I want to do is tantalise you
And I can tell by your face
I’m all over the place
I can tell by your face
Got no time for a Damage Case

Hey babe don’t turn away
I’m here tomorrow I’m gone today
I don’t even care what you think your game is
I don’t even care what your name is
And I can tell by your face
You’re all over the place
Let me inside your place
Move over for a Damage Case

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About Lyrics and Damage Case by Motorhead

The lyrics for Damage Case are defined as the words making up the song released by Motorhead in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Damage Case have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Motorhead and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Damage Case by Motorhead if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Damage Case" means the words set to the music of Damage Case, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Motorhead. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Damage Case and the lyrics to Damage Case are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Motorhead who came here looking just for the lyrics to Damage Case, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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