"Nettie" is a song by Type O Negative, included on their sixth album Life Is Killing Me, released in 2003. This song and the lyrics are dedicated to Pete's mother Nettie. The song contains Pseudo-Latin in the refrain from the 2:44 mark, roughly translating to "I invoke he power of the Cross. My Mother alone could move the One Great God."
Lyrics[]
Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those teardrops from your eyes
Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those teardrops from your eyes
In the dark bathed in Cathode ray blue
Miss Red Hook of 1922
Weeping silently for the pain of others
Every night a tearful rosary
A victim of the curse of empathy
Her reward for compassion is to suffer
Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those teardrops from your eyes
My shortcomings I know caused her grief
Still she loves me. This I can't believe!
Responding not with anger but a prayer
Heaven's just Southwest of Cobble Hill
True, I am the son of an Angel
Maternally, not one woman compares
Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those teardrops from your eyes
Invocus, Virium
Solo crux, Matris sin
Novo vis, For tuit
Dis Magnus, Omni dei
If you fall, I will catch you
When you're lost, I'll be there soon
(Invocus, Virium, Solo crux, Matris sin,)
Far away, but, of course, near
(Novo vis, For tuit, Dis Magnus, Omni dei,)
When you're sad, I'm always here
Thank you for saving me from myself
Your compassion became its own hell
Unequivocally beautiful inside and out
Without a doubt
Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those teardrops from your eyes
Nettie, no need to cry
Let me wipe those teardrops from your eyes, Nettie
Personnel[]
Group performers
- Peter Steele – lead vocals, bass, additional guitar and keyboards
- Kenny Hickey – guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Silver – keyboards
- Johnny Kelly – live drums
Enginucers
- Peter Steele – writing, mixing, production
- Josh Silver – engineering, effects, drum programming, mixing, production
- Mike Marciano – engineering, mixing
- George Marino – mastering