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"Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity" is a song by Type O Negative, included on their first album Slow, Deep and Hard, released in 1991. This lead track is divided into five cantos, tied with the next track "Der Untermensch" and "Some Stupid Tomorrow" of Dead Again for second most of any song in the Type O Negative catalog, and one less than "I Know You're Fucking Someone Else", which is altered version of this song featured on the next album. It begins with a sharp hiss and then riffing begins. The first canto of this song, titled "Anorganic Transmutogenesis (Synthetic Division)" is thrashy, then goes to doom metal section then back to thrash. The second canto, "Coitus Interruptus", is an acoustic instrumental overlaid with the sound of female moaning while having sex. "I Know You're Fucking Someone Else" (which is same title as the aforementioned altered version of this song on The Origin of the Feces) is the third and fifth cantos lasting for the grand total of four minutes and eighteen seconds (2:04 and 2:14, respectively), which is one-third the duration of this whole song. Embedded between the two same-titled cantos is the pipe organ solo titled "Whore" before it goes back to the pop metal part of the prior canto. The last three cantos are about feeling depressed and agony from a cheating girlfriend while being drunk and features NYHC chants of 'Slut! Whore! Cunt!' Right after the song ends, handclaps are played for the last 14 seconds of the track.

This is the only single released from Type O's first album and the song included on both of their greatest hits albums—The Least Worst Of and The Best of Type O Negative.

Lyrics[]

[Canto I. "Anorganic Transmutogenesis (Synthetic Division)"]
Trust and you'll be trusted
Says the liar to the fool
Lust and so what if you're busted?
In love and war there ain't no rules

Do you believe in forever?
I don't even believe in tomorrow
The only things that last forever
Are memories and sorrow

Out of sight out of mind
The motto of betrayal
The prophets preach to forgive and forget
I'm sorry, but I am unable

[Canto II. "Coitus Interruptus"]
[Instrumental with moans]

[Canto III. "I Know You're Fucking Someone Else"]
You went to L'amour Saturday night
Red nails and lipstick dressed two sizes too tight
His tongue down your throat
His hand up your skirt
Yeah I'm a man
But it still hurts

Slut
Whore
Cunt

I know you're fucking someone else
(He knows you're fucking someone else)
I know you're fucking someone else
(He knows you're fucking someone else)

You had cock on your mind
And cum on your breath
Inserted that diaphragm before you left
Practicing freelance gynecology
Where there's a womb there's a way
With you it's for free

Slut
Whore
Cunt

I know you're fucking someone else
(He knows you're fucking someone else)
I know you're fucking someone else
(He knows you're fucking someone else)

[Canto IV. "Whore"]
Done it before
Time after time
Refused to learn your lesson
Gave 'til it hurt
Thought it was right
Only fools make mistakes twice

Whore
Whore

So you sit home
Drinking alone
Empty bottle in your hand
Don't even try
To sort out the lies
It's worse to try to understand

Whore
Whore

[Canto V. "I Know You're Fucking Someone Else" (reprise)]
You
You make me hate myself

I know you're fucking someone else
(He knows you're fucking someone else)
I know you're fucking someone else
(He knows you're fucking someone else)
I know you're fucking someone else
(He knows you're fucking someone else)
I know you're fucking someone else
(He knows you're fucking someone else)

I know
(He knows)
I said I know
(He said he knows)

I know
(He knows)

Personnel[]

Group performers

Enginucers

Links to other songs[]

Type O Negative songs
Slow, Deep and Hard
  1. "Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity"
  2. "Der Untermensch"
  3. "Xero Tolerance"
  4. "Prelude to Agony"
  5. "Glass Walls of Limbo"
  6. "The Misinterpretation of Silence and its Disastrous Consequences"
  7. "Gravitational Constant: G = 6.67 × 10−8 cm−3 gm−1 sec−2"
The Origin of the Feces
Bloody Kisses October Rust
World Coming Down Life Is Killing Me
Dead Again Songs from non-studio albums
StereoType O Negative songs
  • "In the Name of Love (Pride)"
  • "Dolce Vita"
  • "Last Christmas"
  • "Wicked Game"
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