2009–present
Let’s do USA Network shows today.
Royal Pains is their take on medical comedy slash drama, because seriously, you’re not a network if you don’t have one.
The show has a short, but enough-for-today’s-standards, opening sequence and theme song combo. The song is semi-obviously entitled “Independence”. It was performed by a band from Denmark (yes, Denmark) called The Blue Van. Listen to the full version of “Independence” below—not sure if that is the official video though.
The song is part of their 2006-release Dear Independence.
Below are the complete lyrics to the song.
Royal Pains theme song lyrics
My independence went away
I didn’t listen when it said
Rely on yourself trusting someone else is a path for the silent ghost
My independence went astray
I didn’t think you could betray the pieces that belong inside yourself
Still I wonder, where did we go wrong?Dear independence, which way to go?
Dear independence, the world will know what I think is right
Dear independence, which way to go?
Dear independence, the world will know what I think is rightMy independence kicked me out
It fed me to a hungry crowd
Like a leper I’m not touched and I cannot bear to watch as I lose the will to lose myselfMy independence, which way to go?
My independence the world will know what I think is right
My independence
My independence had a mind of its ownMy independence
My independenceMy independence
My independenceHad a mind
Had a mind
And finally, the sub 30-second intro of the show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNqUPQb20tk