▁The ▁song ' s ▁lyr ics ▁focus ▁mainly ▁on ▁che ating . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁co - written ▁by ▁f amed ▁song writer ▁Des mond ▁Child , ▁R att ▁guitar ist ▁Warren ▁De Mart ini ▁and ▁lead ▁singer ▁Stephen ▁Pear cy . ▁The ▁song ▁features ▁a ▁slow ▁det un ed ▁opening ▁guitar ▁solo , ▁titled ▁" Int ro ▁To ▁Sh ame ", ▁that ▁suddenly ▁spe eds ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁ 0 : 5 5 ▁mark ▁until ▁the ▁drums ▁and ▁the ▁bass ▁come ▁in ▁at ▁ 1 : 0 1 ▁into ▁the ▁song . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ 1 . ▁Sh ame ▁Sh ame ▁Sh ame ▁▁ 2 . ▁Top ▁Secret ▁▁ ▁Notes ▁: ▁- The ▁Prom o ▁CD ▁included ▁one ▁track ▁with ▁" Int ro ▁To ▁Sh ame " ▁& ▁" Sh ame ▁Sh ame ▁Sh ame " ▁as ▁one ▁track , ▁▁▁▁ ▁and ▁a ▁separate ▁track ▁with ▁just ▁" Sh ame ▁Sh ame ▁Sh ame ". ▁- There ▁was ▁a ▁ 3 " ▁CD ▁single ▁released ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁In ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁song , ▁the ▁band members ▁are ▁in ▁an ▁air ship . ▁The ▁air ship ▁is ▁apparently ▁being ▁attacked ▁by ▁another ▁air ship ▁pil oted ▁and ▁man ned ▁by ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁stri ppers . ▁The ▁band ▁ret ali ates ▁and ▁is ▁successfully ▁defe ating ▁the ▁other ▁air ship ▁until ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁activ ates ▁a ▁switch ▁called ▁" Det on ator " ▁( also ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁album ). ▁After ▁doing ▁so