This track is about late actor/comedian John Belushi who died from a drug overdose on March 5, 1982 due to taking a combination of cocaine and heroine called “Speedball”. All of the members of Anthrax were huge Belushi fans.
It wasn’t a pro drug song, because we’ve never been pro drug. But we did l...
[Verse 1]
It started back in high-school
So cool, king of the scene
You found that making people laugh
Was more than just a dream
The public took right to you
Like flies to a pile of shit
So funny and smart, so talented
But success just couldn't fit
[Pre-Chorus]
Wasting your life
No future is bright
Dancing on your grave
Living like a slave, someone should've said...
[Chorus]
N.F.L., Efilnikufesin
N.F.L
N.F.L., Efilnikufesin
N.F.L
Wake up dead in a plywood bed
Six feet from the rest of your life
And when you couldn't see your own dependency
N.F.L., nice fucking life!
[Verse 2]
The whole world is your playground
Yet you couldn't find your niche
Your only friends it helps you through
Helps you dig your daily ditch
The bottom line can't touch you
'Cause you're above the rest
Your little friend's the enemy
And the bottom line is death
[Pre-Chorus]
Wasting your life
No future is bright
Dancing on your grave
Living like a slave, someone should've said...
[Chorus]
N.F.L., Efilnikufesin
N.F.L
N.F.L., Efilnikufesin
N.F.L
Wake up dead in a plywood bed
Six feet from the rest of your life
And when you couldn't see your own dependency
N.F.L., nice fucking life!
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
You lived a life of excess
Goddamn shame it's such a waste
Just one too many cookies
From the batch no one should taste
Yet his memory still stays with us
'Cause watching him was fun
Too bad that things weren't different
Who knows what he'd have done
[Pre-Chorus]
Wasting your life
No future is bright
Dancing on your grave
Living like a slave, someone should've said...
[Chorus]
N.F.L., Efilnikufesin
N.F.L
N.F.L., Efilnikufesin
N.F.L
Wake up dead in a plywood bed
Six feet from the rest of your life
And when you couldn't see your own dependency
N.F.L., nice fucking life!
Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.) was written by Frank Bello & Joey Belladonna & Charlie Benante & Dan Spitz & Scott Ian & Danny Lilker.
Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.) was produced by Anthrax & Eddie Kramer.
Anthrax released Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.) on Sun Mar 22 1987.