This song is about what it’s like to grow up as an aspiring artist and watch all your inspirations kill themselves before or at the age of 27.
The song title is a reference to an urban legend that popular musicians, artists, and actors die at age 27.
First Verse]
Raise your glasses
You crazy asses
Took some everyday normal shit
And made it classic, so
Cheers to the mistakes
And all the things we'll never change
The songs that we all sang
The chaos in my brain
Light it up
Cloud niner
Who's the love of my life
Tryna find her
All over
Drunken tongues speak us over
Heart put it back together
With the pieces that we broke apart
Lord Jesus
We some conceited ass people and
Convinced ourselves that the world needs us
But tomorrow
Might be dead might be dead
They won't remember us tomorrow
Might be dead might be dead
[Bridge]
Back when I was growing up
I had a strange morbid obsession
Thought I had to die because
Might be dead might be dead
All my heroes went to heaven
Before the age of twenty seven
[Chorus]
Like Jimmy
Like Kurt
Like Jimmy
Twenty seven
Like Jimmy
Like Kurt
Before the age of twenty seven
Always be dead
Like Kurt
Like Jimmy
Twenty seven
Always be dead
Like Kurt
[Verse 2]
I'm on fire in a church
Couldn't wait to taste the dirt
I won't make it into heaven
I couldn't help but make it worse
I feel the chills run down my spine
I'm well behind on rent and bills
Just a fright without its thrill
Just a ghost who never learned
Just a witch who never burned
Just another little demon
Give my life a little meanin'
Gonna waste away while dreamin'
(Dreamin')
I coulda died but here I am
Well and alive
(Dreamin')
I coulda lied but here I am
Well and alive
[Bridge]
Back when I was growing up
I had a strange morbid obsession
Thought I had to die because
Might be dead might be dead
All my heroes went to heaven
Before the age of twenty seven
[Chorus]
Like Jimmy
Like Kurt
Like Jimmy
Twenty seven
Like Jimmy
Like Kurt
Before the age of twenty seven
Always be dead
Like Kurt
Like Jimmy
Twenty seven
Always be dead
Like Kurt
[Verse 3]
It's safe to say I'm here to stay
I've got some hope
I never pray
Although I probably should
Just in case
Today's the day
And there a greater ??
I wanna tell 'em that I wanna really wanna stay
Really wanna know
I wanna find my way
I wanna find my way
I'm well behind on rent and bills
Just a fright without its thrill
Just a ghost who never learned
Just a witch who never burned
Just another little demon
Give my life a little meanin'
Gonna waste away while dreamin'
[Bridge]
Back when I was growing up
I had a strange morbid obsession
Thought I had to die because
Might be dead might be dead
All my heroes went to heaven
Before the age of twenty seven
[Chorus]
Like Jimmy
Like Kurt
Like Jimmy
Twenty seven
Like Jimmy
Like Kurt
Before the age of twenty seven
Always be dead
Like Kurt
Like Jimmy
Twenty seven
Always be dead
Like Jimmy
27 Club was written by Skuff Micksun & Johnny Polygon.
Johnny Polygon released 27 Club on Sat May 15 2021.