Initially released as the lead single off the band’s 2019 EP Hallucinations, “Death of Me” later became a song off the band’s 2020 album Use Me.
Lynn Gunn said of this dark track:
This is about that fine line you dance right when you are interested in somebody and you realize you really care about...
[Intro]
This love, this love
This love, this love
This love, this
[Verse 1]
This love looks like a loaded gun
A noose around my neck or a sweet poison
If it gets in the wrong hands, then we're fucked
'Cause heaven knows what you do to me
You could chain me up or set me free
And you could suffocate or let me breathe, yeah
Baby, you could be the death of me
[Chorus]
Maybe I'm crazy, I know you're danger
Baby, you could be, you could be
I'm falling, fading, and seeing angels
Baby, you could be the death of me
Maybe I'm crazy, I know you're danger
Baby, you could be the death of me
I'm falling, fading, and seeing angels
Baby, you could be the death of me
[Verse 2]
One man's hell is another's God
It's all about perspective, a parallax
You're a cold-blooded killer only after dark
But I don't mind (Woo)
'Cause I'm a sucker, I'll do 'bout anything
Just to get those hands on me, yeah
Keep me hanging on so desperately
Baby, you could be the death of me
[Chorus]
Maybe I'm crazy, I know you're danger
Baby, you could be, you could be
I'm falling, fading, and seeing angels
Baby, you could be the death of me
Maybe I'm crazy, I know you're danger
Baby, you could be the death of me
I'm falling, fading, and seeing angels
Baby, you could be the death of me
[Bridge]
'Cause heaven knows what you do to me, yeah
Let you chain me up or set me free
You could suffocate or let me breathe, babe
You could be the death of me (Woo)
Heaven knows what you do to me, yeah
Let you chain me up or set me free (Woo)
You could suffocate or let me breathe, babe
You could be the death of me
[Chorus]
Maybe I'm crazy, I know you're danger
Baby, you could be the death of me
I'm falling, fading, and seeing angels
Baby, you could be the death of me
Maybe I'm crazy, I know you're danger
Baby, you could be the death of me
I'm falling, fading, and seeing angels
Baby, you could be the death of me
Death of Me was written by Daniel Armbruster & JT Daly & Lynn Gunn.
Death of Me was produced by Lynn Gunn & JT Daly & Daniel Armbruster.
PVRIS released Death of Me on Fri Jul 12 2019.
On July 9th, PVRIS shared a teaser of the lyrics on social media:
The band teased “Death Of Me” on Twitter the following day.
This is about that fine line you dance right when you are interested in somebody and you realize you really care about them and like them. And you have to surrender in a way, or at least for me. I’m go hard or go home. If I’m going to commit to somebody, I’m fully committed and ready to just dive in...