The meaning of “Dying” is open to interpretation, as with any work of art. For some, it represents the struggle of maintaining one’s identity and mental stability in the face of challenges. The lyrics speak to the internal battles and self-destructive tendencies that can plague individuals during di...
[Intro]
You've seen a cripple dance?
Pay your money, baby, now's your chance
Your lies like cyanide
[Verse 1]
I am so dumb
Just beam me up
I've had it all forever
I've had enough
[Chorus]
Remember, you promised me
I'm dying, I'm dying, please
I want to, I need to be
Under your skin
[Verse 2]
Our love is quicksand
So easy to drown
They steal the gravity, yeah
From moving ground
[Chorus]
Remember, you promised me
I'm dying, I'm dying, please
I want to, I need to be
Under your skin
[Bridge]
And now I understand
You leave with everything
You leave with everything I am
Withering
And now I know that love is dead
You've come to bury me
There's nothing left here to pretend
And he thinks
[Chorus]
Remember, you promised me
I'm dying, I'm dying, please
I want to, I need to be
Under your skin
[Outro]
I'm dying, I'm dying, please
I'm dying, I'm dying, please
I'm dying, I'm dying, please, oh
Under your skin
Under your skin
Dying was written by Courtney Love & Eric Erlandson & Billy Corgan.
Dying was produced by Michael Beinhorn.