Dying Is Fine
Ra Ra Riot * Track #5 On The Rhumb Line
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Dying Is Fine by Ra Ra Riot
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Ra Ra RiotProduced by
Ryan HadlockWrited by
e. e. cummings & John Pike & Rebecca Zeller & Alexandra Lawn & Milo Bonacci & Mathieu Santos & Wes MilesAbout
Dying Is Fine was one of Ra Ra Riot’s first songs, which was released and reworked several times before it made it onto the band’s first full album ‘The Rhumb Line’.
Inspired by the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name, it was written by the entire band, including their drummer John Pike (an avid so...
Dying Is Fine Lyrics
[Verse 1]
To settle our thoughts
Never minding what for
Nothing of a harm to dread
On my mind
So tell me what belies
Oh, tell me what I could have
Oh, oh, tell me what for
[Bridge]
No more of this living dying
Just scientific analyzing
Forgive us, oh life
The sin of
[Chorus]
Death, oh baby
You know that dying is fine but maybe
I wouldn't like death if death were good
Not even if death were good
[Verse 2]
Is this it?
Maundering about and
All I have is too much time
To understand
That one can only love
Life until its ending
Oh, and I can't forget
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
Dying Is Fine Q&A
Who wrote Dying Is Fine's ?
Dying Is Fine was written by e. e. cummings & John Pike & Rebecca Zeller & Alexandra Lawn & Milo Bonacci & Mathieu Santos & Wes Miles.
Who produced Dying Is Fine's ?
Dying Is Fine was produced by Ryan Hadlock.
When did Ra Ra Riot release Dying Is Fine?
Ra Ra Riot released Dying Is Fine on Tue Jul 10 2007.
What did Ra Ra Riot say about "Dying Is Fine"?
In an interview with WQHS Radio, bassist Mathieu Santos states:
I wasn’t too closely involved with the lyrics of the song but the chorus is based on an E.E. Cummings poem that is also titled ‘Dying is Fine’. I think Wes wrote a lot of those lyrics about John, our original drummer [who drowned early...