“Hellfire” is the second track from Ruston Kelly’s third studio album, “The Weakness.” The song was written several years prior to Kelly’s dedicated writing sessions for this album, and made intermittent appearances in his live setlists starting in September of 2019. Kelly had previously teased in 2...
[Chorus]
So what? Oh well
Sometimes I wish I was somebody else
I give in, I give up
Maybe don't and just wish me luck
[Verse 1]
If hellfire's freezin'
All the rain through the ceilin'
And it falls into your mouth
While you're sleepin'
Cough, choke and whisper
If the rock gets twisted in your throat
Don't be stupid, stop your weepin'
[Chorus]
So what? Oh well
Sometimes I wish I was somebody else
I give in, I give up
Maybe don't and just wish me luck
[Verse 2]
If hellfire's screamin'
Like a sin through the healin'
What's the feelin' that you get
When you're dyin'?
Stop, drop, and listen
To the shadows when they're drippin'
Heroin and candy
Don't you like them?
[Chorus]
So what? Oh well
It's so easy bein' somebody else
I give in, I give up
And if neither work, you know that I'm fucked
[Bridge]
So what?
Oh well
So what?
Oh well
So what?
Oh well
So what?
Oh well
[Outro]
Oh well
Hellfire was written by Calvin Knowles & John Chong & Ruston Kelly & Tim Kelly.
Hellfire was produced by Nate Mercereau.
Ruston Kelly released Hellfire on Fri Apr 07 2023.
We’d been playing this song live for a while. I wrote it back in 2019 to fulfill a publishing quota requirement (lol), but it ended up being one of my favorites. You usually end up feeling closer to the songs that come out the quickest, without too much editing. You say what you need to say, and tha...