I’d rather die
Than live forever
I’d rather never show my hand
And hide in the wild deprivation
But this shit ain’t that
These aren’t the times, this isn’t my night
These are crimes and reckless homicides
Duct tape and ether rags, burning at midnight
We’re trying to get away from what we started
From all the sirens, flames and stinking carnage
So then I’m gonna see my lady then I’m gonna go back home
And I’d say I’ll see you maybe soon but baby, no I won’t
And I know I don’t deserve this so don’t fucking tell me so
I stopped listening long ago
I ain’t the boy you think you know
Do you wanna see a picture of what’s underneath these pants?
Do you wanna hear a dream I pretend I don’t have?
Do you wanna stay asleep while the kids outside get wild?
Or lick the demon smile?
Do you want to get some gasoline and huff and burn and laugh?
Do you want to burn a flaming pentagram into the grass?
I used to want it now I just want to want it back
But this shit ain't that
So then I’m gonna see my lady then I’m gonna go back home
And I’d say I’ll see you maybe soon but baby, no I won’t
And I know I don’t deserve this so don’t fucking tell me so
I stopped listening long ago
I ain’t the boy you used to know
Somebody’s comin'
Somebody's comin'
Somebody's comin'
Let’s get to runnin'
Somebody's comin'
I ain't the boy you used to know
Somebody's comin'
I ain't the boy you used to know
Somebody's comin'
I ain't the boy you used to know
Let's get to runnin'
I’d Rather Die Than Live Forever was written by Brendan Kelly.
Brendan Kelly and the Wandering Birds released I’d Rather Die Than Live Forever on Tue Dec 27 2011.