Mother Please Don’t Be Sad
The Flaming Lips * Track #9 On American Head
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Mother Please Don't Be Sad by The Flaming Lips
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The Flaming LipsWrited by
Matt Kirksey & Nicholas Ley & Jake Ingalls & Derek Brown & Michael Ivins & Steven Drozd & Wayne CoyneAbout
“Mother Please Don’t Be Sad” is about Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne’s experience of being held at gunpoint during a robbery when he worked at a Long John Silver’s restaurant as a teen.
Mother Please Don’t Be Sad Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mother, please don't be sad
I didn't mean to die tonight
But those robbers were so fast
Their guns and their anger and I lost the fight
The ambulance attendants did all they can
And I almost pulled through
But in the end
I won't see you tonight
Mother, please don't be sad
[Chorus]
When we die (When we die)
When we're high (When we're high)
The gatekeeper hides, hides his eyes
Lets us by
When we're high
When we die
[Verse 2]
So mother, please don't be sad
It's only me that's died tonight
There's so much you still have
Remember all the others
That are still alive
Their love will help you
And so would I
Remember to let the dogs outside
'Cause I won't be there tonight
Mother, please don't be sad
[Chorus]
When we die (When we die)
When we're high (When we're high)
The gatekeeper hides
Hides his eyes
Lets us by
When we're high
When we die
Mother Please Don’t Be Sad Q&A
Who wrote Mother Please Don’t Be Sad's ?
Mother Please Don’t Be Sad was written by Matt Kirksey & Nicholas Ley & Jake Ingalls & Derek Brown & Michael Ivins & Steven Drozd & Wayne Coyne.
Who produced Mother Please Don’t Be Sad's ?
Mother Please Don’t Be Sad was produced by Mike Fridmann & Dennis Coyne & Scott Booker & Dave Fridmann & The Flaming Lips.
When did The Flaming Lips release Mother Please Don’t Be Sad?
The Flaming Lips released Mother Please Don’t Be Sad on Fri Aug 28 2020.
What did The Flaming Lips say about "Mother Please Don't Be Sad"?
When I was 17, there was a robbery happening in the restaurant that I was working in. The guys came in and I thought for sure that I was going to be killed. This song is what I was saying to myself while I laid on the floor, waiting to be shot in the head. I was going to stop at my mother’s house af...