“Until I End Up Dead” is Dream’s fourth song since August 2021’s “Change My Clothes.” The song is about living life to the fullest and appreciating the time you have. Dream revealed that the song is dedicated to his late friend Technoblade, who passed away a year prior due to cancer, and his friend’...
[Verse 1]
I got blindsided, couldn't see it in the slightest
That path you walked was the same as mine is
Hard to believe, man, tell me you're lyin'
Uh-uh-uh (Uh-uh-uh)
[Pre-Chorus]
This is something new
Crying the first time I ever wore a suit
I saw me when I looked at you
So now I fear, one day I'm gonna disappear
Look in the mirror, to make sure I'm still standing here
[Chorus]
I've been playin' in my head those things I never said
Like, like existential dread
But I'm not stayin' in my mind, I'm livin' like you said
It's gonna be alright until I end up dead
(Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead)
[Post-Chorus]
Until I end up dead
(Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead)
Until I end up—
[Verse 2]
Blindsided so strong, why would you hide it?
It's in your bones, man, you had to fight it
Came out of nowhere, now pigs are flying
Mm-mm-mm (Mm-mm-mm)
[Pre-Chorus]
This is something new (Something new)
Crying the first time I ever wore a suit (Wore a suit)
I saw me when I looked at you
So now I fear, one day I'm gonna disappear
Look in the mirror, to make sure I'm still standing here
[Chorus]
I've been playin' in my head those things I never said
Like, like existential dread
But I'm not stayin' in my mind, I'm livin' like you said
It's gonna be alright until I end up dead
(Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead)
[Post-Chorus]
Until I end up dead (Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead)
Until I end up dead (Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead)
Until I end up dead (Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead)
(I've been playin' in my head those things I never said)
(Like, like existential dread)
Until I end up dead (Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead)
(But I'm not stayin' in my mind, I'm livin' like you said)
(It's gonna be alright)
Until I end up dead
[Outro]
Until I end up dead, I'm gonna be just fine
Until I End Up Dead was written by Dream & Andrew Goldstein & Joe Kirkland.
Until I End Up Dead was produced by Andrew Goldstein.
Dream released Until I End Up Dead on Fri Jun 23 2023.
I wrote this song about reflecting on life and appreciating the things that really matter. like your friends, family, and loved ones, because you never know when they’ll be gone, or when you will be.
—via Twitter
There were moments during the shooting of the video where my breath caught in my throat, and moments where I just had to step aside and collect myself. And the whole thing was real and respectful and meaningful and wonderful.
And let’s be clear: at the end of the day, Dream is an artist making musi...