Die This Way

WELL I LIT EVERY BIT OF THAT OLD CANDLE,

AND I’VE BURNED EVERY OUNCE OF MIDNIGHT OIL.

HELL I DON’T THINK I’VE GONE TO BED SOBER,

SINCE I LEARNED AS A BOY HOW GOOD DRUGS WERE.

AND I KEEP SO MANY DREAMS THAT I’M DROWNIN’

IN ALL THE THINGS I FAIL TO DO IN TIME ALLOWIN’.

SEE I LIKE ICARUS ‘CAUSE HE TRIES TO FLY CLOSER,

FLYIN’ FURTHER EVEN WHEN HIS WINGS ARE GETTIN’ SMOLDERED.

BUT LIKE HIM I TUMBLE DOWN GROUNDWARD,

TRYIN’ TO SAVE WHAT LITTLE PEACE I’VE BEEN AFFORDED.

I’M LEFT LIMP FROM A LIFE SPENT RUNNIN’,

OH A DUST UP WITH DEATH I’VE SEEN COMING.

THAT’S ALRIGHT, THAT’S OKAY,

‘CAUSE I DON’T MIND IF I DIE THIS WAY.

I AIN’T BEEN PUT AWAY DRY NOW FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

FEELS LIKE I BEEN LIFTIN’ AND SETTIN’ THE SUN IN THE SKY.

YEAH I LIVE BIG AND I LIVE HARD, GOOD GOD I NEED SLEEP.

BUT THE FEAR OF MISSING OUT, OH DAMN, HOW IT EATS.

AIN’T NO COMIN BACK WHEN I’M DONE,

YOU JUST PUSH ME IN THE HOLE THAT I DUG.

BUT THAT’S ALRIGHT, THAT’S OKAY, ‘

CAUSE I DON’T MIND IF I DIE THIS WAY.

WELL MY BONES HOW THEY ACHE

FROM THE WEIGHT, FROM THE WEIGHT!

NO I CAN’T MISS A THING,

STAY AWAKE, STAY AWAKE!

GOD I’M GETTIN’ PRETTY WEAK,

GOT THE SHAKES, GOT THE SHAKES!

YEAH WE PAY THE PRICE WE PAY.

I THINK I KNEW IT’D BE TODAY…

OH GOD I KNEW IT’D BE TODAY.

BUT THAT’S ALRIGHT, THAT’S OKAY,

‘CAUSE I DON’T MIND IF I DIE THIS WAY.

THAT’S ALRIGHT, THAT’S OKAY,

‘CAUSE I DON’T MIND IF I DIE THIS WAY.