Instant Death

This is actually a song about a freind of theirs who over dosed. i read that after that incident they became straight, or used less drugs or something.

This is a very beautiful song. According to wikipedia this song was written about the death of one of their friends in 1991 as a result of drug overdose, as well as the death of Adam Horovitz' mother in 1986 due to alcoholism. The lyrics "what do you do when your man kills himself? / Where's my mom?" refer to each respective incident. The speaker is obviously devastated by each incident and is at a loss for what to do with himself. The process/pain caused by these two incidents make the speaker desire his own instant death, probably asap seeing as how he has a bleak outlook on life and wants to rejoin these people rather than, when he does die in the future to die instantly... blah blah blah whatever.

Yep. Ad Rock's Mom & a close friend of his. I don't believe he is contemplating suicide in this song.

The person's father has committed suicide, so they feel alone. They've probably lost their mother, but still wish they could show her their accomplishments. There is no comfort of home to return to. Death seems too ominous now, and so he hopes that when his own death comes, it comes fast.

I think this is about killing yourself to see people who have died before you in the afterlife. I like the mellowness of it, up to the crazy last minute, but maybe that is where the person kills themselves.