Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
And if your heart stops beating
I'll be here wondering
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
And if you get to Heaven
I'll be here waiting, baby
Did you get what you deserve?
The end and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this
Have you heard the news that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand? Ain't it exactly what you planned
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead
Oh dead
Tongue tied and oh so squeamish
You never fell in love
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
And if you get to Heaven
I'll be here waiting, baby
Did you get what you deserve?
The end and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this
Have you heard the news that you're dead
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand
To take a pistol by the hand
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead
And in my honest observation
During this operation
Found a complication
In your heart, so long
'Cause now you've got
Maybe just two weeks to live
Is that the most the both of you can give?
One two,
One two three four
La la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Well come on
La la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Oh motherfucker
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
Then why are we laughing? (La la la la la la)
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
Then why are we laughing? (La la la la la la)
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
Then why are we laughing? (La la la la la la)
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
Then why am I dead?
Dead
I'll be here wondering
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
And if you get to Heaven
I'll be here waiting, baby
Did you get what you deserve?
The end and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this
Have you heard the news that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand? Ain't it exactly what you planned
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead
Oh dead
Tongue tied and oh so squeamish
You never fell in love
Did you get what you deserve?
The ending of your life
And if you get to Heaven
I'll be here waiting, baby
Did you get what you deserve?
The end and if your life won't wait
Then your heart can't take this
Have you heard the news that you're dead
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand
To take a pistol by the hand
And wouldn't it be great if we were dead
And in my honest observation
During this operation
Found a complication
In your heart, so long
'Cause now you've got
Maybe just two weeks to live
Is that the most the both of you can give?
One two,
One two three four
La la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Well come on
La la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Oh motherfucker
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
Then why are we laughing? (La la la la la la)
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
Then why are we laughing? (La la la la la la)
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
Then why are we laughing? (La la la la la la)
If life ain't just a joke (La la la la la)
Then why am I dead?
Dead
Lyrics submitted by veosoco, edited by SmashingDestiny
Dead! Lyrics as written by Frank Iero Bob Bryar
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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