I'm getting bored
Being part of mankind
There's not a lot to do no more
This race is a waste of time

People rushing everywhere
Swarming around like flies
Think I'll buy a forty four
Give 'em all a surprise

Think I'm gonna kill myself
'Cause a little suicide
Stick around for a couple of days
What a scandal if I died

Yeah I'm gonna kill myself
Get a little headline news
I'd like to see what the papers say
On the state of teenage blues

A rift in my family
I can't use the car
I gotta be in by ten o'clock
Who do they think they are

I'd make an exception
If you want to save my life
Brigitte Bardot gotta come
And see me every night

I think I'm gonna kill myself
'Cause a little suicide
Stick around for a couple of days
What a scandal if I died

Yeah I'm gonna kill myself
Get a little headline news
I'd like to see what the papers say
On the state of teenage blues

On the state of teenage blues

Kill myself, suicide
What a scandal if I died
Suicide, headline news
On the state of teenage blues


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I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself Lyrics as written by Elton John Bernie Taupin

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    this song describes a person who thinks suicide could be used for sympathy and atention, rather than escape from unbearable pain. This song reminds me of a white stripes lyric, 'with every chance to set himself on fire, he just ended up doin the same thing

    2BR02Bon September 10, 2007   Link
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    I think that the singer is toying with the idea of suicide in a very playful manner.

    He wouldn't actually do it, but what if? To me, that's the gist of the song.

    Life can be unbearable sometimes. More often than not, it seems that everything that's ever been good and beautiful is going to hell. Sometimes it seems that there is no way out, no chance of improvement, no light at the end of the tunnel.

    Sometimes we are impotent, incapable of improving our situation. But hey, what if I just killed myself? It's can be a calming thought to always have a way out.

    To summarize: The singer's life is going to hell. He toys with the idea of suicide to alleviate his suffering.

    Of course Elton sings about a teenager and this is probably a play on the public's view on teenage suicide/teenagers who think their life is hard when it's really not.

    But I just listen to this song when I'm in a really bad place. Not to romanticize suicide, but to turn a depressing thought into something jolly and uplifting.

    SamVargason September 09, 2023   Link

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