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Deathwish Lyrics
Deathwish in the fading light
Headlight pointing through the night
Never thought I'd see the day
Playing with my life this way
Gotta keep my foot right down
If I had wings I'd leave the ground
Burning in the outside lane
People think that I'm insane, insane
The day I take a bend too fast
Judgement that could be my last
I'll be wiped right off the slate
Don't wait up 'cause I'll be late, I'll be late
Headlight pointing through the night
Never thought I'd see the day
Playing with my life this way
Gotta keep my foot right down
If I had wings I'd leave the ground
Burning in the outside lane
People think that I'm insane, insane
The day I take a bend too fast
Judgement that could be my last
I'll be wiped right off the slate
Don't wait up 'cause I'll be late, I'll be late
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Isn't it a "Bo diddley" rhytm ?
This song is about Sting's drug abuse during this time in his life. He was abusing pain pills as The Polics suddenly found themselves touring endlessly. Walking on the Moon is also about being high on pills. "If I had wings I'd leave the ground" . Sting was a tortured and depressed person before he finally quit all substance abuse later on during The Police's run.
Driving along at a breakneck speed the author is taking chances with his life.
Is it just me or does the bass riff they keep going into between verses sound like a faster version of the bassline of "I Can't Stand Losing You"? Both songs do have suicidal narrators, so maybe it's some clever self-referencing.
'Deathwish', the only "group" composition, rocks pretty hard utilizing complex tempo changes … [George Starostin]
One of their best song openings. Could've worked as an instrumental.
It's about a race car driver.
This song is about Sting's drug abuse during this time in his life. He was abusing pain pills as The Polics suddenly found themselves touring endlessly. Walking on the Moon is also about being high on pills. "If I had wings I'd leave the ground" . Sting was a tortured and depressed person before he finally quit all substance abuse later on during The Police's run.
This song is about Sting's drug abuse during this time in his life. He was abusing pain pills as The Polics suddenly found themselves touring endlessly. Walking on the Moon is also about being high on pills. "If I had wings I'd leave the ground" . Sting was a tortured and depressed person before he finally quit all substance abuse later on during The Police's run.
This song is about Sting's drug abuse during this time in his life. He was abusing pain pills as The Polics suddenly found themselves touring endlessly. Walking on the Moon is also about being high on pills. "If I had wings I'd leave the ground" . Sting was a tortured and depressed person before he finally quit all substance abuse later on during The Police's run.