Dead Man's Ballet Lyrics

Lyric discussion by digitalblade 

Cover art for Dead Man's Ballet lyrics by Sixx: A.M.

This song is about Nikki's childhood and what caused him to go down the spiral. His father had abandoned him at very early age and his mother and abusive boyfriend raised him. The lack of parental guidance caused him to steal, lie, and do and sell drugs.

The second part of the song is about when Nikki overdosed after a show and died for a few minutes before being revived by a paramedic on the ambulance. "You can lead him to the ambulance, But you cannot make him live"

the second part could also be about how he OD'd at the Franklin Plaza Hotel while partying with Slash