Lyric discussion by HarryOakley 

Cover art for The Magician's Assistant lyrics by Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip

This is how selfish suicide is. Note the excessive use of 'you' and 'your' etc. I like how he then purposely emphasises and expresses every case in a way that parodys the idea.

Song Meaning

i dont think its as easy as calling 'suicide selfish' i think when someone decides to take their own life, they've hit the brick wall and they seriously just cant see anything worth living for. i wouldnt know because ive never even had those thoughts.

it's horrible for the family, friends, boyfriends, girlfriends etc to deal with but we dont know what the person is feeling or thinking. i love this song because it does really put things into perspective.

feelingthis26 has got it spot on, you cant expect a sucicidal person to just keep living because they'll make other...