Lyric discussion by manic4manics 

Cover art for Marlon J.D. lyrics by Manic Street Preachers

Reminds me of the film/ rock star idea of 'live fast, die young and leave a beautiful corpse'. You haven't the rest of your life to grow old and ugly and embarrass yourself- instead you have left with a bang, leaving only a small number of beautiful photos and a revered career behind you.