I’d Rather Be Dead

By Jack Rootes

Released on January 15, 2018

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[Verse 1]

Moonlight on my pale skin

Life’s turning to a tailspin

Have to pretend that I’m alright

Even though the pain burns like sunlight

Everybody wants to be the bad guy

When things meant to horrify get glorified

And I wonder, is life worth living

In a world that refuses to keep giving

But would rather take for selfish gain

Even if they have to cheat at welfare games

Or turn one another into criminals

That’s why my views are so cynical

Human beings like all take, no give

All bark, no bite, that’s how they live

If to live is not such a good drive

Thеn why the fuck am I even alivе?


[Hook]

Life has me, feeling so worthless

I gotta ask, what’s my purpose?

Negativity, surrounds me

How people live like this astounds me

Life is such a cruel game

We all just, circle the drain

It’s like happiness escapes our head

If that’s the case, I’d rather be dead!


[Verse 2]

These young mortals

Act loud without being thoughtful

Why they do it, is such a wonder

They won’t shut up, ‘till they’re 6 feet under!

Some say they do it just to impress

Others say it’s a method to express

How they feel about things around ‘em

Until the day the coroner pronounces them

Dead, that’s where we all end up

We’ll die either a victor or a contender

Doesn’t matter how or why you trade blows

You win some, you lose some, that’s how the game goes

But it makes me so sick

How many kids, choose to be pricks!

If I could shut them up for good, then I would!

They don’t follow discipline, when they really should!


[Hook]


[Verse 3]

And for god’s sake, please-

Don’t get me started on these so-called MCs!

Walking in the same shoes like a group of clones

Repeating the same shit like some dumb drones

It’s always ‘Whippin’ this, I’m trappin’ that.’

Makes me wanna grab their neck and snap it back!

Everybody screaming ‘Gang, gang, gang.’

But when shit hit the fan, they just ran, ran, ran

Bad influences for the youth

Talk the same shit, claim to make moves

But stay in the same place like detention

There’s nothing more pathetic than a cry for attention!

I always thought, that life was worth it

Now I just wanna take the world and burn it!

So I stare at the moon, thoughts in my head

Man, fuck this life! I’d rather be dead!


[Hook]