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Midlife Suicide

from Happy Now? by Derek Brink

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People are going to see the word "suicide" and assume I'm talking about actual suicide. Which...is fair. I get that. But in this case it's a metaphor. Or...something like that, anyway... It's not a LITERAL suicide. It's an extreme phrase meant to draw attention to the situation, but it's not a summary of the situation.

Look...you know what I'm saying... I'm saying it's LIKE suicide...but it isn't suicide... Can we just move on?

As mentioned above I realized too late that the chorus to this song is virtually identical to "If I'd Know You." But in my defense there is MORE of it in this one. Whatever.

This is a song that's basically a guy looking at an ex and seeing that they're spending their 40s pretending their in their 20s, and that just doesn't end well. That's all there is to it.

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Had a kid too young
now you’re acting dumb
in your 40s.
What a disaster.
Sex and drugs are both great,
but I stopped tempting fate
in my 20s.
Not that it matters.

You don’t care what I think
when you say “just one more drink.”

This is midlife suicide
one crisis at a time.
It’s midlife suicide thinking everything will be fine.
You could do better,
but you won’t
‘till you work through
everything that you don’t
want to face.

You don’t give a fuck
if you’re pressing your luck
with some asshole
who’s probably beneath you.
Your shitty, stoned friends
all think he’s a prince.
You’ve no soul
left to lose.

I know it’s not my place.
But I care enough to say…

This is midlife suicide
one crisis at a time.
It’s midlife suicide thinking everything will be fine.
You could do better,
but you won’t
‘till you work through
all the things that you don’t
want to face.

I know it's not your fault
that you just can't have it all...

This is midlife suicide
one crisis at a time.
It’s midlife suicide thinking everything will be fine.
You could do better,
but you won’t
‘till you work through
all the things that you don’t
want to face.
I’m amazed
that you think you’re getting out unscathed.
You’re dying inside
everytime
that you tell yourself another lie.
But it’s your life
and it’s that time.
This is midlife suicide.

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from Happy Now?, released May 29, 2021

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