{"id":5758,"date":"2026-09-18T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:52:01","slug":"the-heartbreaking-meaning-behind-lizzy-mcalpines-funeral-song-doomsday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/the-heartbreaking-meaning-behind-lizzy-mcalpines-funeral-song-doomsday\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heartbreaking Meaning Behind Lizzy McAlpine\u2019s Funeral Song \u201cDoomsday\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In \u201cDoomsday\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/lizzy-mcalpine\">Lizzy McAlpine<\/a> details a slow demise in real time. It\u2019s a stirring and darkly clever take on romance and the kind of permanent destruction that happens when things irreversibly sour. All of which leads the singer-songwriter to plan her own funeral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Funeral Plans<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lizzy McAlpine - doomsday (official video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GFumHG4Wt1g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McAlpine\u2019s bluesy dirge uses a death metaphor to describe the final moments of a crumbling relationship. In the opening verse, she wishes to postpone pulling the plug\u2014an effort to have some say in how her life ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Pull the plug in September,<br>I don\u2019t wanna die in June.<br>I\u2019d like to start planning my funeral,<br>I\u2019ve got work to do.<br><br>Pull the plug, make it painless,<br>I don\u2019t want a violent end.<br>Don\u2019t<\/em><em>\u205fsay<\/em><em>\u205fthat<\/em><em>\u205fyou\u2019ll always love<\/em><em> me,<br>\u2019Cause you know<\/em><em> I\u2019d bleed myself dry for you,<br>Over and over again<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The end is near, but as she twists inside the chaos, her partner stares blankly, which makes the disorienting separation worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Doomsday is close at hand,<br>I\u2019ll book the marching band.<br>To play as you speak.<br>I\u2019ll feel like throwing up,<br>You\u2019ll sit and stare,<br>Like a goddamn machine.<br>I\u2019d like to plan out my part in this,<br>But you\u2019re such a narcissist,<br>You\u2019ll probably do it next week.<br>I don\u2019t get a choice in the matter,<br>Why would I, it\u2019s only the death of me.<br>Only the death of me<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pull the Plug<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chorus ends in near silence as McAlpine speak-sings in a resigned voice. A faint kick drum is heard, like the small quivers of a heart giving up. She searches for light amid the darkness and for now, she\u2019ll try to endure this withering romantic chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Pull the plug, but be careful,<br>I don\u2019t wanna die too soon.<br>I think there\u2019s good in you somewhere,<br>I\u2019ll hang on till the chaos is through<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, when the end arrives, it occurs in silence. She says she feels freer under six feet of dirt than she\u2019s felt in years. She would have married this person, but thankfully, didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps the only thing worse than dying is being forced to endure a living hell one can never escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo by Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lizzy McAlpine plans her own funeral in &#8220;Doomsday&#8221;, a darkly clever take on the final moments of a disintegrating relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":973477,"featured_media":5760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"byline":{"profiles":[{"type":"byline_id","atts":{"term_id":316,"post_id":2139}}]},"savage_platform_role_ideator":[],"savage_platform_role_editor":[],"savage_platform_role_senior_editor":[],"savage_platform_role_photographer":[],"savage_platform_role_illustrator":[],"savage_platform_role_translator":[],"savage_platform_role_as-told-to":[],"savage_platform_role_reviewed-by":[],"savage_platform_disable_recirculation":false,"savage_platform_article_type":"news","savage_platform_vice_article_type":"article","savage_platform_article_intent":"","savage_platform_show_affiliate_disclaimer":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"wp_curate_deduplication":false,"wp_curate_unique_pinned_posts":false,"savage_platform_featured_image_caption":"Photo by Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"savage_platform_subheadline":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[439,535],"byline":[316],"class_list":["post-5758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-indie-pop","tag-lizzy-mcalpine"],"savage_platform_primary_term":{"category":{"term_name":"Features","term_id":12,"term_link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/category\/features\/"},"post_tag":{"term_name":"indie pop","term_id":439,"term_link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/tag\/indie-pop\/"}},"hide_from_homepage":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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