Album: Bad Contestant (2017)

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• My feet are aching
  And your back is pretty tired
  And we've drunk a couple bottles, babe
  And set our grief aside
  The papers say it's doomsday
  The button has been pressed
  We're gonna nuke each other up, boys
  'Til old Satan stands impressed
  
  And here it is, our final night alive
  And as the earth burns to the ground
  
  Oh, girl, it's you that I lie with
  As the atom bomb locks in
  Oh, it's you I watch TV with
  As the world, as the world caves in
  
  You put your final suit on
  I paint my fingernails
  Oh, we're going out in style, babe
  And everything's on sale
  We creep up on extinction
  I pull your arms right in
  I weep and say, "Goodnight, love"
  While my organs pack it in
  
  And here it is, our final night alive
  And as the earth burns to the ground
  
  Oh, girl, it's you that I lie with
  As the atom bomb locks in
  Oh, it's you I watch TV with
  As the world, as the world caves
  
  Oh, it's you that I lie with
  As the atom bomb locks in
  Yes, it's you I welcome death with
  As the world, as the world caves in
  
  As the world caves in Writer/s: Matthew Jonathan Gordon Maltese
  Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 20

• Jesus Christ Lookslikeme from OhioCan anyone tell me what show or movie this song was in. Can't figure out how to find it
• Mlpisgood from ImnotabronyWho thinks this is about a cat?
• Anon from AnonI mean it's popular these days but it is the cover song that is popular not the original.
• Skibidi from Babum BoeIn response to yes Im from Your Mum, the song is in verse-chorus structure, which most modern pop songs use.
• Ya from Moms Closeti prefer it being about this <3
• It Aint About A CatIf I see another person saying this song is about his cat I'm gonna scream, it says it right there what the song is about, stop regurgitating everything you hear online you sheep
• Matt Maltese's Catwho tf wrote this facts smh. Its about me
• Past MeUHm what the duck!? Nah I'll pretend I never saw this nope this song is about his cat.
• Linz from Your Moms RoomWhat the- I thought it was about a couple during the end of the world :/
• Yes Im from Your Mumwhat is the form and structure of the song? is it binary or ternary?
• Bela from Deez NutsUhh I thought it was about his cat
• Nunya from BeeswaxCan we all agree to pretend it’s about his cat? Pls and thnx
• Anon from Nowhere I like to think about the cat better
• Lea from /im so in love with this song
• Anonymousthis isnt about his cat, that tiktok was a joke he said it himself
• Cristobal Ruiz from Chile The song is about his cat.
• AnonymousIts about his cat
• H A M B O R G E R from Australia This song is sooooo amazing I can’t stop listening to it
• Something from QuebecNo he said the song is about his cat.
• Guevara Romain from Florida i am obsessed with the song, i love it so much! -15 y/o

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