R.I.P. 2 My Youth

Album: Wiped Out (2015)
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  • R.I.P. to my youth

    And you could call this the funeral
    I'm just telling the truth
    And you can play this at my funeral
    Wrap me up in Chanel inside my coffin
    Might go to Hell and there ain't no stopping
    Might be a sinner and I might be a saint
    I'd like to be proud, but somehow I'm ashamed
    Sweet little baby in a world full of pain
    I gotta be honest, I don't know if I could take it
    Everybody's talking, but what's anybody saying?
    Mama said if I really want it, then I can change it, yeah

    R.I.P. to my youth
    If you really listen, then this is to you
    Mama, there is only so much I can do
    Tough for you to witness but it was for me too

    I'm using white lighters to see what's in front of me (front of me)

    R.I.P. to my youth
    And you could call this the funeral
    I'm just telling the truth, yeah
    You can play this at my funeral
    Tell my sister don't cry and don't be sad
    I'm in paradise with dad
    Close my eyes and then cross my arms
    Put me in the dirt, let me dream with the stars
    Throw me in a box with the oxygen off
    You gave me the key then you locked every lock
    When I can't breathe, I won't ask you to stop
    When I can't breathe, don't call for a cop
    I was naive and hopeful and lost
    Now I'm aware and driving my thoughts, oh

    What do I do? What do I do?
    I don't believe it if I don't keep proof
    I don't believe it if I don't know you
    I don't believe it if it's on the news or on the internet
    I need a cigarette

    I'm using white lighters to see what's in front of me
    I'm using white lighters to see

    R.I.P. to my youth
    And you could call this the funeral
    I'm just telling the truth
    And you can play this at my funeral
    Tell my sister don't cry and don't be sad
    I'm in paradise with dad
    Close my eyes and then cross my arms
    Put me in the dirt, let me be with the stars

    (Using white lighters to see what's in front of me)
    (Using white lighters to see what's in front of me) Writer/s: Benjamin Joseph Levin, Brandon Fried, Jeremy Allen Freedman, Jesse J Rutherford, Justyn Thomas Pilbrow, Michael Blake Jr Margott, Zach Shane Abels
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Jackie from New Jersey I love this song and the lyrics. I feel the same way about this world hopefully in the next there is peace.
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