[InvisibleInk]

All our times have come
Here, but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain

(We can be like they are)
Come on, baby
(Don't fear the reaper)
Baby, take my hand
(Don't fear the reaper)
We'll be able to fly
(Don't fear the reaper)
Baby, I'm your man

La, la la, la la
La, la la, la la

Valentine is done
Here, but now they're gone
Romeo and Juliet
Are together in eternity
(Romeo and Juliet)

40,000 men and women every day
(Like Romeo and Juliet)
40,000 men and women every day
(Redefine happiness)
Another 40,000 coming every day

(We can be like they are)
Come on, baby
(Don't fear the reaper)
Baby, take my hand
(Don't fear the reaper)
We'll be able to fly
(Don't fear the reaper)
Baby, I'm your man

La, la la, la la
La, la la, la la

Love of two is one
Here, but now they're gone
Came the last night of sadness
And it was clear she couldn't go on

Then the door was open, and the wind appeared
The candles blew, and then disappeared
The curtains flew, and then he appeared
(Saying, "Don't be afraid")

Come on, baby
(And she had no fear)
And she ran to him
(Then they started to fly)
They looked backward, and said goodbye

(She had become like they are)
She had taken his hand
(She had become like they are)
Come on, baby
(Don't fear the reaper)

 

[iamivancb]

All our times have come
Here, but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain

(We can be like they are)
Come on, baby
(Don't fear the reaper)
Baby, take my hand
(Don't fear the reaper)
We'll be able to fly
(Don't fear the reaper)
Baby, I'm your man

La, la la, la la
La, la la, la la

Valentine is done
Here, but now they're gone
Romeo and Juliet
Are together in eternity
(Romeo and Juliet)

40,000 men and women every day
(Like Romeo and Juliet)
40,000 men and women every day
(Redefine happiness)
Another 40,000 coming every day

(We can be like they are)
Come on, baby
(Don't fear the reaper)
Baby, take my hand
(Don't fear the reaper)
We'll be able to fly
(Don't fear the reaper)
Baby, I'm your man

La, la la, la la
La, la la, la la

Love of two is one
Here, but now they're gone
Came the last night of sadness
And it was clear she couldn't go on

Then the door was open, and the wind appeared
The candles blew, and then disappeared
The curtains flew, and then he appeared
(Saying, "Don't be afraid")

Come on, baby
(And she had no fear)
And she ran to him
(Then they started to fly)
They looked backward, and said goodbye

(She had become like they are)
She had taken his hand
(She had become like they are)
Come on, baby
(Don't fear the reaper)

Well, it is a hell of a great song. But I guess it has the same problem as this one: (In fact, the name of the song came because it was intended to be originally just called "Suicide" and their label wasn't keen on it). It is not clear if it is about this issue or other I believe.

 

[iamivancb]

All our times have come
Here, but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain

(We can be like they are)
Come on, baby
(Don't fear the reaper)
Baby, take my hand
(Don't fear the reaper)
We'll be able to fly
(Don't fear the reaper)
Baby, I'm your man

La, la la, la la
La, la la, la la

Valentine is done
Here, but now they're gone
Romeo and Juliet
Are together in eternity
(Romeo and Juliet)

40,000 men and women every day
(Like Romeo and Juliet)
40,000 men and women every day
(Redefine happiness)
Another 40,000 coming every day

(We can be like they are)
Come on, baby
(Don't fear the reaper)
Baby, take my hand
(Don't fear the reaper)
We'll be able to fly
(Don't fear the reaper)
Baby, I'm your man

La, la la, la la
La, la la, la la

Love of two is one
Here, but now they're gone
Came the last night of sadness
And it was clear she couldn't go on

Then the door was open, and the wind appeared
The candles blew, and then disappeared
The curtains flew, and then he appeared
(Saying, "Don't be afraid")

Come on, baby
(And she had no fear)
And she ran to him
(Then they started to fly)
They looked backward, and said goodbye

(She had become like they are)
She had taken his hand
(She had become like they are)
Come on, baby
(Don't fear the reaper)

Just found this:

It’s not about suicide, it’s about accepting death rather than bringing it about yourself, I felt that I had just achieved some kind of resonance with the psychology of people when I came up with that, I was actually kind of appalled when I first realized that some people were seeing it as an advertisement for suicide or something that was not my intention at all. It is, like, not to be afraid of it (as opposed to actively bring it about). It’s basically a love song where the love transcends the actual physical existence of the partners.

—Buck Dharma about the lyrics

“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” was written on a six string. That was the first tune that I had created once I got a Teac four-track recorder. When affordable multi-track recorders became available in musicians’ hands, you used to have to go into a studio to do that. It really changed a lot of music just in the way that digital has changed music today. It was the first time that individuals could arrange entire songs. When Blue Öyster Cult got four-track recorders it really changed the way we wrote. That was the first example of that. The guitar lick was created and the first two lines of lyrics sprung a hole. The song took about six weeks to complete. It was a very creative period for the entire band because there was this new modality of creation. I think the tunes that came out of that era are a lot more individually stamped in the way you can tell a Dharma tune from an Albert Bouchard tune or a Joe Bouchard tune or an Eric Bloom tune. I like stories with twists. I like stories where not all is what it appears to be at first glance, whether that be a book or television show or movie – that’s what hooks me, that’s what interests me.

—Buck Dharma about the recording process

 

[WorksUnit]

Richey Edwards of Manic Street Preachers wrote "80% of the lyrics" for this album, according to a wiki source:

As a teenager reading Music press like NME and Melody Maker, it seemed shocking that someone seemingly so successful could just vanish...then came Cobain.

(@iamivancb based on your sig you might be interested in "The Evaporated" podcast)

 

[InvisibleInk]

Just found this:


—Buck Dharma about the lyrics

—Buck Dharma about the recording process

Everyone thought suicide ("Like Romeo and Juliet") at the time. The song was even banned from some radio stations. I don't think it is possible to rewrite its history.

 

[SilverEars]

Damn, I didn't know about him doing it as well. Well, I have met some people who either have epilepsy or migraines. Idk if both. Anyway, migraines must be tough if the suffer them constantly -have family w/ them-.

Speaking of musicians that did it, here we had Mitch Lucker: . Quite mourning that he wrote the lyrics for "Don't Die" before his departure (they were sung by Eddie Hermida later).

Have you ever had a bad headache from a bad flu? Can you imagine being in that state throughout life? It maybe even worse than that.

 

[iamivancb]

Richey Edwards of Manic Street Preachers wrote "80% of the lyrics" for this album, according to a wiki source:

As a teenager reading Music press like NME and Melody Maker, it seemed shocking that someone seemingly so successful could just vanish...then came Cobain.

(@iamivancb based on your sig you might be interested in "The Evaporated" podcast)

Although I didn't know about this one, yep, it is quite unknown when it can happen in that regard. Like, it is said that it is riskier to commit it being not successful. But just look, like you said, at Cobain or others that were even higher outside music.

Where is that podcast available?

 

[iamivancb]

Everyone thought suicide ("Like Romeo and Juliet") at the time. The song was even banned from some radio stations. I don't think it is possible to rewrite its history.

Okay man, just discuss that with Dharma. This reminds me of Megadeth - À Tout le Monde (everyone thought and still believes that it is about suicide, yet Mustaine keeps denying it and alleging it concerned just a voyage departure or sth similar).

 

[iamivancb]

Have you ever had a bad headache from a bad flu? Can you imagine being in that state throughout life? It maybe even worse than that.

I was about to reply you, yet I didn't know what to say w/o telling sth of my personal life here...

 

[iamivancb]

The more I read the lyrics of this song, the more I believe they could be about autolysis:

Frozen in time, vicious crime
Taken away, the misery inside of me
Dark shadows of destiny
Run rampant like river of wounds through my mind
Solitude, my relief
My belief in this life of seclusion
Signs of life, bitter strife
Reality slowly fades to illusion

Why, why must I die
Trying to satisfy?
Freewill, my life is mine to live
Freewill, I've nothing left to give

Hidden thoughts inside of me
Wounds that will not heal
Take the power from me
As I see just what is real
Living by my standards
I decide just what is right
You won't take me down
For my belief till death I'll fight

I'm a victim of my fears
Wash the blood away with tears
Through the pain and anguish
I've battled through the years
I look into the mirror
Of death each growing day
In your eyes an outcast
Why don't you listen to what I say?

Why, why must I die
Trying to satisfy?
Freewill, my life is mine to live
Freewill, I've nothing left to give

Frozen in time, vicious crime
Taken away, the misery inside of me
Dark shadows of destiny
Run rampant like river of wounds
Solitude, my relief
My belief in this life of seclusion
Signs of life, bitter strife
Reality slowly fades to illusion

Why, why must I die
Trying to satisfy?
Freewill, my life is mine to live
Freewill, I've nothing left to give

 

[WorksUnit]

Where is that podcast available?

I found it on Amazon.... suspect most apps will carry it too...

 

[Richsvt]

There are all the telltale excuses one uses to justify suicide.

 

[iamivancb]

I found it on Amazon.... suspect most apps will carry it too...

"What if someone close to you just … vanished one day? That happens to tens of thousands of families a year in Japan, and it happened to Jake Adelstein, too, back in 2018 — when his accountant disappeared, just before tax day. Adelstein, the author of Tokyo Vice, and co-host Shoko Plambeck go in search of that missing accountant, and take us on a journey into the fascinating and bizarre world of Japan’s johatsu, or “evaporated” people."

 

[iamivancb]

There are all the telltale excuses one uses to justify suicide.

This one must be for sure about suicide.

 

[iamivancb]

Also, this one by Coroner I remember now: