"Life'll Kill Ya" is a song by Warren Zevon from the album of the same name.
About the Song[]
The song contains various musings on death, the after-life, and various causes of death, such as thoughts on Heaven, Reincarnation, and Terminal Diagnosis. The song ends with the conclusion that, whoever you are, life will always find and kill you in the end. At various points in the song you can hear the phrase "Requiescat in pace", which is Latin for "May he rest in peace". The song was among several on the album that dealt with death and decay.
Song Lyrics[]
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You've got an invalid haircut
It hurts when you smile
You'd better get out of town
Before your nickname expires
It's the kingdom of the spiders
It's the empire of the ants
You need a permit to walk around downtown
You need a license to dance
Life'll kill ya
That's what I said
Life'll kill ya
Then you'll be dead
Life'll find ya
Wherever you go
Requiescat in pace
That's all she wrote
From the President of the United States
To the lowliest rock and roll star
The doctor is in and he'll see you now
He don't care who you are
Some get the awful, awful diseases
Some get the knife, some get the gun
Some get to die in their sleep
At the age of a hundred and one
Life'll kill ya
That's what I said
Life'll kill ya
Then you'll be dead
Life'll find ya
Wherever you go
Requiescat in pace
That's all she wrote
Maybe you'll go to heaven
See Uncle Al and Uncle Lou
Maybe you'll be reincarnated
Maybe that stuff's true
If you were good
Maybe you'll come back as someone nice
And if you were bad
Maybe you'll have to pay the price
Life'll kill ya
That's what I said
Life'll kill ya
Then you'll be dead
Life'll find ya
Wherever you go
Requiescat in pace
That's all she wrote
See Also[]
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