Better Off Dead

[Intro – guitar riff + synth riser] [Verse 1 – glam riff] When I was young, thought life was a joke People strange, utopia one pill away Paradise in a soft machine haze Grew up, saw my thinking naive People are strange, life's a wild ride Run run run till we collide Dreamed of escape in neon lights Disco nights, acid flights Woke to reality's bite [Pre-Chorus – synth swell] You just don't get it I'm a midnight star Distant planet far Can't help it [Chorus Drop – EDM rock explosion] Not kids on drugs Sugar in bubblegum buzz Not boomers high on litter Rats in gutter glitter It's me and you and each other Give me a break Better off dead [Verse 2 – heavier riff] Surfing acid to disco beat Thought that was peak, ultimate treat Woke with hangover, house in my head Ghosts of L.A. nights dead Dirty laundry thoughts spin round Night crawlers underground Chased the high, chased the dream Ended up in the machine All illusions fade to gray [Pre-Chorus – gang] You just don't get it Distant planet far Can't help it [Chorus Drop 2 – bigger] Not kids on drugs Sugar in bubblegum buzz Not boomers high on litter Rats in gutter glitter It's me and you and each other Give me a break Better off dead [Verse 3 – sarcastic] Used to think dying in L.A. slow dance fine Romantic end under the vine Now see the truth – no glamour left Just empty streets, regret bereft Friends turned strangers, promises broken Words unspoken, tokens token Run the race, crash the car Midnight star falls far [Bridge – synth + guitar build] Run run run till we crash Life's a gas, make it last Midnight star, distant call Better off dead after all No escape, no rewind Trapped in the daily grind [Final Chorus Drop – max chaos] Not kids on drugs Sugar in bubblegum buzz Not boomers high on litter Rats in gutter glitter It's me and you and each other Give me a break Better off dead Better off dead Better off dead [Outro – riff fade + synth] Better off dead... Or just awake. Yeah.