Die Like a Motherfucker
Story Behind The Song by Andy Cairns (Sep 3rd, 2004)
This is like a mixture of Ministry, Killing Joke, Jesus Lizard and the Sex Pistols with a piece of Ukrainian folk-music in the middle. We wanted the whole track to be relentless and pounding (poignant Eastern-European middle-eight excepted, natch) with an agressive and sarcastic feel throughout.
Lyrically, I was inspired by Texan buffoons, Don DeLillo’s Underworld (well, its themes of ‘waste’ anyway), Michel Houllebecq and the bits I liked in Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser.
Some detractors may snort at the idea of a man in his thirties screaming “Die motherfucker die!” at the top of his lungs but I really can’t recommend it enough to people of all ages, sexes, religions and ethnic groups. Go on, give it a go… you’ll feel a lot better.
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Lyrics
Ex-consumer
Drowned my computer
Caught the fucker talking back to me
Cut to the chase
Bury the waste
Disposable is the key
When you live like a fucker
You die like a motherfucker
Live like a fucker
You die like a motherfucker
Live like a fucker
You die like a motherfucker
Die motherfucker
Die motherfucker die
Bored to distraction
With your comedy action
I wish you'd get up and leave
Out of my face
And into the shit
Long may you rot in peace
When you live like a fucker
You die like a motherfucker
Live like a fucker
You die like a motherfucker
Live like a fucker
You die like a motherfucker
Die motherfucker
Die motherfucker die
Atomised
Itemised
And super-sized to death
Short attention spawn
The curtains drawn
A generation takes it's last breath
When you live like a fucker
You die like a motherfucker
Live like a fucker
You die like a motherfucker
Live like a fucker
You die like a motherfucker
Die motherfucker
Die motherfucker die
Live like a fucker
You die like a motherfucker
Live like a fucker
You die like a motherfucker
Live like a fucker
You die like a motherfucker
Die motherfucker
Die motherfucker die
Die motherfucker die