You know my man Bill Gates
Wants to eliminate
The scourge of all infectious disease
He buys the poorest folks more breath
So they can slowly starve to death
The Reaper won’t go down with simple ease
Now Zuckerburg’s joined in
Says ALL disease must end
Life expectancy is sure to rise
New drugs and new machines
And messing with our genes
Couldn’t possibly lead to an uglier surprise
Chorus
I don’t want to live forever
That ain’t Ma Nature’s way
Life is only precious
When you know it will fade away
There’s beauty in our passing
So I don’t intend to stay
I hope I die of something someday
Now the latest fight
Puts ageing in its sights
We’ll live to be 200 pretty soon
I’m sure I would get bored
With that much time or more
Hell, I get tired of summer by late June
So give me heart disease
Let me cough and wheeze
Let pneumonia take me out when I’m old
I want death to unhide
What’s on the other side
It’s likely not as scary as we’re told
Chorus
Pancreatic cancer or perhaps a massive stroke
Maybe emphysema from all the years I smoked
No coronary bypass or iron lung for me
I want to taste the sweetness of death’s eternity
Has been on Dr. Demento and the Funny Music Project, so at least a few people thought it was funny, besides, Kurt thinks it is, and ya know, that's cool enough.
