I Don't Want to Die

[Chorus: Alfie McLoughlin]

I don't want to die, no

I don't want to live forever, no

What do I do, Lord?

What do I do?

If I die, please let me go to heaven

 

[Verse: Alfie McLoughlin]

Psalm, I gotta remain calm

Wear this cross round my neck like it's a lucky charm

To make cash from music and escape the farm

Doesn't mean I didn't like my days in the barn

Just wanna be somewhere better, and bigger

It took all the will in me not to pull the trigger

I picture, a young boy afraid of being a sinner,

Who's the winner? No one wins in war

But I won my battle, fuck depression

I thank the Lord, no smug expression

But I got a question, Lord.

What do I do, Lord?

What must I do to survive

I don't really want to die

But eternity is just as much of a curse

The gift to be born is scary, but there could be worse.

 

[Chorus: Alfie McLoughlin]

I don't want to die, no

I don't want to live forever, no

What do I do, Lord?

What do I do?

If I die, please let me go to heaven

I'm breathing

I'm breathing now, will I breathe in heaven?

Must hit triple seven, make it, make it to heaven, God

If I die, please let me go to heaven

 

[Verse Two: Alfie McLoughlin]

I hope to be remembered, hope to be better

If I sin, I'll do more than an apology letter

I'll get baptised, wash away what I've done

Though the Lord forgives for what has come

And what's to come, barrel of a gun

Escaped that place, on the run

Scared to go, but the Lord'll know

I trust him with all my heart

I trust him with all his grace

Someday we'll know where we are

Through the gates of Heaven, I'm sure we'll be

Yes, we'll be, you and me, baby

Will I get to have one last feast?

Bread and wine, space and time

Caught beneath burden, bills a dime

Materialism has nothing on you, God

But I don't want to die, God.

 

[Chorus: Alfie McLoughlin]

I don't want to die, no

I don't want to live forever, no

What do I do, Lord?

What do I do?

If I die, please let me go to heaven

I'm breathing

I'm breathing now, will I breathe in heaven?

Must hit triple seven, make it, make it to heaven, God

If I die, please let me go to heaven

 

[Verse Three: Isaiah Ibushi]

Blessed me good, blessed me right

Blessed me gorgeous, blessed me light,

Blessed me good things, blessed me bright

Blessed me hardships, blessed me fright

I just know it gon' be right

I just know it gon' be alright

We don't have to stay this night

We don't have to sit and fight

'Til the faithful and fateful night

God will lead me to the light

 

[Outro: Isaiah Ibushi]

I don't want to see the gates

But I'll do such before it's late

With open arms, for burdens sake

A gift only God could make

In all his glory, all his grace

It's too late to save face

Judgement Day, I'll see the gates

To right through right heaven, yeah, OK

To the God's garden, yeah, OK

Let it live, let us shine

Let our souls be divine

Let us be, let us rhyme

Heaven's waiting past your prime

And I feel fine

And I feel fine

And I feel fine

Oh Lord, I feel fine