Still Gonna Die
Embrace Life's Ride: A Musical Reminder
Lyrics
So you're takin' better care of your body
Emphasizes the focus on self-improvement and health-conscious choices.
Becomin' more aware of your body
Highlighting increased awareness and responsiveness to one's physical needs.
Responding to your body's needs.
Acknowledges the importance of listening to and addressing the body's requirements.
Everything you hear and read about diets
Refers to the abundance of information about diets and health practices.
Nutrition and sleeping position and detoxifying your system
Lists various aspects of wellness, including nutrition, sleep, and detoxification.
And buying machines that they advertise to help you exercise
Criticizes the commercial aspect of fitness, mentioning advertised exercise machines.
Herbs to revitalize you if you're traumatized
Enumerates different products and methods to enhance well-being.
Soaps that will sanitize
-Sprays to deodorize
-Liquid to neutralize acids and pesticides
-Free weights to maximize your strength and muscle size
-Shots that will immunize
-Pills to re-energize you
-But remember that for all your pain and gain
Contrasts the pursuit of health with the inevitable reality of mortality.
Eventually, the story ends the same
Underlines the inescapable conclusion that everyone will eventually die.
So you can quit smokin', but you're still gonna die
Reiterates the theme that despite healthy choices, death is inevitable.
Cut out cokin', but you're still gonna die
-Eliminate everything fatty or fried
-And you'll get real healthy, but you're still gonna die
-Stop drinkin' booze and you're still gonna die
-Stay away from floozies but you're still gonna die
-You can cut out coffee and never get high
-But you're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
-You're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
Emphasizes the certainty of death, regardless of attempts at a healthy lifestyle.
Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
-You can even give aerobics one more try
-But when the music stops playin', you're still gonna die
-Put seat belts in your car and you're still gonna die
Uses examples like seat belts and exercise to emphasize the inevitability of death.
Cut nicotine tar but you're still gonna die
-You can exercise that cellulite off your thigh
-Get slimmer and trimmer, but you're still gonna die
-Stop gettin' a tan and you're still gonna die
Continues to list efforts to prolong life, all leading to the same conclusion.
You can eat a lot of oat bran, but you're still gonna die
-You can search for UFO's up in the sky
-They might fly you to Mars where you're still gonna die
-You're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
References popular brands and activities, humorously asserting they won't prevent death.
Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
-And all the Nikes and Reeboks and Adidas you buy
-You can jog up to heaven but you're still gonna die
-Drink ginseng tonics, you're still gonna die
Includes unconventional methods like ginseng tonics and high colonics, still pointing to mortality.
Try high colonics but you're still gonna die
-You can have yourself frozen and suspended in time
-But when they do thaw you out, you're still gonna die
-You can have safe sex and you're still gonna die
Mentions various measures including safe sex, stress reduction, and lifestyle changes, all ending with death.
You can switch to Crest, but you're still gonna die.
-You can get rid of stress, get a lot of rest,
-Get an Covid test, buy a fake chest,
-Move out west where it's sunny and dry
-And you'll live to be a hundred, but you're still gonna die
-You're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die.
Reiterates the inevitability of death and advises enjoying life before it happens.
Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die.
-So you better have some fun before you say bye-bye,
-'Cause you're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna, still gonna
-Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die
Final reminder that death is unavoidable despite any efforts made.
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