Rick Springfield - Suicide Manifesto Lyrics






I woke up so damned depressed
There's a handgun in the drawer
I got that feeling dark again
Found the hangman by my door
It's another black dark morning
I can't take many more
There's nothing here worth fighting for
Mama used to worry
Son, take care of your mental health
Don't remember where I left it
Picking dust up on the shelf
God waits for me on the other side
At least that's what I tell myself
I've got nothing here worth staying for

I aspired to something greater
What I expected, I don't know
I used to be a fighter
Now I'm just a victim of the ebb and flow
Lookin' forward to the silence
When I cut my radio
As I kneel down broken on the floor

A voice in my car stereo says
The road is goin' to drop
There's a dead end sign in front of me
Managed by a godless cop
It gets so bad sometimes
I just want it all to stop
There's nothing here worth living for
I'm kneeling to the stronger force
Bracing for the blow
I see the traces of a fire
Burned out long ago
I packed my bags
I'm ready for the great last picture show
It's nationwide not suicide manifesto





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  1. R.... ....

    When you're feeling the blackness Rick, remember this: You've managed to create and create MANY great albums worth of material that people will enjoy and make part of their lives far longer than anyone on this mudball today will ever live. I was just getting started in the mid 90s with my music and depression killed me (I came back) and ended my musical will. I've got 65 hours of riffs, 185 pages of lyrics and haven't recorded or released a follow up to the 2 'singles' that got some radio play in my country, 21 years ago.

    Remember this too, cuz I've had to walk people thru 8 separate suicides: It causes more harm cumulatively than the worst harm we can feel.

    Stick it out til fate steps in dude: It's a looonnnnngggg term solution to a finite problem.
    Thanks for giving me something to hang onto at times when the Check Out sign was flashing with 89 gigawatts of power.
    Cheers.

  2. M.... J....

    WOW RS💔Brave to write & sing such profound expressions of self. The only words I find relevant in my heart are these: I love you just as you are💚& that I'm VERY proud of YOU✅🖖. My brain screams: "Genius lyrics, entire manifesto F'N brilliant"✨ RS has been my friend for 45 years, he just doesn't know it, YET, or does he💜I count myself blessed to have attended numerous RS concerts all of these years🎆a natural high that lasts for hours, thanks RS🙌To see RS perform in person is a spectacular journey that I still love to experience🎸🎵✔Diggin The Snake King🎶👍 Namasté☮💖☯

  3. E.... M....

    I get it. Ive lived with depression all my life and have unsuccessful attempts. Its not an easy life but Im glad hes still with us. This is a great song...