Wax - Handbasket Lyrics
You know recently there's been a lot of people talking about heaven and hell
So I decided to join the conversation by writing this song
This one's called "Handbasket"
I been drinking all day and was looking for love
She told me to come up and I was happy as hell
I couldn't walk so well so I stumbled and fell
A ten story fall down a fire escape
I didn't wanna die yet but it was too late
Halfway down I saw a flashing light
A dude with a beard came into my sight
He said "my name is God and I been watching you sin
I'm up here in heaven, do you wanna get in?
Apologize before you land
If you don't then you'll be damned"
I'll send you to hell
In a handbasket
Where you'll burn just like your body will
You're too flat for the damn casket
So I apologized
And when I hit the ground I felt no pain whatsoever, I just ended up in this clear glass elevator and shot straight upward
Past the clouds, past more clouds
It took a long time but eventually I saw the pearly gates of heaven
And when I got to the pearly gates I noticed that they were very fancy
There's red velvet ropes everywhere. It was very, how do you say... prestigious
And sure enough I was on the VIP list
So I decided to walk on in
On the first day in heaven it was kinda cool
I learned to play harp and sat by the pool
Second day I felt safe and sound
Just eating grapes and floating around
And there were clouds everywhere and they were kinda soft
But the novelty of sitting on 'em soon wore off
I had a couch on Earth and it was soft to touch
Sat on that motherfucker way too much
So by the third day in heaven I was ready to drink
My tolerance level was starting to shrink
So for the next four days I searched near and far
Not one liquor store, not a single bar
So when the first week in heaven was over
I hadn't had sex and I was totally sober
And that's when it occurred to me
I can't do this for eternity
So why I went to God's office and I knocked on his door
Told him "I don't wanna be up here in heaven anymore"
Told him "I appreciate you having me as a guest
But I just got one little request"
I said
Send me to hell
In a handbasket
'Cause if this right here is heaven
Hell sounds fantastic
So God went in the back and did some paperwork
And sure enough my request was approved - my request to go straight to hell
So after that I got in the uh, the same clear glass elevator and went down
Started going down past the clouds, past the clouds, past more clouds, past the ground, going down, down, down, down, down
It seemed like it took forever, man
It was way down there, but eventually, I got to the gates of hell
The gates of hell, they weren't all Hollywood like the pearly gates
It was just like a red door on a brick wall, it looked like somewhere I would hang out on Earth
Like a dive bar or somewhere, you know?
So I went in
On the first day in hell I didn't like it a lot
It was really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, fucking hot
On the second day I was less concerned
And by the third day I was used to the burn
And on the fourth day I started walking around
Realized it was a hell of a town
I saw liquor stores, strip clubs, bars, saloons
And all my favorite musicians playing tunes
I saw Eazy-E
Odie B
Mozart smoking PCP
I got a shot of whiskey and they said it was free
A little cocktail waitress came up to me, she said
"Do you want some morphine
I'm headed to an orgy
I want you to escort me"
I said "sure please"
It's New Orleans on crack
Heaven I ain't never coming back
I'm a sinner with the liver of a Jack Kerouac
Saw the devil drive by in a black Cadillac
Biggie sitting next to him in the red and black lumberjack hat
God damn
Feeling so grand, got another shot of whiskey
And I lifted up my hand, I said "hey it's the new guy"
I wanna pose a toast
To the devil, not the Father, Son or Holy Ghost
I'm about to spend infinity years comatose
Push it to the limit, it's impossible to overdose
I don't see the need to be forgiven
I'm at peace being a heathen in hedonism
I don't need the key to living I'm already dead
So I drank and said "I love it here in hell"
And what the fuck is a handbasket? Is it like a picnic basket? It's a weird vehicle to use to go to hell in, wouldn't you say? Do we all have our own handbasket or is there like a ski lift going back and forth, from hell to Earth in handbaskets taking people down?
I have no fucking idea
It's a really strange concept
And I just can't grasp it
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Wax Handbasket Comments
amazing!!!
Holy shit, dude .. fucking gold
Dirty face steve got clean
RIP Daniel Carey. He walked through those gates and is swimming in that pool looking down you Mr. WAX (from an old friend that grew up with him from elementary school to highschool. )
This is great. 😛😁😆🤗
Wax your music is beautiful chief idc if dumb people can’t comprehend your greatness I share this music like a martyr
I’ve never been so in love 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 and before you start hating, HELL YES IM THIRSTY FOR WAX 😂😘
I heart your guts, babes!
🔥🤦♂️🔥
Chords please
I shared this with my parents and they absolutely loved it. ^^
Awesome
This Dude is a genius! He should be a millionaire!
Ur going to hell for thi- oh nvm
I wish I could like this video more than once!
Wax inspiring dudes. One of your songs helped me get my first girlfriend in like 10 years because i dont know how to pick up chicks while in a wheelchair. I got shacked up, engaged and it ended in heartbreak but it was great and i have a awesome son who is gonna go to kindergarten this year. Lol cheers bro.
2 years. Where does the fucking time go?
Dude ur so talented for real man the different types of songs that you create are all awesome like ur funny, u have hardd bars aswell, u have deep bars too like all ur shit is fire been a fan since Clockwise...im still on that Eviction Notice all day haha 💯💯💯one of my favorite albums ..new stuff is firee aswell ! You should be wayy more popular..people that dont know ur music are missing out big time
Wax=Str8Sav ... BIG LOVE❤💛💚
Awesome
I fuckin love Big Wax!!! Your shits Awesome!!!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Whole song is about the dang hand basket but when it comes time to go Wax takes a glass elevator PS #MuhammadIsNotAGod
Youre fucking awesome
I'LL SEND YOU TO HEUULL! In a hand basket
Digging this one, man.
really talented!!!
The bestest
hell in a power chord....and juice...
Amen brother
This might be the hardest fucking song. My word haha.
Is anyone else thrown off by the fact that he goes to hell in the elevator and not a hand basket?
Bro. I LOVE YOUR $ong KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
Wax! Put this on iTunes!
No I think it's like a handbasket compared to like a picnic
Good beats my friend
Where can I get the sheet music to this?:(
Wax I dont know if your read these but are you gonna make anymore chain reaction videos? Those are hilarious
WAX! When are you going to go on tour!? We need to see you here in Salt Lake City! Keep doing your thing!
<3 love this shit man
It's a really strange concept... And I just can't grasp it..
Wtf! This was awesome.
I need tabs or chords to this asap!!
Joeys song
Sounds kinda like Phoenix...
The devil
16 bars
THIS = WIN
I thought he was gonna end up on earth again. But Nawh
Love'n it!
How can I buy all your new acoustic jams Wax!? Shit is fire!!
Wow.. style reminds me of "That's it" by your bro.
You got the best song writing skills out of any rapper I know
Lovvvvvve ♥️ This reminds me of duelling banjos
Thank you Wax! You always make me laugh. And now I'm thinkin' maybe Earth's not so bad. Heaven sounds lame and hell's a little bit over the top which gets old. Eh, at least we get a little taste of both.
fuck dude. you know your shit. keep doing what you're doin!!!
🙂🙁
You know I'm your biggest fan....
litlte shoot out to biggie, was this written as a new version of suicidal thoughts? ;)
Good stuff! Like your guitar playing, gotta learn turtle haha
I have an urge to share this with world, but my friends are retards and they wouldn't get it!
Damnit this is just magnificent. How do you say.. Prestigious.
Scare your ass right back into believing.
We're living in hell people.
Wax, please please please tell me his song will be for sale. I want this in my life no no, I need this.
Wax. bro. I found out about ya 5 or 6 years back. It was a shitty, really, fucking, hard time in life. And your music made the diference. It literally, got me through the days. A while later, and here I am 29 and recently diagnosed with cancer. Another shitty, really, fucking hard time in my life.. and once again your music inspires me to just fuckin live and have fun. keep on keepin' on yknow?. soomany times ive personally related to or felt something from the music you write. Thanks Brother. Keep doing what what you do. And maybe do some shows in Florida. for fucks sakes
This is some inspiring shit!
"I'll send you to heeell!"
Goosebumps
duuuuuude ive gotta learn to play this haha anyone know the chords or whatnot? i literally just started learning guitar so i dont know my head from my ass
this is fucking awesome.
as a hedonist, this song sounds like good praxis.
write moreeeee 👍
When I see Wax's new songs compared to Dumbfoundead's new songs i'm seeing what's wrong with today's rap.
I'd be in Hell with you Wax, listening and this with a hard on
Wicked! Love to hear that live! Can't wait till you come do a show in Canada, or at least stop by north Dakota! :b
Holy shit, I just realized wax is in the song "orphan tears" because of this!
Wax truly mastered the art of song writing
I fuckin love you wax lmfao
This gets better everytime I hear it and it was incredible first time I heard it. A mix of country/folk/hip hop and it doesn't sound silly, that's a hard thing to accomplish while also at the same time being completely aware of itself. This is why Wax is my favorite artist.
Hope this dude stays this fucken raw when he gos mainstream and shittn on yuppies
da fuck happen to u rapping
Still a fan and still amazed by your poetry Wax! Thanks for all the good tracks and looking forward to everything else you have to show us down the road!
You're a goddamn genius. Holy Moses.
Where can i buy this?
you are always bringin' new chocolate to the table! Keep it up! and... Do I get my own handbasket?
Fvkin' genius sheets! Get back to Chicago or close asap...
reminds me of the opening lines of "Suicidal Thoughts" by Biggie, good stuff here as usual
Whoever disliked this video seriously, unsub and fuck the fuck off as Ricky would say.
Ricky is the man
You should do podcasts.
AMEN to this fuckin song haha
this guy's going to the top with this LOL
Thank god you didn't fuck this video up like "Hey you". I'd hate to wait years for you to realise this tight sliz was worth releasing
People talking about Johnny Cash vibes, which I can hear, but I'm more noticing the feel from the Boundin' song from that one Pixar short. I wonder if that had any kind of inspiration on this?
this remided me of Suicidal Thoughts by Biggie
ncie one bruv
Dude you are awesome
For Chain Reaction you should try Chick-fil-a
this was awesome!