Too Old To Die Young
British Meat Scene Lyrics

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Baby... you're a loser
You're a bruiser
With a break-down
Baby... you're a loose one
You need a noose on
You're gonna get one

Baby's finished every drop

Think it's time to give it up
Listen now, sit down, shut up
Time has come for you to stop...

Baby... you're just a soundbite
You killed the sunlight
You just don't look right
Baby... you are unfit
I don't take shit
From a boy like you

You're to grown up for your own
I think you've only just begun
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You're too old to die young

Round and around
Yeah, he's getting around
Yeah, he's down on the floor
He's gettin around
Yeah, still boy gettin me down
Like he's born in the sun
He's gettin me round
Round and around
Yeah, he's getting around
Yeah, he's down on the floor
He's gettin around
Yeah, still boy gettin me down
Like he's born in the sun
He's gettin me round

Down and around
Round and around
Round and around
Round and around
Round and around
Round and around
And around...

Round and around
Yeah, he's getting around
Yeah, he's down on the floor
He's gettin around
Yeah, still boy gettin me down
Like he's born in the sun
He's gettin me round

And around and around
And around and around
And around and around
And around and around

Around...

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of the song Too old to die young by British Meat Scene set the tone for the rest of the track. The singer addresses someone as "baby," but the tone is far from affectionate. In fact, the lyrics are rather insulting, calling the person a "loser" and a "bruiser." The singer goes on to describe this individual as being "unfit," and someone who "doesn't look right." This sets the stage for the chorus, which repeats the assertion that this person is "too old to die young."

The song seems to be directed at someone who has lived a wild and reckless life but is now past their prime. They are no longer able to keep up the facade of being young and carefree, and the singer is calling them out on it. The chorus, in particular, seems to imply that this person has been living in a state of denial about their age and their mortality.

In the second half of the song, the lyrics become more abstract, with the singer repeating the phrase "round and around" over and over again. There is a sense here of someone going in circles, stuck in a pattern of self-destructive behavior from which they cannot escape. The music reflects this feeling, with a relentless beat and disorienting electronic effects that create a sense of claustrophobia and anxiety.

Line by Line Meaning

Baby... you're a loser
You're not successful, baby

You're a bruiser
You're rough, baby

With a break-down
You're having a breakdown, baby

Baby... you're a loose one
You're reckless, baby

You need a noose on
You need restraint, baby

You're gonna get one
You'll get restrained, baby

Baby's finished every drop
You've had enough, baby

Think it's time to give it up
It's time for you to quit, baby

Listen now, sit down, shut up
Be quiet and listen, baby

Time has come for you to stop...
It's time for you to stop, baby

Baby... you're just a soundbite
You're only superficial, baby