Bullet
Hollywood Undead Lyrics

My legs are dangling off the edge
The singer is sitting on the edge of a building or bridge, contemplating ending their life.

The bottom of the bottle is my only friend
The singer is using alcohol as a coping mechanism and it has become more prominent in their life than any friends or family.

I think I'll slit my wrists again and I'm gone, gone, gone
The singer has self-harmed before and is considering doing it again as a way to end their life.

A stomach full of pills didn't work again
The artist has attempted to overdose on pills before, but it did not work.

I'll put a bullet in my head and I'm gone, gone, gone
The artist is considering shooting themselves in the head as a way to end their life.

It's gone on too long, tell you how it ends
The singer has been struggling with their mental health for a long time and they feel like their story is going to end in their suicide.

I'm sitting on the edge with my two best friends
The singer is sitting on the edge of a building or bridge with a bottle of pills and a bottle of gin, which they refer to as their 'best friends.'

I'm twenty stories up, yeah I'm up at the top
The artist is very high up and has a long way to fall if they choose to jump.

Asphalt to me has never looked so soft
The artist is contemplating the ease of jumping and the finality of hitting the ground.

I gotta take this opportunity before I miss it
The artist feels like this is their only opportunity to end their life before it's too late.

'Cause now I hear the sirens and they're off in the distance
The singer can hear sirens in the distance and knows that time is running out before someone stops them.

'Cause I'm more scarred, more scarred than my wrist is
The pain the artist feels emotionally is much deeper than the pain they feel from self-harm.

I've been trying too long, with too dull of a knife
The singer has been dealing with their mental health for a long time, but their efforts to cope are no longer effective.

But tonight I made sure that I sharpened it twice
The singer has prepared themself to self-harm again, using a sharpened knife to cause more damage.

But when you go to meet god, you know you wanna look nice
The singer knows that their suicide will lead them to meet their maker, and they want to make sure they're dressed to impress.

We hit the sky, there goes the light
The moment of suicide is like reaching the sky, but it also means the end of their life.

When you can't sleep, well, you can't dream
The artist is unable to sleep, which means they also cannot dream and escape to another reality.

The old are getting older, watch a young man die
The older generation is continuing to age, while the younger generation is struggling with their mental health and dying young.

Smile at each other and realize you don't
People may think they know another person, but in reality, they often don't know the personal struggles and pain that they may be experiencing.

What happened to the Father, who swore he'd stay?
The artist is reflecting on a relationship between a father and child that has gone wrong and wondering what happened to cause it to break down.

I didn't know 'cause you didn't say
The artist is reflecting on a situation where they didn't know someone was struggling because that person didn't feel comfortable opening up to them.

Now Momma feels guilt, yea Momma feels pain
The artist's mother now feels the pain and guilt associated with losing her child to suicide.

Found that you could but too scared to try
The singer has discovered that they could take their own life, but they are too afraid to follow through with the act.

You looked in the mirror and you said goodbye
The artist is reflecting on someone who looked at themself in the mirror, said goodbye to their reflection, and then attempted suicide.

Climb to the roof to see if you could fly
The singer is reflecting on someone who climbed to the roof of a building, attempting to fly and escape their pain.

I wish that I could fly, way up in the sky
The singer is expressing a desire to escape from their problems and pain, to be free like a bird flying high in the sky.

Like a bird so high
The singer is continuing to express a desire to be free, like a bird that is able to fly so high.

Oh I might just try
The artist is considering the possibility of taking their own life and ending their pain and suffering.

So if I survive, then I'll see you tomorrow
The artist is acknowledging the possibility that they may not be successful in their suicide attempt, but if they are, they will see the listener tomorrow.

Yeah I'll see you tomorrow
The singer is reiterating that if they survive, they will live to see another day.