Among the band's songs are "The Ballad of Barry Allen", based on Barry Allen (The Flash), a character co-created by Infantino's uncle Carmine Infantino, and "New Lang Syne" (sometimes also called "Thank God It's Over"), a new New Year's Eve song featured on National Public Radio's All Things Considered in 2001.
Don't Look Down
Jim's Big Ego Lyrics
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Don't look down, don't look down
So you don't see the mess made of your suicide
Don't look down, don't look down
I hope there are no radios where you are
Cause you don't want to hear what's going on
Cancel all your magazine subscriptions
Somewhere Jimmy Morrison's explaining it
And somewhere there's a talk show being born
And somewhere we're already sick to death of it
Yeah
Mom said it was the heroin that did it
Newspapers say it was the fame
I say it was the shotgun what's the difference
There won't be another album
Shame
Somewhere you got someone reading Hemmingway
And somewhere there's a teenager to frown
And somewhere a boy drags guns out of the river
Yeah...
Don't look down
The lyrics of Jim's Big Ego's "Don't Look Down" talks about a sense of regret and hopelessness after a person has committed suicide. The singer hopes, almost wishing, that there is no afterlife, so that the person who committed suicide doesn't have to face the outcome of their actions. He urges them not to "look down" so that they don't see the mess they made through their suicide. The lyrics are delivered with a palpable sense of despair and resonate with anyone who has lost someone through suicide.
The singer then goes on to address the media, saying he hopes there are no radios where the person who committed suicide is now because he doesn't want them to hear the news and the gossip that usually follows such incidents. He advises the person to cancel all their magazine subscriptions as well. The lyrics suggest a sense of disgust over how the media handles suicide cases and how it can sometimes glorify it. The singer then touches on the different opinions surrounding the cause of the person's suicide. Some people say it was the heroin, while others say it was the fame. He doesn't see the difference; to him, it was the shotgun that did it. The final lines of the song speak of the ripple effect that a person's suicide can have on those left behind, from someone reading Hemmingway to a boy dragging guns out of the river. The song is a poignant reflection on suicide and the impact it has on the people it leaves behind.
Line by Line Meaning
For your sake I hope there is no afterlife
I hope there's no continuation of existence after death for you to experience the aftermath of your suicide
Don't look down, don't look down
Don't face the harsh reality of the consequences of your actions
So you don't see the mess made of your suicide
So you don't see the terrible aftermath of your decision to end your life
I hope there are no radios where you are
I hope you're in a place where you can't hear the negative news about you and your death on the radio
Cause you don't want to hear what's going on
Because you wouldn't be able to handle the backlash and criticism you're receiving
Cancel all your magazine subscriptions
Unsubscribe from any publications or media that might portray your death negatively
Somewhere Jimmy Morrison's explaining it
Someplace in the afterlife, Jim Morrison is discussing the consequences of taking one's own life
And somewhere there's a talk show being born
People are discussing the incident and exploiting it for entertainment purposes
And somewhere we're already sick to death of it
People are growing tired of hearing about your suicide and the media frenzy surrounding it
Mom said it was the heroin that did it
Your mother is blaming your drug addiction for your death
Newspapers say it was the fame
Media outlets are attributing your suicide to the pressures of fame
I say it was the shotgun what's the difference
To me, the method doesn't matter; the fact is that you took your own life
There won't be another album
This was your final work, and there won't be any more music from you
Somewhere you got someone reading Hemmingway
Someone, somewhere, is reading literature that you might have related to or enjoyed in life
And somewhere there's a teenager to frown
Some young person who looked up to you is now disappointed and sad that you're no longer around
And somewhere a boy drags guns out of the river
Elsewhere, a young person might find the firearm you used to end your life discarded in the water
Don't look down
Don't think about what happened and what you've left behind
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