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Suicides Is Painless
M.A.S.H. Lyrics
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Performed by The Mash
Through early morning fog I see
Vision's of the things to be
The pains that are with held for me
I realize and I can see
That suicide is painless
And I can take or leave it if I please
The game of life is hard to play
Gonna to lose it anyway
The losing card I'll someday lay
So this is all I have to say
That suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please
The lyrics to the M.A.S.H. Theme Song "Suicide Is Painless" speak to the difficult and often painful experience of living, and the idea of suicide as a potential escape from that pain. The first verse describes the singer's perspective as they look out into the foggy morning, seeing visions of their future and the pain that is yet to come. They recognize that suicide is a possible release from this pain, and acknowledge the many changes it would bring about.
The second verse expands on this theme, describing life as a "hard game" that we will ultimately lose no matter what we do. The singer knows that eventually they will be dealt the "losing card" and find themselves face-to-face with the pain they have been trying to avoid. In light of this, the singer declares that suicide is the only real option they have - they can take it or leave it as they please.
The song's ambiguous, dark and controversial lyrics sharply contrast the show itself, which was a comedy-drama focusing on a mobile surgical hospital during the Korean War. Nonetheless, the song would go on to become one of the most iconic show themes in television history.
Line by Line Meaning
Through early morning fog I see
Despite the difficulties and obstacles surrounding me, I am still able to perceive a path forward
Vision's of the things to be
I have hope and dreams for what my future will hold
The pains that are with held for me
I am aware that I will face challenges and hardships in life that have yet to come
I realize and I can see
I am conscious and aware of the realities of life
That suicide is painless
Death may seem like an escape from life's struggles, and it seems easy compared to living and facing those hardships
It brings on many changes
Death would bring about a significant and permanent alteration to the remainder of the world
And I can take or leave it if I please
I acknowledge that it is my choice whether to live or die, but also that it is a weighty and irreversible decision
The game of life is hard to play
Living is difficult, and all people must face challenges and tough decisions
Gonna to lose it anyway
No one can escape death, and eventually everyone will succumb to it
The losing card I'll someday lay
I know that one day, I too will face the end of my life
So this is all I have to say
This is my opinion and understanding of life and death, and I have no further comment
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHNNY MANDEL, MICHAEL B ALTMAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@moontiger6393
@@roymarius1634 It was the mentality of Paul Erdős, the most prolific mathematician of the 20th century, and arguably the most ingenious and dedicated problem solver and poser in all of human history, quoting from Paul Hoffman's biography, "The man who only loved numbers":
' "The game of life," Erdős often said, "is to keep the SF's score low. If you do something bad in life, the SF gets two points. If you don't do something good that you should have done, the SF gets one point. You never score, so the SF always wins." ' [SF here was the way Erdős referred to God, calling him the Supreme Fascist. This may seem cynical, but Erdos was known for his amusingly original words to refer to many things, so this may be considered playful eccentricity]
And yet even with this view, Erdős dedicated his life to the truth and achieved far more than many ever will. The way I see it, accepting that life is a losing game isn't a loser's mentality, it's just an acknowledgement of the reality of the situation. We will all die far before we can achieve, learn and experience everything we are capable of. From birth, we are all making choices that clip off more and more possibilties until we have no choices left at the end, and so we cannot avoid failing to achieve many of the things which we could possibly have done. We lose no matter what.
But in accepting this fact, perhaps we will realise that if nothing else, we are still free to choose between resignation to total failure, or struggling to the very end to do the absolute best that we can do, even if we will still die with so much undone. This I believe is the way Erdős saw things. He died at a conference of a heart attack at the age of 83, almost certainly doing significant mathematics the same day, to the very end he didn't let the SF get any easy points. Indeed, this was basically how he had hoped to die:
'I want to be giving a lecture, finishing up an important proof on the blackboard, when someone in the audience shouts out, 'What about the general case?'. I'll turn to the audience and smile, 'I'll leave that to the next generation,' and then I'll keel over' - Paul Erdős
Is that the sign of a loser's mentality?
@nicholasbettencourt788
Lyrics:
Through early morning fog I see
Visions of the things to be
The pains that are withheld for me
I realize and I can see
That suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it
If I please
The game of life is hard to play
I'm gonna lose it anyway
The losing card I'll someday lay
So this is all I have to say
Suicide is painless (suicide)
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it
If I please
The sword of time will pierce our skins
It doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in
The pain grows stronger, watch it grin
Suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it
If I please
A brave man once requested me
To answer questions that are key
"Is it to be or not to be?"
And I replied, "Oh, why ask me?"
Suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it
If I please
And you can do the same thing
If you please
@jonnnyren6245
"War isn't hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell."
"Well, boys, it would be hard to call what we've been through fun, but I'm sure glad we went through it together. You boys always managed to give me a good laugh right when I needed it most. Never forget the time you dropped Winchester's drawers in the O.R. 'Course I had to pretend I was mad at ya, but inside I was laughing to beat all hell."
"Frank, do you know what a hero is? Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, he's somebody who's tired enough and cold enough and hungry enough not to give a damn. I don't give a damn."
"Minding my own business is a full-time job. In my spare time, it's my hobby. I can't divide myself emotionally. I couldn't break my word to Peg, and not because God will send me to Hell without an electric fan or because it's not the right thing to do. I simply don't want to."
"Great little war we have here."
@justdope1963
'The game of life is hard to play. I'm gonna lose it anyway.' That hits me every time I hear it.
@mikeyates7931
AMEN
@roymarius1634
It is literally the mentality of a loser.
@hittaman8067
@@roymarius1634 so true bro pure sign of defeatism
@johnyzero2000
@@roymarius1634 Please don't volunteer at a suicide prevention center.
@moontiger6393
@@roymarius1634 It was the mentality of Paul Erdős, the most prolific mathematician of the 20th century, and arguably the most ingenious and dedicated problem solver and poser in all of human history, quoting from Paul Hoffman's biography, "The man who only loved numbers":
' "The game of life," Erdős often said, "is to keep the SF's score low. If you do something bad in life, the SF gets two points. If you don't do something good that you should have done, the SF gets one point. You never score, so the SF always wins." ' [SF here was the way Erdős referred to God, calling him the Supreme Fascist. This may seem cynical, but Erdos was known for his amusingly original words to refer to many things, so this may be considered playful eccentricity]
And yet even with this view, Erdős dedicated his life to the truth and achieved far more than many ever will. The way I see it, accepting that life is a losing game isn't a loser's mentality, it's just an acknowledgement of the reality of the situation. We will all die far before we can achieve, learn and experience everything we are capable of. From birth, we are all making choices that clip off more and more possibilties until we have no choices left at the end, and so we cannot avoid failing to achieve many of the things which we could possibly have done. We lose no matter what.
But in accepting this fact, perhaps we will realise that if nothing else, we are still free to choose between resignation to total failure, or struggling to the very end to do the absolute best that we can do, even if we will still die with so much undone. This I believe is the way Erdős saw things. He died at a conference of a heart attack at the age of 83, almost certainly doing significant mathematics the same day, to the very end he didn't let the SF get any easy points. Indeed, this was basically how he had hoped to die:
'I want to be giving a lecture, finishing up an important proof on the blackboard, when someone in the audience shouts out, 'What about the general case?'. I'll turn to the audience and smile, 'I'll leave that to the next generation,' and then I'll keel over' - Paul Erdős
Is that the sign of a loser's mentality?
@DANMINARD
This sounds like the Beach Boys gave-up surfing
@dxo8809
It brought on many changes.
@gerwinnus
I fuckin' laughed so hard xD
@milenkocovic
Brilliant joke 😊 Bravo