Suicide is Painless
Mandel Johnny Lyrics
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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 (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
The song "Suicide is Painless" by Mandel Johnny is best known as the theme song of the popular TV series M*A*S*H. The lyrics of the song are dark and suggest the contemplation of suicide as an escape from pain and suffering. The song starts with the singer observing his future, seeing only pain and suffering that is yet to come. He has realized that suicide is a way out of the pain and suffering and that it can bring many changes.
Throughout the rest of the song, the singer elaborates on the idea that suicide is painless and that it can bring on many changes. He also notes that the game of life is hard to play and that he is going to lose it anyway, so suicide is an option he can take or leave. The song suggests that the pain of suicide is temporary and that it is a smaller price to pay than the pain of continuing to live.
The lyrics of the song are a poetic and powerful commentary on the nature of suicide and the pain that people can feel in life. The melancholic melody adds an extra layer of emotion to the already intense lyrics. The song has become an iconic piece of music and is recognized throughout the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Through early morning fog I see
In the obscurity of the early morning, I perceive
Visions of the things to be
Images of forthcoming events
The pains that are withheld for me
The sufferings that are yet to come enfolding me
I realize and I can see
I become aware and understand that
That suicide is painless
That death by suicide is an effortless way out that brings no suffering
It brings on many changes
It causes significant alterations in the universe
And I can take or leave it if I please
And I have the choice to decide whether I want it or not
The game of life is hard to play
Living your life is an extremely arduous experience
I'm gonna lose it anyway
I will end up defeated in the end either way
The losing card I'll someday lay
One day, I will present my card of defeat
So this is all I have to say
This is my conclusive statement
The sword of time will pierce our skins
As time goes on, we will suffer more physical and emotional pain
It doesn't hurt when it begins
When the stabbing pain starts, it is unnoticeable
But as it works its way on in
However, as it gradually gets intense
The pain grows stronger
The discomfort intensifies
Watch it grin
The pain seems to enjoy your agony
A brave man once requested me
A courageous man once asked me
To answer questions that are key
To resolve important inquiries
Is it to be or not to be
Is it worth existing or not?
And I replied oh why ask me?
And I replied, why are you asking me?
And you can do the same thing if you please
And you, too, have the choice to embrace or reject it
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