1. MASH is a Japanese … Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name.
1. MASH is a Japanese shoegaze band.
2. MASH was also an Italian dance-project consisting of the producers Luca Belloni, Massimo Moroldo, Claudio Lancini, F. Arcangeli, E. Galli & A. Di Stefano.
3. The Mash is a name under which the writers (Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman) of the theme song "Suicide is Painless" from the movie M*A*S*H are sometimes credited.
4. MASH is also the name of a Swiss pop group.
5. Mash is part of the duo Loren & Mash who performed the song "Thanatos ~If I Can't Be Yours~" for the movie The End Of Evangelion by Hideaki Anno and Kazuya Tsurumaki.
6. MASH is a czech hard rock band.
7. Pop-Rock brazilian band.
8. Mash is the solo project of Tunisian based experimental music artist Myriam Hamida. She is hugely influenced by dark ambient, drone and power electronics. In 2015, she started working on vocals with Lebanese electronic producer Jawad Nawfal alias Munma. She took part in a compilation project 'Under Frustration Volume 1' led by the Tunisian collective Arabstazy gathering electronic musicians from the Arab World, released in 2018.
Suicide Is Painless
Mash 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 Mash is a haunting ballad that speaks about the inevitability of death and the futility of life. The song is an unusual mix of melancholic lyrics with upbeat music that symbolizes the contradictory nature of life itself.
The song starts with the singer waking up to a misty morning and contemplating the unknown future. He realizes that the pains that he has withheld from escaping will inevitably lead to his demise. He acknowledges that suicide is an option that could bring on many changes in his life but could also be rejected if he so chooses.
The second verse embodies the philosophy of life that we are all going to lose the game at some point, and the future is uncertain. The singer acknowledges that he will someday lose and death will be the only consequence left. The sword of time represents the passing of time, where we all inevitably age and eventually die. The singer imagines death as a grinning entity that brings on a stronger pain.
The third verse talks about how another character has approached the singer to ask the famous question of "to be or not to be?" and the singer responds by saying "why ask me?". This last verse represents the singer's frustration with the uncertainty and unpredictability of life.
Overall, the song speaks about the inevitability of death and the philosophical questions that arise when we contemplate our existence. It is a poignant reminder of our fleeting existence and the importance of cherishing the time we have.
Line by Line Meaning
Through early morning fog I see
As I gaze through the haze of the morning, I envision a future.
Visions of the things to be
I can picture what's coming in my life.
The pains that are withheld for me
The hurts I'll endure in the future, they're being saved for me.
I realize and I can see
I'm aware of the reality I must face.
That suicide is painless
Taking my life is an option that appears to promise relief from distressing feelings.
It brings on many changes
Suicide will have a significant impact on those who know me, changing their lives in many ways.
And I can take or leave it if I please
It's up to me whether or not I end my own life.
The game of life is hard to play
Life is full of challenges and obstacles that make it difficult to succeed.
I'm gonna lose it anyway
Death is inevitable and will eventually claim me.
The losing card I'll someday lay
Eventually, I'll reach the end of my life and will be defeated.
So this is all I have to say
These are the only words that sum up my outlook on life.
The sword of time will pierce our skins
The passage of time is like a sword that cuts into us, bringing us closer to death.
It doesn't hurt when it begins
The effects of aging and death may not be obvious at first.
But as it works its way on in
As time passes, the inevitable outcome of death becomes more apparent.
The pain grows stronger
The physical and emotional pain associated with aging and dying becomes more intense.
Watch it grin
Death seems almost to take a cruel pleasure in wielding its power over us.
A brave man once requested me
Someone once asked me a question that required courage to answer.
To answer questions that are key
They wanted me to provide answers to important, existential questions.
Is it to be or not to be
Should one continue living or choose to end their life?
And I replied oh why ask me?
I'm not qualified to answer such a profound question.
And you can do the same thing if you please
Anyone has the right to make the choice about whether or not to live until the pain of life becomes too great.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 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