I Don't Want You to Die
The Flaming Lips Feat. Chris Martin Lyrics

Well it's a funny thing when your friends are chasing you
It's ironic how friends may chase or seek revenge on you for something like hitting one of them, but eventually give up. However, the police don't do that and will continue to pursue you until they catch you.

Like you hit one of them in the balls and stuff like that
As an example, hitting a friend in the groin or some other minor offense may lead to them chasing you in retaliation.

Most times they'll stop chasing you after a while when they can't catch you
Usually, if your friends are chasing you but can't catch you, they'll give up and move on to something else after some time.

But cops don't do that and, and, and I found out the hard way
However, this is not the case with the police, and the artist comes to this realization through a difficult experience.

But, but they proceeded to tell an old lady to go back inside
The police tell an elderly lady to go back inside before continuing to pursue the artist and their friends.

And right when they were fixing to go through the door
As the police were preparing to enter a building or room,

They pulled the drummer down and slammed him on the ground
The police physically take down and forcefully restrain the drummer of the band the singer is a part of.

Needless to say the crowd went a little crazy
The crowd witnessing the altercation reacts strongly to the police's actions.

And so did the cops, they were in a frenzy
The police officers become highly agitated and frenzied during the incident.

They came in and started macing everybody
The police use pepper spray on everyone in the vicinity.

About that time, macing
Around the same time, the police begin to use pepper spray.

Bombing, macing, whatever you need to bug…you the bugs all night, your house
The police are depicted as using excessive force and engaging in harassment.

So he comes through, one cop comes through
A lone police officer approaches the singer.

Bumps me on the back
The police officer physically makes contact with the singer by bumping them from behind.

Without even thinking
The singer suggests that the police officer acted recklessly or without proper consideration for the situation.

In my primal rage stage I was inebriated with alcohol,
The artist describes being in a highly emotional state and under the influence of alcohol.

And young, young vitality, vitality
The artist suggests that they were young and full of energy, potentially exacerbating the situation.

And I don't even think, and I grab the cop from behind
Without thinking, the singer physically grabs the police officer from behind.

And he, and he and I was like what are you doing man?
The singer inquires as to the police officer's actions.

And he turns around and proceeds to mace me right in my face
In response to the artist's actions, the police officer sprays them with pepper spray.

So I stop thinking, I just take off running
The artist responds to being pepper sprayed by fleeing the scene without thinking.

I was actually high-stepping, it was like
The artist describes running in a comical or exaggerated manner, potentially to emphasize the absurdity of the situation.

My buddy said he saw me, and I was like he saw some
The singer implies that their friend witnessed them doing something unusual while running away.

Long legged creature just like
The artist is likened to a bizarre or otherworldly creature due to their running style.

He took a base high stepping
The singer's high-stepping running style is likened to that of a baseball player.

Going down sixth street, stop tinkling
The singer describes running down a specific street and abruptly coming to a halt.

So I stopped and turned around
The singer stops running and looks back in the direction they came from.

Because they caught me, because they caught me
Despite running away, the police manage to apprehend the artist.

When he's high-steppin' I can't catch that
The police officer is unable to catch the artist due to their unusual running style.

And proceeded to take me to the ground
The police physically restrain and immobilize the singer by taking them to the ground.

And taser me, taser me, taser me
The police use a taser on the singer multiple times.

Tasered and maced, uh, pretty good
The artist is subjected to both pepper spray and a taser, resulting in significant discomfort and pain.