Without You Life Is Hell
The Heartburns Lyrics


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Without you life sucks like Reagan,
yeah it's a hell with you as satan,
oh yeah - without you I'd be outta my head,
without you I would be just nothin',
a cheap punk every bitch could be fucking,
oh no - without you I'd be better off dead,
and baby I can tell, without you life is hell.
Without you life would lose it's meaning,
soon I would hang neck-tied to the ceiling,
oh yeah - without you I'd be outta my head,
I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep without you,
just fuckin' drink thinkin' about you,




oh no - without you I'd be better off dead,
and baby I can tell, without you life is hell.

Overall Meaning

The Heartburns's song Without You Life Is Hell is a punk rock love song that expresses a deep and intense love for someone who is being missed badly when they are gone. The lyrics of the song depict the intensity of the love and the pain of being alone without the other person. The song starts with a line "Without you life sucks like Reagan", which is a political reference to the policies of Ronald Reagan's administration that had adversely impacted the marginalised sections of society, and if applied to personal life, suggests that life without the person is not worth living. The following line "yeah it's a hell with you as satan" adds a contrast to the first line, indicating that even though being with the person is difficult, it's still better than living without them.


The chorus "without you I'd be outta my head, without you I would be just nothin', a cheap punk every bitch could be fucking, oh no - without you I'd be better off dead, and baby I can tell, without you life is hell" sums up the feeling of the singer, who believes that life without their soulmate is meaningless and not worth living.


The second verse continues the theme of the first verse, highlighting the intense longing for the other person. The line "soon I would hang neck-tied to the ceiling" suggests that the thought of living without the other person is unbearable, and the singer would rather choose death than to live a life without their love. The line "just fuckin' drink thinkin' about you" paints a picture of the singer resorting to alcohol to numb the pain of missing the other person.


Overall, the song is a classic punk rock love song that portrays the intense longing and pain of separation, and highlights the importance of the other person in the singer's life.


Line by Line Meaning

Without you life sucks like Reagan,
Life without you is dull and miserable, much like the political presidency of Reagan.


yeah it's a hell with you as satan,
Life with you is difficult and tumultuous, with you acting as a tormentor.


oh yeah - without you I'd be outta my head,
Without you, my mind would be lost and confused, unable to function properly.


without you I would be just nothin',
My life would be empty and meaningless without you.


a cheap punk every bitch could be fucking,
I would be insignificant and unimportant, someone who anyone can have sex with casually.


oh no - without you I'd be better off dead,
Life without you would be so unbearable that I would prefer death.


and baby I can tell, without you life is hell.
I can sense that my life would be a living nightmare without you.


Without you life would lose its meaning,
My life would become pointless and unfulfilling without you in it.


soon I would hang neck-tied to the ceiling,
I would become so depressed to the point of suicide without you.


oh yeah - without you I'd be outta my head,
My mind would become unfocused and erratic without you around.


I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep without you,
My appetite and ability to rest would be impacted greatly without you around.


just fuckin' drink thinkin' about you,
I would resort to drinking heavily to numb the pain of not having you.


oh no - without you I'd be better off dead,
Again, death would seem like a preferable option to a life without you.


and baby I can tell, without you life is hell.
I absolutely know that life without you would be unbearable and agonizing.




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mariusz herbowski

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