This Life Eats Us Alive

(Verse 1) I've got a debt dealer on speed dial A non bijou shack on the Murder Mile Feel like I'm well past my sell by date But all eaten up with loathing self hate

(Chorus) Cos this life eats us alive Another flashback from a fateful night This life eats us alive I'm in a choke hold, so cold, like lying on ice

(Verse 2) I've got medication for my heart Slam the needle in when it just won't start Lost the only person who mattered at all She said she'd catch me but I watched her fall

(Chorus) Cos this life eats us alive Another flashback, long-bladed knife This life eats us alive I'm in a choke hold, so cold, like lying on ice

(Bridge) Blood drains into a drain I hear the slow rumble of a train Blood seeps into a drain Hear sirens get hammered into my brain

(Verse 3) I’ve got a death dealer on speed dial A non bijou shack on the Murder Mile Flowers in the window have withered and died She said ‘our love’s forever’ but I guess she lied

(Chorus) Cos this life eats us alive Another flashback from that hateful night This life eats us alive I'm in a choke hold, so cold, like lying on ice

Written by Simon Wright (February 2025)