I don′t wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don′t wanna be me anymore
Ever throwing at his home
Two glass houses, twenty stones
Fourteen yellow, six are blue
Could it be worse, quite doubtful
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don′t wanna be me anymore
I don′t wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don′t wanna be me anymore
One, two, one, two, three, four
Two steps forward, three steps back
Without warning, heart
attack
He fell asleep in the snow
Never woke up, died alone
I don't wanna be, I don′t wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
I don′t wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
One, two, one, two, three, four
Please don′t dress in black
When you′re at his wake
Don't go there to mourn
But to celebrate
Please don′t dress in black
When you're at his wake
Don′t go there to mourn
But to celebrate
I don't wanna
be, I don′t wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
I don't wanna be, I don′t wanna be me
I don′t wanna be me anymore
I don't wanna be, I don′t wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
I don′t wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don′t wanna be me anymore
Writer(s): Peter Steele Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
Ever throwing at his home
Two glass houses, twenty stones
Fourteen yellow, six are blue
Could it be worse... Quite doubtful
I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
1, 2, more than ever!
Two steps forward, three steps back
Without warning, heart attack
He fell asleep in the
snow
Never woke up, died alone
I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be...me anymore
I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be...me anymore
1, 2, more than ever!
Please, don't dress in black
When you're at his wake
Don't go there to mourn
But to celebrate
Please, don't dress in black
When you're at his wake
Don't go there to mourn
But to celebrate
I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna
be...me anymore
I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be...me anymore
1,2, more than ever!
I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore!
Ever throwing at his home
Two glass houses, twenty stones
Fourteen yellow, six are blue
Could it be worse quite doubtful
Two steps forward, three steps back
Without warning, heart attack
He fell asleep in the snow
Never woke up, died alone
Please don't dress in black
When you're at his wake
Don't go there to mourn
But to celebrate
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I Don't Wanna Be Me Lyrics as written by Peter Thomas Steele
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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"I Don't Wanna Be Me" is a song by American gothic metal band Type O Negative. It is the second track on the band's sixth studio album, Life Is Killing Me (2003), and was released as a promo single the same year. Contrary to the gothic metal and doom metal style of the band's other songs, "I Don't Wanna Be Me" is often considered a punk rock song.
Content[edit]
The song has been described using multiple genres, but mostly described as mainly punk rock. Kerrang! described the song as "a highly-energised, sarcastic paean to self-hatred, waving a middle finger in their own faces as much as anyone else’s", noticing an influence of "old school catchy punk rock [...] At times, it even recalls the glorious heads down thrash attack of Peter’s previous band, the controversial Carnivore".[1] Loudwire described the song as "goth-punk-power-pop".[2]
On the song's lyrics, guitarist Kenny Hickey claims frontman Peter Steele's lyrics for the song were autobiographical: "At the time, Peter [...] wasn’t really doing too well, health-wise. He was getting sick of addictions and sick of life, hence the title, I Don't Wanna Be Me. He didn't wanna be Pete anymore."[3]
Track listing[edit]
"I Don't Wanna Be Me" (Edit) | 3:44 |
Music video[edit]
The music video for the song features actor Dan Fogler, who dresses up as numerous different celebrities, including Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Eminem, as well as frontman Steele himself.
Release[edit]
"Life Is Killing Me" reached No. 38 on Billboard's Active Rock chart.[4]
Legacy[edit]
"I Don't Wanna Be Me" was covered by European death metal band Meridian Dawn for their debut 2014 release The Mixtape. The song was later covered by Trivium, and was released as a 7" split single with Type O Negative's original recording for Record Store Day 2018.[5]
In 2018 metal magazine Kerrang! ranked the song at No. 4 in its retrospective list of the band's top 13 songs, describing it as "probably the finest of all the fast-paced songs in their arsenal".[1]
The opening two seconds of guitar feedback and drum startup on "I Don't Wanna Be Me" is sampled and heard frequently on the Liberty Rock Radio station in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The 13 Least Worst Type O Negative Songs – Kerrang!". Kerrang!. November 23, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "The 66 Best Metal Songs of the 21st Century". Loudwire. September 24, 2020. Irresistible in every way, this goth-punk-power-pop corker easily rivals the band’s most classic tracks
- ^ Sanders, Naomi (November 15, 2019). "How We Wrote I Don't Wanna Be Me, By Type O Negative's Kenny Hickey – Kerrang!". Kerrang!.
- ^ Titus, Christa (June 21, 2003). "Type O Negative's 'Life' Style". Billboard.
- ^ Divita, Joe (April 26, 2019). "Trivium Faithfully Cover Type O Negative's 'I Don't Wanna Be Me'". Loudwire. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
External links[edit]
- "Promotional single" at Discogs (list of releases)
- "7" split single with Trivium" at Discogs (list of releases)