breathtaking
I can jump from a bridge
chuck myself under a train
I can cross a busy highway
shoot in my brain
I can drive into a lorry
drown myself in a lake
I can choke myself with a bag
face a mamba snake
I can wait for an avalanche
freeze to death in a deep-freeze
just let me die in dignity
before I suffer from an incurable disease
I can swim in the arctic water
cut my artery open wide
I can steer a car into a tree
walk into the desert without a guide
I can join the crocodiles
take a bath with a hair drier
I can blow myself up with dynamite
strangle myself with a wire
I can put my fingers to the voltage
stumble in a tight squeeze
just let me die in dignity
before I suffer from an incurable disease
I can throw myself into an abyss
fill me up with heroine
I can sail a boat into a cyclone
a shredder can do me in
I can drift with the current
put a knife into my heart
I can starve myself to death
disembowel myself right from the start
I can hang up myself
set myself on fire in a breeze
just let me die in dignity
before I suffer from an incurable disease
now let me swallow the barbiturate
and let me feel at ease
it’s all I want for the last exit
it’s all I need to cease
I'm ready die
ready to pass away
oh, what’s worth a try
when I'm all used up for the world today
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