will wood - sex drugs n' rock and roll (lyrics)

XXXIII
to the artist:
website: www.willwood.net
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instagram: / willwoodofficial
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This is a desk job. A data entry five to niner.
Yeah I guess I’m my own boss, but everyone’s my supervisor.
Tell me what kind of living legend would only want a living wage?
Because I just turned 27 and I’m dying of old age.
Guess I’m just selfish. I wanna have but not be had.
And I think “Can I sell this? The rainfall’s a windfall the fourth wall a paywall” - whenever things get bad.
So this is what I choose to do with my redeeming quality
That thing that came from the same place as my instability
It’s not a gift if you pay for it, and I don’t want no charity
I spent all my years to end up right here, and now I really think I’d rather leave
'Cause I hate sex. I hate drugs. And I hate rock n’ roll.
And I hate music and my lack of self-control
I hate sex. I hate drugs. And I hate rock n’ roll.
And I hate proving that I’m still human after all.
It’s the death of the author - you read between white chalk outlines.
Well if the pen’s that much stronger; then call this hare kari as I kamikaze to my career suicide.
I hate these Easter bunny encores, 2 and 4 beat claps.
Stockade stages, applause and praise, trying to chuck tomatoes back.
Newsfeeds, groupies, critics, analytics
And starry-eyed stalkers who demand a man in lipstick
And a role model psycho but an echo in their chamber
Martyr to their dollar but a baby in a manger
Effigy on the alter: the parish they brandish their torches and sway to this love song
“Virginia, walk on my water!” Their apocryphal daughters with nerf armor and ARs
Who want me caught with red hands cut my wrists and make me put white gloves on.
So go ahead sure, drink my kool-aid. It wouldn’t mix well with my meds.
But there’s demand and a market for my brand scars, and I can’t treat the trademarks in my head
I hate to be “that guy,” but I’m not that guy anymore. And I made God damn sure he’s dead.
And I would dance on his grave, but the music I play seems to say take me instead. So
I hate sex. I hate drugs. And I hate rock n’ roll.
And I hate music and my lack of self-control
I hate sex. I hate drugs. And I hate rock n’ roll.
And I hate music, yeah I hate you kids.
And I hate putting up fourth walls.
And I hate proving that I’m still human after all.
And I hate proving that I’m still human.

[@chekhovs_gundam]

while nothing's better than venting out your frustrations by belting out to will wood's more aggressive songs, his ballads are always a delight to listen to

[@obsessedwhitsnivy2998]

Will wood is venting out his frustration about being an artist As an artist my self I almost feel ashamed to want to be famous when I know the burden that comes whit it I feel ashamed that I want to hurt my self for my art. I almost feel trapped in it I don’t know how If I could ever express my emotions if it weren’t for art I don’t even think I would be anywhere in life whiteout art

[@foxgirlchainsaw]

this song is so good

[@JC-gb5nv]

I wanted to eat my hands when everyone commented on the original music video being like 'Will has changed, he is not the same' like it was all about how his fans viewed him, which is fine, but it felt weird to have the themes of this song and for that to be everyone's focal point of conversation. Like saying that he has changed, you are still deciding what he is I dunno It is not like they are being harmful, so it is fine Also, good work on the lyric synch

[@LoganGrayman-wr4gk]

3:56

[@sharks540]

i really hate how the interpretation of this song (especially at first) was just: will hates his fans ?? it almost seems like it would make sense to hate the kind of fans he had a while ago

[@phthalo_blue]

Honestly, Will Wood is probably *the* one artist that should be allowed to hate his fans. So many people only read his possibly trauma-inspired music as 'evil villain songs,' or else only like him for the fact he writes songs about trauma. I think there was also a scandal with his recent concerts where a song he wrote about the death of his pet rat had people throwing dead rats on stage. so. Regardless of who he is in life, people project so heavily on him via his art. As an artist myself, it's always been worrying to see people trying to mould *you* into the art via your work. You should absolutely be able to complain about that sort of thing, so that doesn't become your average fan.