Rem - I'm Gonna DJ Lyrics
Lyrics Translation
"I'm Gonna DJ" by R.E.M., from their 2008 album Accelerate, explores the theme of embracing one's passion for music in the face of impending doom. The lyrics use DJing as a metaphor for celebrating life and finding escape, while emphasizing music's transformative power
Song lyrics
If death is pretty final, I'm collecting vinyl
I'm gonna DJ at the end of the world
'Cos if heaven does exist with a kickin' playlist
I don't want to miss it at the end of the world
Hey steady steady, hey steady steady
I don't wanna go until I'm good and ready
It's on my mind, it's in my mind
It's what I found, it's what I find
It's on my mind, it's in my mind
It's what I found, oh my my my
When I spin my way right through it grates enthusiast Jack Pruett
As the moths circle the moon, as you're circling the room
The music will provide the light you cannot resist
You cannot resist, you cannot resist
And the weblogs that get tangled as you willy and you wangle
When you walk up in Seattle, where you fought the nascent battle
You threw the thread and throttle, let us raise another bottle
Raise another bottle, raise another bottle
Because death is pretty final, I'm collecting vinyl
I'm gonna DJ at the end of the world
Hey steady steady, hey steady steady
I don't wanna go until I'm good and ready
It's on my mind, it's in my mind
It's what I found, it's what I find
It's on my mind, it's in my mind
It's what I found, oh my my my
Hey steady steady, hey steady steady
I don't wanna go until I'm good and ready
Hey steady steady, hey steady steady
I don't wanna go until I'm good and ready
The music will provide the light you cannot resist
You cannot resist, you cannot resist
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