supported by
jimfrancemusic
jimfrancemusic thumbnail
jimfrancemusic Great ambience, and great musicianship! One of those rare tracks that really speak to you.
/

about

Once upon a time Matt from Storm of Crows got into a conversation about songwriting and mentioned some lyrics he'd written years earlier that he'd never used as he thought they were terrible. One of them was "I don't want to wake up dead in America" which Mike, aka The Godzilla Attacks Tokyo Kamikaze Blues Band, then saw and promptly turned into an awesome song demo. He then asked us if we wanted to join him on the track and we leapt at the chance.

lyrics

[Verse 1]
I spend my life in this dead end town
Nothing here for me, no reason to hang around
I’ve got no money and no place to go
Even if I did I couldn’t make it on my own

They call me a loser, call me a clown
They say I’m nothing while they push me around
I try to fit in but there’s nothing I can do
I hear what they’re saying and I agree with them too

[Pre-Chorus]
Why am I here? Why am I all alone?
I’m just a loser with no place to go

[Chorus]
I don’t want to wake up dead in America
I’d rather die somewhere else
I don’t want to wake up dead in America
Please let me die anywhere else

[Verse 2]
I search for hope but there’s none in sight
I can’t even begin to know what’s wrong or right
I wish there was someone out there for me
I’ve looked my whole life and there is no one I can see

I only hope there’s a way get out
Even if there is, I just don’t know how
I walk alone in the dead of night
I look in their windows but I’m completely out of site

[Pre-Chorus]
Why am I here? Why am I all alone?
I’m just a loser with no place to go

[Chorus]
I don’t want to wake up dead in America
I’d rather die somewhere else
I don’t want to wake up dead in America
Please let me die anywhere else

[Outro]
I spend my life in this dead end town
No one here for me, no one else around

credits

released February 25, 2022
Mike Smull: Lead vocal, guitar, drums
Paul Coates: Lead guitar
Matt Kik: Harmony vocal, acoustic guitar, organ
Jimmy Medway: Bass

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Storm of Crows Sheffield, UK

Storm of Crows is a rock band based in Sheffield and Stockport, in the UK. Originally in various bands at the end of the 1990s, we reformed during Covid lockdown in 2020 to record some of our old songs, and write a few new ones as well. We're not the best band in the world, but we're having a blast doing what what we're doing, and we think that comes across in our music. We hope you like it too. ... more

contact / help

Contact Storm of Crows

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Storm of Crows recommends:

If you like I Don't Want to Wake Up Dead in America, you may also like: