Put that gun to my temple
Put that gun in my heart
Let's walk off the plank, Chi-Cha
All always, all always into the dark

A-I-D-S-H-I-V
I cannot wait to die
Can't you tell?
Can't you tell?
Can't you tell?

Never finish my degree, Cha-Chi
Never play with the Pogues
Throw my head out the window and
Cement my feet into the dark


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    this song, from what i understand, is about a patient at an AIDS clinic in california which jamie once worked at. jamie befriended the patient and wrote this song about him. as far as i know jamie does not have AIDS himself. if i remember correctly this info is second-hand from jamie (that is, i heard it from a friend of jamie)

    addictedtosoundon April 19, 2004   Link
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    i've seen the same info on the message board i think. this song is beautiful, as are all xiu xiu songs. even though the lyrics are so simple there's so much emotion there.

    excitingon April 21, 2004   Link
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    this song is amazing

    jessayon June 08, 2004   Link
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    The original version of this song (by Jamie's band IBOPA) is...amusing. The music is energetic and the chorus is shouted out in a way completely different to the way this song works.

    avuncularon September 21, 2004   Link
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    This song is special to me because someone I loved is now dying of AIDS. I love the way he sings, it elicits a whole range of emotion.

    xian-thiron June 12, 2005   Link
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    About a young person dying of aids. The person will never get a chance to enjoy the pleasures of life because aids is killing them at suck a young age. The person just wants to die and get it over with.

    mattd23on March 11, 2006   Link
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    this song is so over the top, and it is meant to be. i wish it didn't have the a-i-d-s-h-i-v part, really.

    finiteon July 30, 2006   Link
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    I like the IBOPA version tons more, if only because this one has some sloppy arrangement.

    axemrangerson January 11, 2007   Link
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    The A-I-D-S part is so catchy actually, I catch myself singing it, which I'd imagine is rather intentional. This song is really great.

    Knife2aGunFighton May 20, 2007   Link
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    This is so amazing. I cried the first time I heard it.

    mogssaion August 29, 2010   Link

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