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"I Don't Wanna Be Me" is a song by Type O Negative, included on the sixth album Life Is Killing Me, released in 2003. This song is about the challenges of changing his appearance in order to attract women. There is ambient outro starting at 3:46 played by low-pitch keyboards and flavored with sound effects like footsteps and heartbeat.
"I Don't Wanna Be Me" is the only single released from the album Life Is Killing Me. There is an official music video for this song. The music video features actor Dan Fogler dressing in thousands of characters, from Marilyn Monroe to Michael Jackson.
"I Don't Wanna Be Me" is covered by several other bands, including Trivium, Nemecic, and Modern Mimes. A split album of the same name released in 2018 contains this song and the Trivium version.
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
Ever throwing at his home
Two glass houses, twenty stones
Fourteen yellow, six are blue
Could it be worse?.. Quite doubtful.
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
1-2
1-2-3-4.
Two steps forward, three steps back
Without warning, heart attack
He fell asleep in the snow
Never woke up, died alone
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
1-2
1-2-3-4.
Please don't dress in black
When you're at his wake
Don't go there to mourn
But to celebrate
Please don't dress in black
When you're at his wake
Don't go there to mourn
But to celebrate
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
1-2
1-2-3-4.
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be me
I don't wanna be me anymore
Personnel[edit | edit source]
Group performers
- Peter Steele – lead vocals, bass, additional keyboards
- Kenny Hickey – guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Silver – keyboards
- Johnny Kelly – live drums
Enginucers
- Peter Steele – writing, mixing, production
- Josh Silver – engineering, effects, drum programming, mixing, production
- Mike Marciano – engineering, mixing
- George Marino – mastering
