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Please Don't Kill Yourself (This Christmas)

by Private Instigators

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Every year around Christmas time, suicide rates spike There’s so much pressure trying to find a gift everyone's gonna like Then you go home feeling all alone And your family’s so mean Your homophobic folks making racist jokes Treating you like you were still thirteen So forget about Santa, forget about Rudolph, forget about Buddy the elf If you want my advice, make a list and check it twice That says Please don't kill yourself this Christmas (Stay alive Christmas time) Every year around Christmas time, you feel so gray and numb Don’t even try to go near the mistletoe, nobody's gonna come Your ugly sweater won’t make it better Or fill you with Christmas glee You’re strapped for cash and feeling trashed And your friends don’t seem to see So lay off the eggnog, forget the fruitcake, put the elf back on the shelf If you wanna stay inside, well, skip the sleigh ride But please don't kill yourself this Christmas (Stay alive Christmas time) Some folks say suicide rates stay The same as any day of the year It’s hard to know, when you look at the snow Through the window or your frozen tears It don’t matter if science says it ain’t true What matters how it feels to you When you look at a wreath or your two front teeth It may be a myth but I'm telling you thith Pleathe don't kill yourthelf, thith Crithtmath! (Thtay alive Chrithtmath time) So forget about Santa, forget about Rudolph, forget about every elf Be careful on the ice, be naughty or nice But please don't kill yourself this Christmas (Stay alive Christmas time) Please don’t kill yourself Please don’t kill yourself Ho ho ho Don’t kill yourself this Christmas

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This song is dedicated to Matt Ryd, Dan Holman, David Kim, and anyone else who has been affected by mental illness or suicide.

A percentage of the sale of this single will go to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

To learn more, please visit their website, www.afsp.org

credits

released November 27, 2015

Keith Burman: Lead vocals, piano, and baritone guitar
Dominick Dolio: Six and twelve string guitars
Jeff Gonzales: Drums, sleigh bells

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Anna Hochhalter: Tenor and baritone saxophones
Michael Pitts, Jr.: Trumpet
Mike Fye: Five string bass
Paul Wiemerslage: Theremin
Rebekah Dolio, Rani Person, and Jennifer Williams: Backing vocals

Recorded at Stately Studio Manor
Recorded by Phil Pobanz and Jeff Gonzales

Mixed at Twiss Audio
Mixed and mastered by Andrew Twiss

Produced by Keith Burman

Photos by Sergio Garcia

Design by Alexandra Pikeas

Special thanks to Anne & Leigh Dierbeck, Jeff Brown, Smilin' Joe Mason, Si Marks, DAve Crespo at WEMF, Mike Maerz, Dr. Sheila Rochefort-Hoehn, Lisa Lange, Andrew Rostan, Leah Jones, Rachel Cromidas, Dr. Laura Lambert, Liz Gonzalez, Scott Petersen, and Jame Corrar

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Private Instigators Chicago, Illinois

They barged into the room like they owned the place. They were fast, loud, and rude, with something vaguely seedy about them.

They were the Private Instigators, and they were here to start something.

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