Where Do You Go When You Die? Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Author
Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 10 times, most recently at WOW Hall on June 05, 1997. He first performed it at 12 Bar Club on August 20, 1996, 9 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Storefront Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock Warner Bros. Album 1997
This Is the BBC Robyn Hitchcock Hux Records Album 2006
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/20/1996
BBC - Andy Kershaw Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/21/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/10/1996
Vic Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 10/30/1996
Warfield Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 11/08/1996
El Rey Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/10/1996
Avalon Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 11/16/1996
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 12/06/1996
Knitting Factory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/14/1997
WOW Hall Robyn Hitchcock Eugene Oregon US 06/05/1997

Lyrics

Where do you go when you die?
Where do you go when you die?
There isn't any Saviour
There isn't any Lord
There isn't a Madonna
Sitting there to be adored

There is no damnation
There is no salvation
This is it for you, baby
This is it for me
Watch out, honey

Where do you go when you die?
Where do you go when you die?
A church is full of people
Praying to themselves
Praying to each other
Praying not to go to hell

A church is full of people
Praying to the void
Eyes deep within them
And they're feeling paranoid

All I ever been is me
All I know is I
And I will turn to nothing
In the second that I die

Oh, where do you go when you die?
Where do you go when you die?
Your consciousness evaporates
Your body hits the ground
And if you have a soul, you know
It will not stick around

It could merge with Napoleon's
Or blend with Easy E's
It might get stuck in limbo
Like a balloon stuck in the trees

There ain't no Pontius Pilate
There ain't no Judas Priest
There's just a lump of rotting meat
Officially pronounced deceased

Oh yeah, baby, where do you go when you die?
Where do you go when you die?
You're not supposed to ask this question
You're supposed to be here now
And if you have good karma
You won't come back as a piece of British beef

Where do you go when you die?
Nowhere
Where do you go when you die?
Nowhere

When you die