Goodbye Cruel World
by Cold

Album: Cold (1997)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • One of the more upbeat songs on Cold's debut album, "Goodbye Cruel World" is about how lead singer Scooter Ward sees things going to heck around him but refuses to give in because hope still exists. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    John - Bsadf, Australia

Comments: 1

  • Zero from The Abyss, NjThe only thing upbeat about this song is the tempo. I really don't see any indications of hope in the lyrics. (at the end, he even ENCOURAGES the person to kill the other person, whomever that would be. It's most likely sarcasm, but still...) It seems like the narrator is TRYING to be positive, but everyone around him is bringing down.
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Gary Lewis

Gary LewisSongwriter Interviews

Gary Lewis and the Playboys had seven Top 10 hits despite competition from The Beatles. Gary talks about the hits, his famous father, and getting drafted.

Joe Ely

Joe ElySongwriter Interviews

The renown Texas songwriter has been at it for 40 years, with tales to tell about The Flatlanders and The Clash - that's Joe's Tex-Mex on "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"

16 Songs With a Heartbeat

16 Songs With a HeartbeatSong Writing

We've heard of artists putting their hearts into their music, but some take it literally.

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater RevivalFact or Fiction

Is "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" about Vietnam? Was John Fogerty really born on a Bayou? It's the CCR edition of Fact or Fiction.

Country Song Titles

Country Song TitlesFact or Fiction

Country songs with titles so bizarre they can't possibly be real... or can they?

Cy Curnin of The Fixx

Cy Curnin of The FixxSongwriter Interviews

The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.