When I R.I.P. Lyrics
Chyeah
They been waiting for me
Hahaha
What the fuck? The fuck?
[Chorus]
Feel the morning on my face
Ain't a pill that I didn't take
Just a lifetime, could say it's been a long day
'Cause I'ma sleep when I RIP, ba-da-ba-dum
[Verse 1]
Flashbacks
Relapses
Camera flash
And don't forget your hashtag
Rucksack
Uh, white stacks
You're a dead man
Had better rid of that gat
You gonna run game, it don't ever run you, uh
When they bitchin' on your name, you say, "Fuck you too," too
You say fuck a court case, give detective no clues, clues
'Cause I'm Indiana J when I'm trippin' on the juice (Now let's get real quiet)
Feel so, feel so stupid
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ye-yeah, talk to me
[Verse 2]
'Bout to make a big deal, uproar
And I'm in for the kill, La Roux
Bitches lookin' like a meal, contour
Percocet until we can't feel no more
And I smoked somethin' that gon' knock me out, out
But somehow this body just won't stay down, down, down (Now let's get real quiet)
[Chorus]
Feel the morning on my face
Ain't a pill that I didn't take (Ba-da-ba-dum)
Just a lifetime, could say it's been a long day (Ba-da-ba-dum)
'Cause I'ma sleep when I RIP, ba-da-ba-dum
About
“When I R.I.P” is a track from Euphoria’s Original Score by Labrinth and is featured in multiple episodes of the show. It uses a wide range of quirky language, delving into teenager-related topics such as social media, substance usage, street life and being constantly on the move.
It seems as the person whom Labrinth is singing about, whom he sometimes refers to in the first person, is a gun-toting hustler, someone that is not afraid to get into fights and pursue a dangerous lifestyle in general. This perfectly describes a lot of characters from the show, but mostly the main one, in particular, Rue.
That track is first heard in the pilot when the show’s protagonist, Rue (Zendaya), describes her descent into drug addiction and the feeling she gets when she is high.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
That was one of the first ones I put together for Rue’s character because I remember seeing that scene where she’s kind of having a trip […] with the glitter tears. There’s a moment in the first episode where she talks about her experience of going through anxiety while she’s high. When I watched that first episode, I just got inspired to start writing lyrics about being high — no sleep, getting lost in what you’re doing, just kind of being out of it, you know? I wanted to write a record that expressed it sonically as well as lyrically […] so I was just like: “I wanna write or produce something that expresses the wonky weirdness and the kind of psychosis that she’s going through while she’s having that trip and that experience”. […] It was really beautiful, and of course, seeing what Sam’s doing visually was so inspiring. I was sending him tracks every five minutes, and he was like, “Lab, I think I’ve got enough!” [laughs].
— Labrinth via Rolling Stones
- 1.New Girl
- 2.Formula
- 4.Forever
- 8.We All Knew
- 10.Shy Guy
- 11.Following Tyler
- 13.Kat’s Denial
- 14.Slideshow
- 15.Family Vacation
- 16.Grapefruit Diet
- 18.Euphoria Funfair
- 19.The Lake
- 20.Maddy’s Story
- 22.McKay & Cassie
- 23.Gangster
- 24.When I R.I.P.
