Lyrics

The lyrics of the song are all funny and dumb ways to die. The first four verses are just that, and the last verse are all ways to die related to trains. The general message is that trains are dangerous, and it would be very dumb to die because of one. i.e. to die because you drove around the boom-gates at a level crossing is as dumb as to die from eating a two-week-old, unrefrigerated pie, or to die from taking your helmet off in outer space.

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Lyrics

Verse 1 ● Set fire to your hair, ● Poke a stick at a grizzly bear, ● Eat medicine that's out of date, ● Use your private parts as piranha bait, Chorus. dumb ways to die so many dumb ways to die Dumb ways to die-ie-ie So many dumb ways to die, Verse 2 ● Get your toast out with a fork ● Do your own electrical work ● Teach yourself how to fly ● Eat a two week old unrefrigerated pie Chorus Verse 3 ● Invite a psycho-killer inside ● Scratch a drug dealer’s brand new ride ● Take your helmet off in outer space ● Use your clothes dryer as a hiding place Chorus Verse 4 ● Keep a rattlesnake as pet ● Sell both your kidneys on the internet ● Eat a tube of superglue ● (spoken) “I wonder what’s this red button do?” Chorus Bridge ● Dress up like a moose during hunting season ● Disturb a nest of wasps for no good reason ● Stand on the edge of a train station platform ● Drive around the boom gates at a level crossing ● Run across the tracks between the platforms They may not rhyme but they’re quite possibly Final Chorus The dumbest ways to die The dumbest ways to die The dumbest ways to die-ie-ie-ie So many dumb.. So many dumb ways to die Outro Be safe around trains, a message from Metro

Structure

The song has five verses, with four lines each, except for the bridge, which has six, with five actions and one connection to the final chorus.

Generally, each line is a dumb method of death.