Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: goth
Song Meaning of “Killin’s a Bitch (and This Bitch Is Killin’ Me)” by Ghoultown
This song is a lament about the cruelty of love and its ability to leave us feeling broken and drained. It paints a vivid image of the pain and hurt that can come with loving someone and being left with the aftermath of their destruction. The narrator offers a simple message that life can be cruel at times, and love is no different. They plead for the “bitch” to be done with them so they can escape the pain. The chorus speaks of the deep despair that can be experienced when the one we love is the one we’re dying from.
Throughout the song there’s a sense of resilience; despite the hurt, the narrator perseveres and pushes on, no matter how hard the struggle to move forward may be. While the lyrics suggest a bitter resignation, they carry an underlying strength that in the face of adversity we can keep going and will make it through. “Killin’s a bitch” but death can’t stop the survivors from living their best life.