"I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" — the most darkly comic early Elton John recording.
I'm getting bored
Being part of mankind
There's not a lot to do no more
This race is a waste of time
People rushing everywhere
Swarming around like flies
Think I'll buy a forty four
Give them all a surprise
Think I'm gonna kill myself
Cause a little suicide
Stick around for a couple of days
What a scandal if I died
Yeah I'm gonna kill myself
Get a little headline news
I'd like to see what the papers say
On the state of teenage blues
A rift in my family
I can't use the car
I gotta be in by ten o'clock
Who do they think they are
I'd make an exception
If you want to save my life
Brigitte Bardot gotta come
And see me every night
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- From Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973). The suicide threat as a bid for attention, delivered with music hall bounce. Introduced live with a tap-dancing interlude — the ultimate example of Elton John finding humour in the darkest places.