(Don't Fear) The Reaper

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(Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult

About (Don't Fear) The Reaper

"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" was written and sung by Blue Öyster Cult's lead guitarist, Donald Roeser, also known as Buck Dharma. It was rumored to be about suicide, but it actually deals with the inevitability of death and the belief that we should not fear it. When Dharma wrote it, he was thinking about what would happen if he died at a young age and if he would be reunited with loved ones in the afterlife. Dharma was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat, which got him thinking about his mortality and inspired the song. .

(Don't Fear) The Reaper Lyrics

[00:13.30] All our times have come
[00:19.20] Here, but now they're gone
[00:24.02]
[00:27.21] Seasons don't fear the reaper
[00:29.72] Nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain
[00:32.63] (We can be like they are)
[00:34.79] Come on, baby
[00:35.88] (Don't fear the reaper)
[00:37.57] Baby, take my hand
[00:38.85] (Don't fear the reaper)
[00:40.70] We'll be able to fly
[00:42.43] (Don't fear the reaper)
[00:44.14] Baby, I'm your man
[00:48.66] La, la la, la la
[00:54.99] La, la la, la la
[00:59.83]
[01:21.98] Valentine is done
[01:28.70] Here, but now they're gone
[01:36.59] Romeo and Juliet
[01:39.36] Are together in eternity
[01:42.14] (Romeo and Juliet)
[01:43.79] 40,000 men and women every day
[01:46.09] (Like Romeo and Juliet)
[01:47.73] 40,000 men and women every day
[01:49.20] (Redefine happiness)
[01:51.06] Another 40,000 coming every day
[01:52.79] (We can be like they are)
[01:54.27] Come on, baby
[01:55.79] (Don't fear the reaper)
[01:57.44] Baby, take my hand
[01:59.10] (Don't fear the reaper)
[02:00.91] We'll be able to fly
[02:02.89] (Don't fear the reaper)
[02:04.71] Baby, I'm your man
[02:06.63]
[02:08.63] La, la la, la la
[02:14.30] La, la la, la la
[02:19.99]
[03:36.31] Love of two is one
[03:43.15] Here, but now they're gone
[03:46.49]
[03:49.95] Came the last night of sadness
[03:52.79] And it was clear she couldn't go on
[03:56.77] Then the door was open, and the wind appeared
[03:59.73] The candles blew, and then disappeared
[04:03.17] The curtains flew, and then he appeared
[04:05.57] (Saying, "Don't be afraid")
[04:06.87]
[04:07.61] Come on, baby
[04:08.91] (And she had no fear)
[04:11.19] And she ran to him
[04:12.47] (Then they started to fly)
[04:14.03] They looked backward, and said goodbye
[04:15.67] (She had become like they are)
[04:17.47] She had taken his hand
[04:18.71] (She had become like they are)
[04:21.15] Come on, baby
[04:22.47] (Don't fear the reaper)
[04:24.27]

From the album: Essential 70s Rock