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The Flaming Lips
When We Die When We're High Lyrics

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The Flaming Lips

When We Die When We're High

From American Head2020

Written by Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Kirksey, Michael Ivins, Nicholas Ley, Steven Drozd, Wayne Coyne

Produced by Dave Fridmann, Dennis Coyne, Mike Fridmann, Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips

Lyrics

When We Die When We're High

When we die When we're high When we die

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

About this track

"When We Die When We're High" is a song by The Flaming Lips from the album American Head, released in 2020. The song was written by Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Kirksey, Michael Ivins, Nicholas Ley, Steven Drozd, Wayne Coyne. It was produced by Dave Fridmann, Dennis Coyne, Mike Fridmann, Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips.

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