It’s better to burn out than to fade away

It’s better to burn out than to fade away (è meglio bruciare che spegnersi lentamente), frase presente nella versione acustica di My My, Hey Hey di Neil Young, è tristemente nota per essere quella scritta su un bigliettino da Kurt Cobain dei Nirvana prima di suicidarsi nel 1994.

Il testo completo di My my, hey hey di Neil Young

My my, hey hey
rock n’ roll is here to stay
its better to burn out
than to fade away
my my, hey hey

OUt of the blue and into the black
they give you this but you pay for that
and once your gone
you can never come back
when your out of the blue
and into the black

the king is gone but hes not forgotten
this is the story of a johnny robin
its better to burn out
than it is to rust
the king is gone
but hes not forgot.

HEy hey, my my
rock ‘n roll can never die
theres more to the picture
than meets the eye
hey hey my my