Why I Refuse To Fly Lyrics – Daniel Thrasher

Why I Refuse To Fly Lyrics Meaning

[Intro]
This part sets the tone with a real and scary plane accident. A Delta flight landed badly in Toronto, flipped upside down, and injured some passengers. The singer talks about a dramatic video showing people escaping the crashed plane on a snowy runway. It instantly gives you a sense of how dangerous flying can feel, especially when things go wrong. The fear kicks in just from hearing about it.

[Chorus]
The chorus is like a desperate prayer. The singer keeps repeating that he wants the plane to stay up in the sky, showing how nervous he feels about flying. It’s not just a one-time fear—he says it over and over, like he’s trying to convince the plane itself to cooperate. He’s saying “for real” and “I don’t wanna die,” which adds a real sense of panic and seriousness, even though the song has a humorous tone. That mix of fear and humor shows how he’s trying to deal with his anxiety in a lighthearted way. Deep down, he’s just scared something bad will happen, even though he knows that sounds a bit dramatic. But for him, that fear feels very real, and he’s just hoping the plane does its job and stays in the air safely.

[Verse 1]
Here, the singer starts getting more personal. He says he’s scared of dying on what should be a normal flight to Arizona, even if he jokes about death sometimes. But lately, he’s seen way too many scary things, especially online. He’s watched clips of planes crashing and landing where they shouldn’t, which makes him freak out more. These videos make him feel like planes are falling all the time, even if they’re rare cases. He admits he never used to be scared of flying and thought that fear didn’t make sense. But now, after all the stuff he’s seen, it’s starting to feel more reasonable. He even talks about trying to book a flight to visit his mom in Florida, but then sees another crash in the news and totally backs out. That fear ruins his plans, and he ends up not going at all. It shows how much anxiety can change your decisions, even about things you really want to do.

[Chorus]
This chorus hits even harder because, after hearing his personal fears in the verse, you get why he keeps repeating this plea. He’s practically begging the plane to just do what it’s supposed to—fly safely. The repetition shows how anxious he is, like he’s trying to calm himself down by saying it over and over. The way he mixes a kind of catchy rhythm with serious words like “I don’t wanna die” shows that he’s really struggling with this fear but still trying to be funny or light about it. It’s like he’s stuck between laughing it off and actually panicking. The more he repeats the line, the more it feels like he’s trying to convince himself that flying is still okay. But it also makes you feel how consuming that fear has become for him.

[Verse 2]
This part takes a funny twist but still shows how much the fear messes with his life. He talks about getting a tax refund and wanting to go to Vegas to gamble, which sounds like a fun plan—until he remembers he doesn’t want to fly. So instead of a quick flight, he has to drive a super long distance, and he clearly hates that idea too. Then he jokes about finding love through a dating app with someone far away, like in Sweden. They become a couple, and he wants to meet her family, but again, he can’t bring himself to fly. The Swedish word “ute$lutet” means “impossible” or “ruled out,” so he’s basically saying it’s not happening. He even jokes about swimming there, but that’s also out of the question. It’s a funny exaggeration, but it shows how his fear blocks him from doing things that could be really meaningful or fun.

[Chorus]
This last chorus feels like a mix of everything—fear, frustration, and a bit of humor all rolled together. He’s still pleading with the plane to stay in the air, repeating it again and again because his anxiety isn’t going away. You can almost hear the desperation when he says “for real” and “I don’t wanna die,” like he’s genuinely scared, not just making a joke. And when he says “planes are falling,” it circles back to the start of the song, reminding us why he’s so worried in the first place. Even though the song has a playful vibe, it really highlights how this fear is taking over his ability to travel or live freely. The repetition feels like his way of trying to make peace with flying, even if his brain keeps saying no.