Key in Am. Twelth song from Root Raven's 2018 Release, Set to Soar. Don’t Wait ‘til I’m Dead began when I was telling John about an older cousin of mine who died when the jack supporting a car he was working on collapsed. He was vibrant and healthy, so the suddenness came as a real shock. We began talking about our mortality and John made the suggestion I write some lyrics about it. It somehow segued into musicians who never fully realized the benefits of their talent while they were alive – Robert Johnson, Buddy Holly – the list goes on. So, I thought, let’s not let that happen to Robot Raven!