Jutes’ “Kill or Be Killed”: A Harrowing Dive into Emotional Entrapment
In “Kill or Be Killed”, Jutes strips everything away — leaving only raw emotion pulsing through sparse, haunting alt-alternative production. It’s a confrontation, a confession, and a chilling depiction of being trapped in a toxic relationship you can’t seem to escape.
Released as part of his two-track single (Kill or Be Killed / Fly on the Wall) on August 27, 2025, this track stands out as a visceral high point in Jutes’ evolving body of work.
The lyrics read like a feverish internal monologue. “Salt stained eyes… Everything’s black and white… I’m already dead,” Jutes confesses. It's emotional exposure, letting us peer into the grey zone of emotional suffocation. Lines like “If this is kill or be killed, I’m already dead” are repeated like a dark mantra, echoing the grim logic of emotional paralysis.
Fans are already reacting with urgency. On SoundCloud, one listener writes, “I’m obsessed.” Another demands an acoustic version, just to feel that emotional sting in a more raw and stripped-back setting. Meanwhile, MelodicMag calls “Kill or Be Killed” — alongside “Fly on the Wall” — “a stunning return” from Jutes, marking a moment of quiet intensity.
Production by Keith Sorrells (of The Orphanage), with mastering by Emerson Mancini, helps the lyrics breathe in cold, minimalist expanse. Every space in the soundscape amplifies the suffocating weight of emotional drama.Shazam
This isn’t a song you skim—it's one you feel. It clings to you, coils in your chest, and leaves you reckoning with the kind of darkness that feels too familiar to ignore.
