The 'I Have Died Every Day Waiting For You' meme originates from the sentimental lyrics of Christina Perri's 2011 hit 'A Thousand Years,' famously featured in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1. While the song was intended as a romantic ballad about eternal devotion, internet culture transformed the line into a hyperbolic reaction to long wait times. It is commonly used to describe the frustration of waiting for slow-loading websites, delayed video game releases, or even simple social interactions. The meme often pairs the lyric with images of skeletons, aging filters, or people looking visibly exhausted to emphasize the feeling that an eternity has passed.