Can't be there cause I'm dead just doesn't work here

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has canceled a planned public appearance in Los Angeles set two weeks from now on January 29 due to her recuperating from lung cancer surgery. Ginsburg was scheduled to appear at the Skirball Center as part of a celebration of her career.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/01/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-cancels-public-appearance-in-los-angeles-set-for-january-29/