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Dead Lyrics

Artist: They Might Be Giants
Album: Flood

I returned a bag of groceries
Accidently taken off the shelf
Before the expiration date
I came back as a bag of groceries
Accidently taken off the shelf
Before the date stamped on myself

Did a large procession wave their (Did a)
Torches as my head fell in the basket, (large pro-)
And was everybody dancing on the casket? (cession dance?)

Now it's over I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want (now it's over)
Or, I'm still alive and there's nothing I want to do

I will never say the word
"Procrastinate" again; I'll never
See myself in the mirror with my eyes closed
I didn't apologize for
When I was eight and I made my younger brother
Have to be my personal slave

Did a large procession wave their (Did a)
Torches as my head fell in the basket, (large pro-)
And was everybody dancing on the casket? (cession dance?)

Now it's over I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want (now it's over)
Or, I'm still alive and there's nothing I want to do

(So) So I won't
(Sit) sit at home
(And) anymore
(And) and you won't
(And) see my head in
(And) the window
(And) and I won't
(And) be around
(And) ever anymore
(And) and I'll be up there on the wall at the store

I returned a bag of groceries
Accidently taken off the shelf
Before the expiration date
I came back as a bag of groceries
Accidently taken off the shelf
Before the date stamped on myself

Did a large procession wave their (Did a)
Torches as my head fell in the basket, (large pro-)
And was everybody dancing on the casket? (cession dance?)

Now it's over I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want (now it's over)
Or, I'm still alive and there's nothing I want to do

Now it's over I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want (now it's over)
Or, I'm still alive and there's nothing I want to do

Comments/Interpretations

by Schwiggy on 6/20/2008 8:10pm
I didn't even notice the words inside the parentheses until I read this XD

by MAx on 12/7/2009 7:52pm
I love this song oh so much.

by twig on 11/13/2010 11:32pm
lol, the end song basically defines my life.

by sarah on 3/16/2011 3:27pm
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by gthd and gthk on 3/27/2011 9:47pm
this a beast

by jpnp on 1/28/2012 5:44pm
totally awesome

by ... on 3/21/2012 7:05am
@josmith he's not sure if he's dead or not.

by Antimony on 6/12/2012 6:20pm
This would be the song to play at your funeral if you wanted to confuse the hell out of your relatives :P

by Awesome!! on 1/3/2013 11:41pm
This song is BOSS!! I love it!!

by 3q45 on 2/15/2013 9:29pm
@Josmith He's not dead. He's returned a bag of groceries taken off the shelf before they expired, and he himself believes that he may or may not have expired himself, but is not sure.

by James on 6/11/2013 8:31am
yeah, I think I definitely want this played at my funeral.