"How To Be Dead" lyrics

"How To Be Dead"

Please don't go crazy, if I tell you the truth
No you don't know what happened
And you never will if
You don't listen to me while I talk to the wall
This blanket is freezing, it's been out in the hall
Where you've had me for hours
'Til I'm sure what I want
But darling I want the same thing that I wanted before
So sweetheart tell me what's up I won't stop no way

Please keep your hands down
And stop raising your voice
It's hardly what I'd be doing if you gave me a choice
It's a simple suggestion can you give me some time
So just say yes or no
Why can't you shoulder the blame
'Cause both my shoulders are heavy
From the weight of us both
You're a big boy now so let's not talk about growth
You've not heard a single word I have said
Oh, my God

Please take it easy it can't all be my fault
I haven't made half the mistakes
That you've listed so far
Oh baby let me explain something
It's all down to drugs
At least I remember taking them and not a lot else
It seems I've stepped over lines
You've drawn again and again
But if the ecstasy's in the wit is definitely out
Dr. Jekyll is wrestling Hyde for my pride


Thanks to irefusetoconform for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Gary Lightbody, Jonathan Graham Quinn, Nathan Connolly, Mark Pete McClelland
album: "Final Straw" (2003)
Snow Patrol - Final Straw album cover
We Can Run Away Now They're All Dead And Gone
(Japan / UK Re-release Bonus Track)
Half The Fun
(Japan / UK Re-release Bonus Track)
Post Punk Progression
(iTunes Bonus Track)
Steal
(iTunes Bonus Track)
Tired
(20th Anniversary Edition Bonus Track)
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