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dead is better

by Double Eyelid

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She is a creature of habit But all her habits are bad She has a strange compulsion It's going to drive her mad Every night at the graveyard She goes digging for bones But when the past is buried You'd better leave it alone Because sometimes, dead is better Sometimes dead is better Sometimes dead is better She has strong attachments And she can't let them go And they take her back again To the place that she knows In the park with the skeletons She wants to dig up my bones But when I'm resting in pieces You'd better leave me alone Because sometimes dead is better Sometimes dead is better Sometimes dead is better Sometimes dead is better Sometimes dead is better Sometimes dead is better Sometimes dead is better Is there life in this body? Can you really raise the dead I guess you could surprise me I know that I can be easily led But be careful what you wish for You should not have come around The last time I saw you, you were throwing dirt on my body But this time, I think you'll be the one left underground
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Written by Ian Revell, 'dead is better' uses the classic line from Stephen King's 'pet sematary' to warn against returning to a destructive relationship.

The b-side, 'spiritual cramp,' is our art-damaged reinterpretation of the seminal work by the original Christian Death.

This single was recorded in several studios in Toronto as a companion to the video by Steven Cerritos, "dead is better," which was released on July 5 and is currently being featured by MuchMusic.

Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2i1hT9RIdo

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released June 19, 2012

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Music and lyrics by Ian Revell

Vocal, acoustic guitar, keyboard, drum programming - Ian Revell
Guitar, backup vocals, tambourine, keyboard, drum programming - Karl Mohr
Organ - Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip
Viola - Amanda Penner

Produced by Ian Revell and Karl Mohr; Engineered and mixed by Karl Mohr

Full credits for 'spiritual cramp'

Music and lyrics by Rozz Williams and Rikk Agnew, originally recorded by Christian Death

Vocal - Ian Revell
Piano - Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip

Produced and engineered by Ian Revell; Mixed by Karl Mohr

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Double Eyelid Toronto, Ontario

Glam - goth - gutter - Double Eyelid is a vehicle for the songwriting of singer and central member Ian Revell.

Main influences include Roxy Music, Bauhaus, Sex Gang Children, David Bowie, Edith Piaf and Christian Death. Double Eyelid rides the razor's edge between street level and high art.
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