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dead is better

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Referencing the classic line of warning from Stephen King's Pet Semetary, 'dead is better' warns of the perils of returning to a destructive relationship.

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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

credits

from dead is better, released June 19, 2012
Music and lyrics by Ian Revell
Ian Revell - vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, drum programming
Karl Mohr - guitars, keyboards, drum programming, backup vocals, tambourine
Benjamin Mueller-Heaslip - organ
Amanda Penner - viola

Produced by Ian Revell and Karl Mohr, Engineered and 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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