Story Behind the Song
We recorded "Dead (live)" as a tongue-in-cheek 'live' recording, replete with crowd swells and pyrotechnics effects worthy of the '70s best arena-rock bands. Heh-heh... Andy was never quite satisfied with his guitar track, though, and two years or so later he re-recorded the guitar and keyboard parts, remixing them into the other tracks but leaving out the 'live' effects. This, then, is "Dead (again)."
Lyrics
Are you alive...
or are you DEAD?
Just up the street, you can hear them say,
They're wishin' I was gone for another day.
Maybe someday, baby, I don't know;
Wait and see when the whole world blows...
CHORUS:
Die, die, die!
Die, die, die!
Dead!
Gotta hop into my car and head uptown,
Get myself a gun, then head back down.
I'll show my neighbors how it's done,
By blowin' off their heads, ha! one by one...
CHORUS
Flashin' lights and sirens on my way back,
Should I dust some cops off? Too much flak!
High-speed chase through the streets of L.A.,
Until I've lost the last donut-sucker today!
CHORUS
You should see my neighbors, lyin' around;
Blood and guts are spillin' on the ground.
Some are still moving, what can I say?
I'll aim and shoot my gun the American way...
CHORUS
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