Dead Things
Emilíana Torrini Lyrics


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You're like me
We're both alone
What's the problem
I don't know
We're the same height
The same eyes
But you can't borrow my clothes all the time
Bad things
Dead things
Sad things have to happen
Sometimes

I let the snow
Melt in my mouth
Until my head hurts
Until I'm out
Makes me laugh a bit
Makes me cry
Same way you confuse me all the time

Bad things
Dead things
Sad things have to happen

Bad things
Dead things
Sad things have to happen
Bad things
Dead things
Sad things have to happen
Sometimes

Sometimes




Sometimes
Sometimes

Overall Meaning

The song "Dead Things" by Emiliana Torrini expresses a sense of loneliness and disconnection from the world. The first verse establishes a similarity between the singer and the person she's addressing - they are both alone, but there's a problem that she can't quite pinpoint. The second verse goes on to describe an unusual sensation of letting snow melt in her mouth until it hurts, which seems to bring both laughter and tears. This pattern is then repeated with the chorus, where the repeated phrase "bad things, dead things, sad things have to happen" conveys a certain inevitability and acceptance of life's difficulties.


One interpretation of these lyrics is that the singer is trying to make sense of her own emotions by looking for commonalities with someone else who's going through similar experiences. However, the fact that they can't necessarily "borrow each other's clothes" suggests that there are still differences and boundaries between them. The reference to "dead things" could be seen as a nod to the fact that we all have to face mortality and loss at some point, while the imagery of melting snow in the mouth could represent a desire to escape or numb oneself from that reality.


Line by Line Meaning

You're like me
You and I are similar


We're both alone
We are both on our own


What's the problem
I don't understand what the issue is


I don't know
I truly don't have the answer


We're the same height
We have the same stature


The same eyes
Our eyes are identical


But you can't borrow my clothes all the time
However, you cannot keep using my clothes frequently


Bad things
Tragic events happen


Dead things
Things that have ceased to exist can occur


Sad things have to happen
Unhappy events are inevitable


Sometimes
On certain occasions


I let the snow
I allow the snow


Melt in my mouth
To liquefy in my mouth


Until my head hurts
Until it gives me a headache


Until I'm out
Till it gets out of hand


Makes me laugh a bit
This amuses me slightly


Makes me cry
It also makes me cry


Same way you confuse me all the time
Just like how you always perplex me


Sometimes
On certain occasions


Sometimes
On certain occasions


Sometimes
On certain occasions


Bad things
Tragic events happen


Dead things
Things that have ceased to exist can occur


Sad things have to happen
Unhappy events are inevitable


Bad things
Tragic events happen


Dead things
Things that have ceased to exist can occur


Sad things have to happen
Unhappy events are inevitable


Sometimes
On certain occasions


Sometimes
On certain occasions


Sometimes
On certain occasions




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: EMILIANA TORRINI, FRANCIS EG WHITE

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@AndresDavid88

You're like me
We're both alone
What's the problem
I don't know
We're the same height
The same eyes
But you can't borrow my clothes all the time

Bad things
Dead things
Sad things have to happen
Sometimes

I let the snow
Melt in my mouth
Until my head hurts
Until I'm out
Makes me laugh a bit
Makes me cry
Same way you confuse me all the time

Bad things
Dead things
Sad things have to happen

Bad things
Dead things
Sad things have to happen
Bad things
Dead things
Sad things have to happen
Sometimes

Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes



All comments from YouTube:

@SS-gx7tg

Man the production on this song just takes me to a totally different headspace, really crazy how good this particular song is

@Oatmealintheam

Absolutely brilliant
This woman is ethereal.
This video hits all the right receptors.

@mcmurdostation7134

Till now everything she made especially in the earlier years, are so purely art, i love her so much definitely so underrated love that i always come back to her after 10 Years :)

@cristianmendoza4983

i used to love this song in 2000. a great remenbering from the trip hop music from the 90S. nowadays theres no music like this.

@Vincenzo-wn1or

I reckon it's still there but it gets clumped with chill hop? Maybe?

@mayaparker1877

Long time I haven't heard this song, still love the atmosphere... just something about it...

@mcmurdostation7134

This is my favourite every year I will come back to this, hi!

@claudiameyer8715

Still one of my favorites. It's so beautiful... 🖤

@Vincenzo-wn1or

The video is just genuis! .. A cross between David Lynch and Tarantino vibe

@corysheldon7516

So unique. Of all the ideas you could have come up with for this song. Really a bit of subtle (and briefly not so subtle) brilliance.

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