Dead
Strange Bones Lyrics

Ha ha ha ha ha ha...
The song starts with a sinister laugh, signifying the eventual gloom and fate of the subject being talked about in the song.

Do up your tie and sing your little song
The subject is putting on a facade of success and cheerfulness while being hollow inside.

You're eating all alone, but can't you see how it's wrong
The subject is living a life that they think is successful, but in fact, they are living in isolation and are disconnected from themselves and the world around them.

You will be begging to breathe and they'll be drilling in your garden
The subject will realize the negativity they have been living in and will be struggling to get away from it while the society and those around them will continue to exploit them.

Yeah you wanna walk on by
The subject desires to distance themselves from the reality they are facing.

There's no diamond in your eye
There's no spark for life or excitement in the subject's eyes as they are living a life of emptiness and loneliness.

Insist you need the pill
The subject seeks escape and numbing of their senses through external measures such as using drugs.

To take the edge off
By taking the pill or indulging in some form of addiction, the subject wants to get rid of their pain or anxieties; this gives them temporary relief, but it never helps them in the long run.

And now you're dead
The subject's attempts to run away from the real problems of life have led them further into the abyss, and now they are emotionally or even physically dead inside.

Hey you standing in the rain
The subject is desperately seeking something to set them free from the pain and monotony they have been living in.

You've been sent to back of the line again
The subject is being pushed away from their hopes and dreams, and their efforts are not being recognized.

Commercialise the wild, the crocodile won't be tamed
The wild and natural side of things are being commercialized and destroyed in the name of profit, but the chaos of the natural world will not be controlled or tamed.

One small blink now this dream's still prostitution
The subject realizes that what they thought was their dreams and ambitions were all a lie, an illusion that they were sold in exchange for their time and effort.

Today we are the electric revolution
The subject is seeing themselves as part of a revolution that aims to break free from the traditional ways of living and thinking.

Don't you know you've been blindly deceived?
The subject is urging others to wake up and see through the lies and false facade that the society has created.

Can't you see they've got you kneeing down on your knees?
The subject is pointing out that the system is designed to make people obedient slaves, and the society exploits the weak, making them powerless and dependent.

Why is everything so tame?
The subject questions why things are so mundane and unfulfilling in the modern world, where people have the technology and resources to do so much more.

Why do we let the pigs in blue play their little games?
The subject is critical of the power structures that exist and the manipulation of the ruling class that keeps people in check.

Yeah you wanna walk on by
The subject wishes to distance themselves from the chaos and corruption that surrounds them.

There's no diamond in your eye
The subject is lacking passion and excitement for anything because of the suffocating and oppressive environment around them.

Insist you need the pill
The subject believes that the only way to cope with the harsh reality is to escape it, even briefly, with the help of drugs or other vices.

To take the edge off
By using drugs or any other addictive measure, the subject is trying to dull the emotional pain that they have been dealing with.

And now you're dead
The subject's attempts to escape only push them further into the darkness of despair, and they feel as though they are dead inside.

Yeah dead
The song ends on the refrain of the subject being dead or emotionally dead due to the struggles of life and society's oppression.