In Phoebe’s fantastic happy-yet-morbid follow-up single, she tries to make sense of how great her life is when she doesn’t feel like such a great person. The only sensible thing is that she has died and gone to heaven, cause there’s no way she deserves this amazing life on earth.
[Verse 1]
I've made mistakes, been dishonest
Self-estranged, did what I wanted
I was a fake, I slept just the same
I'm not a saint, no, I'm not a saint
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, no it doesn't make sense
Oh, no I don't understand
[Chorus]
When things are good
I don't believe that they're for real
I really wish I could just tell myself I gotta feel
Feel something else instead
Cause lately life is like a dream
It's messing with my head
I must be dead
[Verse 2]
I've been a wreck, took things too far
Made a mess, felt like a star
I've broken hearts and goddamn I slept the same
I'm not a saint, no, I'm not a saint
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, no it doesn't make sense
Oh, no I don't understand
[Chorus]
When things are good
I don't believe that they're for real
I really wish I could just tell myself I gotta feel
Feel something else instead
Cause lately life is like a dream
It's messing with my head
I must be dead
[Bridge]
So, suddenly it's all picture perfect
Life is so good and I don't deserve it
[Chorus]
When things are good
I don't believe that they're for real
I really wish I could just tell myself I gotta feel
Feel something else instead
Cause lately life is like a dream
It's messing with my head
I must be dead
[Outro]
I must be dead
I must be dead (I must be dead I don't believe it)
I must be dead (I tell myself I could be dreaming)
I must be dead (I must be dead I don't believe it)
Dead was written by Nate Campany & Phoebe Ryan & Kyle Shearer.
Dead was produced by Kyle Shearer.
Phoebe Ryan released Dead on Mon Mar 09 2015.
Phoebe said this in an interview with Noisey:
Sometimes I get so overwhelmed with how fortunate I am and with my friends, how good we have it—when everything is going so great and so wonderfully. For some reason, I have this negative reaction, like, “I don’t deserve any of this, and I have to be de...