Dead

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Dead by Pixies

About Dead

One of many Biblical allusions in the Pixies' discography, “Dead” tells the story of David’s seduction of Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11) from the perspective of David. Black Francis told Esquire: "This song falls into a category I would call biblical. Some stories, mythological or biblical, whether they really happened, some stories resonate. ‘Dead’ specifically is referencing David and Bathsheba." "This is the story of David and Bathsheba of the Old Testament. .

Dead Lyrics

[00:34.70] You crazy baby bathsheba, I wancha
[00:38.16] You're suffocating you need a good shed
[00:40.75] I'm tired of living, shebe, so gimme
[00:43.99] Dead
[00:49.07] Dead
[00:55.83] We're apin' rapin' tapin' catharsis
[00:58.69] You get torn down and get erected
[01:01.60] My blood is working but my, my heart is
[01:05.00] Dead
[01:09.81] Dead
[01:16.50] Dead
[01:17.72] Hey
[01:19.21] Whaddyah know?
[01:21.71] You're lovely
[01:23.25] Tanned belly
[01:25.05] Is starting to grow
[01:35.23] Uriah hit the crapper, the crapper
[01:38.62] Uriah hit the crapper, the crapper
[01:41.33] Uriah hit the crapper, the crapper
[01:44.50] Dead
[01:49.56] Dead
[02:05.82] Dead
[02:07.86] Dead
[02:13.09] Dead

From the album: Doolittle