So in order that you look your best You save your money for a funeral dress Skipped your dinner when you got the news Maybe now you can afford the shoes You're alive Each and every day you're alive Counting every second you're alive Knowing it'll never come again You've never run so far from anywhere Clutched the rail but never left the stairs Scars are hidden by a plastic ring Coming home may be the hardest thing You're alive Each and every day you're alive Counting every second you're alive Knowing it'll never come again. You're feeling poorly but it's just as well You love the fabric but you hate the smell So in order that you look your best You save your money for a funeral dress You're alive Each and every day you're alive Counting every second you're alive Knowing it'll never come again