How to Be Dead Lyrics

Lyric discussion by pixelwire 

Cover art for How to Be Dead lyrics by Snow Patrol

This is not a phone conversation. It seems more a argument between a man and woman in a relationship, speaking face to face. As stated, he's been out in the hall for hours. The song appears to begin with the male speaking in the first stanza, the female is the second stanza, and he speaks again in the last stanza. It appears they are arguing about his drug use and she is attempting to get him to admit fault and see what it is doing to the relationship.

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