You've learned to read the stars
but you still cannot read these words
the palms of your hands tell the future
but you were born with no hands
you've been putting hexes on your exes
and pretending to know what sex is
while the children are slipping through the cracks of the system
you've been trying to get some
trying to convince her
while the children are slipping through the cracks of the system

you've been talking to the dead
you've been talking to the dead
you've been talking to the dead
we want to be alive, I want to be alive, we want to be alive
you've been talking to the dead
we want to be alive, I want to be alive, we want to be alive
but you've got your lucky rabbit foot
but that lucky rabbit lost his foot

oh and you trust astrology
and psychology, but you still can't fix yourself
you can't fix yourself
you've been putting hexes on your exes
and pretending to know what sex is
while the children
are slipping through the cracks of the system
you've been trying to get some
trying to convince her
while the children
are slipping through the cracks of the system

you've been talking to the dead
you've been talking to the dead
you've been talking to the dead!
we want to be alive, I want to be alive, we want to be alive
you've been talking to the dead!
we want to be alive, I want to be alive, we want to be alive

for the lord is good (very good)
his mercy is everlasting and his truth
endures through all generations
hallelujah, jah

no love, no hatred, no
envy (the dead can't speak)
no love, no hatred, no
envy
you're not alive
no love, no hatred, no envy (the dead can't speak)
no love, no hatred, no
envy
the dead can't speak, but you've been talking to the dead

you've been talking to the dead
you've been talking to the dead
we want to be alive, I want to be alive, we want to be alive
you've been talking to the dead
we want to be alive, I want to be alive, we want to be alive
the dead can't speak