Dead Or Alive - Oingo Boingo

There in the shadowslooks like a hand

Without it’s ownerto give it a command

It’s got a purpose but I don’t know what it is

I’m in trouble

There in the streetslooks like a man

But something wrong that I don’t understand

His eyes are open but he don’t see a thing

His skin is peeling offhis bones are sticking out

I’m getting scared

Oh my God (is it dead?)

Is it living?

(is it dead?)

Is it dead or alive?

(is it dead?)is it dead?

(is it dead?)

Is it dead?

(is it dead?)

Is it dead or alive?

Hiding in the cupboardslike little mice

Hiding in the frigeratorthat isn’t nice

It’s not an animalit don’t have legs

No one else can see it

It moves so fastcorner of my eye

Look again it’s goneit’s hiding

Won’t somebody help medoesn’t anybody care?

It waits so patientlyfor me to lose my guard

I’m getting scared

Is it deadis it

(is it dead)

Is it dead

(is it dead)

Is it dead or alive

(is it dead)

Is it dead

(is it dead)

Is it deadis it

I remember there was a time

When dead and buried meant just that

Underneath the cold dark ground

Things stay put!

Oh them bones they make them bodies walk

Them bonesthem bones

If they could only talk!

Is it dead (fade)