Marina & The Diamonds - Living Dead Lyrics






Everyday I feel the same
Stuck, and I can never change
Sucked into a black balloon
Spat into an empty room
But was it really worth it?
Did I really deserve it?
It happens when you're hurting
And cut me at the surface
Of my heart
Of my heart-heart-heart

I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
Only alive-live-live-live
When I pretend-tend-tend-tend
That I have died, died, died, died, died, died
I haven't lived life
I haven't lived love
Just bird's eye view
From the sky above
I'm dead, dead, dead, dead
I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
Dead

Got bubble wrap around my heart
Waiting for my life to start
But everyday it never comes
Permanently at square one
When it's late at night-ight
I'm so dissatisfied-ied
The weight of an empty life-ife
Will lessen in the moonlight
In the light
In the light-light-light

I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
Only alive-live-live-live
When I pretend-tend-tend-tend
That I have died, died, died, died, died, died
I haven't lived life
I haven't lived love
Just bird's eye view
From the sky above
I'm dead, dead, dead, dead
I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
Dead

I lay back in a glittering mist,
And I, I think of all the men I, I could have kissed
I haven't lived my life, I haven't lived love,
It's just a bird's eye view from, from up above

I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
Only alive-live-live-live
When I pretend-tend-tend-tend
That I have died, died, died, died, died, died
I haven't lived life
I haven't lived love
Just bird's eye view
From the sky above
I'm dead, dead, dead, dead
I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
Dead





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  1. S.... G....

    We need this picture on a T shirt.

  2. U.... N....

    This is a song that you can bop to and cry to literal perfection

  3. P.... O....

    My depression is back...

  4. f.... ....

    This song makes me feel what I think the 70s were like

  5. F.... L....

    i fucking love this song

  6. t.... 3....

    This is so going on my Halloween playlist

  7. K.... M....

    who's here after the camila comparison

    K.... M....

    OMG me!!!

  8. N.... ....

    Her lyrics are my Life!

  9. N.... ....

    I literary thought this was Katy Perry singing.

  10. u.... t....

    this has tfj vibes

  11. G.... C....

    I have such low expectations for my life
    Its so fucking boring

  12. M.... ....

    probably always been my favorite marina song, fun depressing jam.

  13. D.... S....

    This is a fuckin bopppp

  14. e.... m....

    i remember listening to this in one of the worst times in my life

  15. e.... m....

    this popped into my recommended out of nowhere... i'm so grateful, haven't listened to this song for a long time

  16. K.... ....

    How Did I Forget this Gem Until Today ! I first Heard it Back in 2016 and It Was My Bop !

  17. A.... ....

    Take my money

  18. C.... B....

    Aww, it's about my depression and isolated childhood.

  19. P.... D....

    What nationality is Marina?
    I love your songs! They' re absolutely beautiful!

    P.... D....

    GREEK AND WELSH

    P.... D....

    Paulo Dias GREEK AND WELSH , BOO U UNCULTURED

    P.... D....

    @CoughingUpSpaghetti TM be nice

  20. T.... G....

    I will always be petty that marina didn’t put this or Electra heart on the album.

  21. r.... ....

    Am I the only one who has this on the US deluxe version?

  22. G.... C....

    I remember watching the croods and the girl said something memorable “this isnt living life - its not dying” or something like that. I really related to it and reminded me of this song.
    Im not doing anything memorable in my life, just simply passing time and not living it out to its fullest. I feel not alive but i am - im living dead

    G.... C....

    Literally just feel like an observer - watching other people live their life but im not. Im not experiencing anything, im just learning from observing. Its a very isolating feeling

    G.... C....

    I just tell myself that its just a phase and i wont feel like this forever - but ive ignored the fact that its been like this for the past couple of years.

    G.... C....

    It makes me so depressed :(
    But feeling depressed then makes me isolate myself from the world more
    An endless cycle - insanity :(

  23. C.... 9....

    Who thinks the beginning of Living Dead and Power & Control sound similar?

  24. G.... C....

    What a bop 😋
    “Did i really deserve it?”

  25. �.... H....

    On my music app it wont let me download this song! :(

  26. G.... J....

    The bridge of this song alone is one of my favorite things Marina has ever done

  27. a.... ....

    At 0:59 i always thought it said I'M HEAVENLY BLIND, I'M HEAVENLY LOVED

  28. J.... ....

    I wanna be a bottle blonde...

  29. I.... n....

    I love it

  30. V.... ....

    красотка

  31. P.... O....

    Me in 7th grade

  32. K.... S....

    is it really worth it ¿
    do you really deserve this ?

    living dead , DEAD , d-d-dead

    haven't lived Life.
    haven't lived Love..

    Living DEAD.
    are they really living ? Or just walkin` dead now...¿

    when it's Late @ Nite.
    your cousins round here sellin' dope..

    BABIES WITH BABIES - GOOD GOD !?
    Little girls just broke & them Queen's confusing bling for soul...

    What a tragedy..

    Janelle Monae , Marina ( & the diamonds )

    K.... S....

    But everyday it never comes.
    Permanently at square one.

    When it's late @ Night .....
    GET OUT, get under the moon..
    But, every night it's just the same..
    When you're all alone ,
    Always feeling blue..

    MARINA / Helen Kane

  33. f.... ....

    one of her best songs

  34. E.... s....

    It’s available in Australia

  35. *.... Y....

    *WHY THIS IS NOT AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY* ? 🤔

  36. L.... V....

    I'm an empty shell ...
    I'm a living dead ...

  37. S.... S....

    This is lowkey her best song.

  38. S.... K....

    Great goddamn song

  39. A.... ....

    i think it’s more about being extremely depressed. i’ve been depressed for so long now, and this describes me perfectly. i literally feel like im living dead, i always feel the same, just exhausted sad or angry. sometimes i feel like if i had something to genuinely love i wouldn’t feel like i do now but at this point i’ve kind of lost all hope of ever finding love when it’s the only thing that could possibly make me feel better. i feel like if i was happy i would’ve experienced many more relationships but because i always feel dead, i feel too afraid to actually try anything. i have absolutely 0 confidence in myself but i know if i did i would’ve experienced so many more/better things. that’s just what this means to me tho.

    A.... ....

    Great said , I wouldn't describe better

    A.... ....

    don't wait for love and relationships.. I know it might seem like that would fix it all, but i doubt it. Wouldn't be healthy to depend entirely on other people for your happiness, that's for sure. For me, I'd say you have to love yourself first, despite all that might seem wrong with you. If you don't love and trust in yourself, who else would do it ? That's a first step in becoming a more solid person, i believe. I'm not Oprah but I think after 38 yrs have become a more stable person without any help. And I thik the suffering can make you a stronger person. Don't think it's all wasted. Just think ahead, try to become better anyway you can. And if you fail today, try tomorrow. Try the day after tomorrow but never really give up. People are like chickens, damn strong creatures..:)

  40. C.... D....

    Need this on Spotify! :(

  41. T.... U....

    _I DON'T OWN THIS SONG!!!_
    No shit, you fucking idiot. It's Marina.

  42. L.... C....

    just a birds eye view 4rm tha sky abuv

  43. L.... C....

    lol her epaulettes

  44. a.... b....

    eternally grateful this was released in australia.

  45. M.... ....

    👌 schon Ü60 aber find ich gut

  46. V.... C....

    damn i can’t believe the trade embargo from england stopped this too huh

  47. L.... ....

    only marina can make a catchy pop tune about depression and not living life to the fullest. PURE GENIUS❤️

  48. L.... ....

    her once empty life...

    L.... ....

    I hope she feels fulfilled now.

    L.... ....

    Eliza Sala I’m pretty sure she’s happy now which is good. Poor girl used to feel so dead...

  49. S.... P....

    theory, this came in between 10 and 11 on the album

  50. S.... S....

    She be looking creepy... Yikes

  51. A.... S....

    Holy shit I forgot about this song

  52. c.... ....

    Couldn't listen to this on sound cloud cause " it's not available in my country " so I came here

    c.... ....

    citrus are u in the u.s?

  53. T.... ....

    I was singing this at lunch and my friends called me "edgy" for singing "I'm living dead dead dead dead" ┐( ̄ヮ ̄)┌

  54. P.... 6....

    Fun fact: This song is so relatable to me right now 😏💯

  55. R.... R....

    Música viciante bagarai

  56. Y.... P....

    Cotard's symdrome?

  57. g.... c....

    Thanks for describing my entire life i love this

  58. S.... Q....

    Why do I relate to every single word of this song. It’s like as if someone had gotten inside my head and token all of these feelings from there.

  59. C.... ....

    ui vontade de morrekk

  60. C.... I....

    Oh my god this is my anthem, I wish this was on the American album because this is easily my favorite song on electra heart along with teen idle

  61. h.... p....

    Underrated

  62. P.... 6....

    NO. 1 BEST SONG

  63. M.... H....

    Electra heart is so nostalgic to me

  64. n.... b....

    i forgot this song was such a thing and

    what a bop seriously
    i cant help but feel for electra heart here

  65. c.... ....

    We're such babies

  66. C.... I....

    Okay for some reason the music in this song reminds me of both the Stranger Things theme song and Star Vs. The Forces of Evil theme song

  67. S.... N....

    Lyrics
    Everyday I feel the same
    Stuck and I could never change
    Sucked into a black balloon
    Spat into an empty room

    Was it really worth it?
    Did I really deserve it?
    It happens when you're hurtin'
    And cut me at the surface of my heart
    Of my heart

    I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
    Only alive, live, live, live
    When I pretend, tend, tend, tend
    That I have died, died, died, died, died, died

    I haven't lived life, I haven't lived love
    Just bird's-eye view from the sky above
    I'm dead, dead, dead, dead
    I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
    Dead

    Got bubble wrap around my heart
    Waiting for my life to start
    But everyday it never comes
    Permanently at square one

    When it's late at night
    I'm so dissatisfied
    The weight of an empty life
    Will lessen in the moonlight
    In the light
    In the light, light, light

    I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
    Only alive, live, live, live
    When I pretend, tend, tend, tend
    That I have died, died, died, died, died, died

    I haven't lived life, I haven't lived love
    Just bird's-eye view from the sky above
    I'm dead, dead, dead, dead
    I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
    Dead

    I lay back in a glittering mist, and I
    I think of all the men I, I could've kissed
    I haven't lived my life, I haven't lived love
    It's just a bird's-eye view from, from up above

    I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
    Only alive, live, live, live
    When I pretend, tend, tend, tend
    That I have died, died, died, died, died, died

    I haven't lived life, I haven't lived love
    Just bird's-eye view from the sky above
    I'm dead, dead, dead, dead
    I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
    Dead

    Dead, dead, dead, dead
    Only alive, live, live, live
    I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
    Only alive, live, live, live
    I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
    Only alive, live, live, live
    I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
    I'm living dead, dead, dead, dead
    Dead

  68. L.... C....

    great song, she's so talented, she has so much yet to offer us

  69. T.... S....

    Are her eyes open or closed??

    T.... S....

    Smiley Trashbag closed

  70. M.... S....

    Wait so are her eyes open and they're just creeply black or??

    M.... S....

    Mr. Sunshine closed

  71. S.... ....

    I see many people in the comment section saying it’s an unreleased song. It’s actually on the European version of the album alongside “Lonely Hearts Club” and “Buy The Stars”. You guys (Americans) got “How to be a Heartbreaker” on the US version instead ✌🏻

    S.... ....

    SummerDiamandis thank god someone else knows this!

  72. Y.... C....

    I’m going to SCReAM WHY IS THIS ME

  73. K.... K....

    I cant believe this song is unreleased its become one of my favorites.

  74. D.... C....

    i love this song so fucking much

  75. B.... ....

    one of my favorite depression songs

  76. m.... ....

    I used to feel like this song was about my life. I was 15, living the ideal suburban life as the ultimate good girl with a perfect grade average, I was unattractive and I had never been noticed by a guy, I had very low self-esteem, I never went on any adventures, I was basically just waiting for my life to start. Years went by and now at 19 pretty much nothing has changed: I am even less attractive, I still haven't had my first kiss or anything, I still spend a lot of time at home. But I've quit desperately chasing after those things that I thought I needed to have a "real" life. Life does not have to be something out of a Hollywood movie. There are so many people struggling with real problems, so I have decided to be content with what I have instead of trying to reach for the impossible. My life is not going to magically "start" no matter what I do.

  77. G.... l....

    Wow I actually like this song

  78. J.... ....

    Pop perfection

  79. K.... C....

    2018 anyone?

  80. L.... L....

    I know this isn't technically part of Electra Heart's story, but I always interpret this as Marina feeling like a bystander in her own body. That's she's let Electra consume her personality so much that she lost herself and none of her experiences are really hers. "Every day I feel the same" she feels the same because she is only watching Electra's life, every day. "Only alive when I pretend that I have died" she only feels alive when she convinces herself that she is Electra and sees life through her perspective as opposed to her own, meaning that the real Marina has "died"

    Idk thats just what I think

    L.... L....

    ThatCrazyLemon27 omg this is the best theory about this song

  81. C.... N....

    I love how 80s this sounds... Its also a little Bat for Lashes or the Sounds...why didn't this one make the album I don't get it

  82. T.... F....

    Is it actually possible to buy a single album that has ALL of the Electra Heart stuff? The basic bitch album is uploaded here, I used to have the Deluxe - but Deluxe is missing at least five songs too, because of singles. Craziness. Some of the best electronic music isn't even on the Deluxe album. WTF.

  83. M.... B....

    miss y are u here???

  84. e.... c....

    OQUE DIZER DESSA MÚSICA? <3 <3

  85. M.... B....

    Im happy cause this is not as relatable for me as it used to be. But i still love it

    M.... B....

    oh nevermind

  86. m.... ....

    Jesus Christ i feel so bad for feeling the same...

  87. P.... P....

    Im in love with this song omg

  88. y.... b....

    Never been happier to be British.

    y.... b....

    《 fauxna 》 marina isn’t British

    y.... b....

    @Angel yes, she is lol

    y.... b....

    Who the fuck cares about nationality.

  89. L.... c....

    So heart is gone but not her mind

  90. M.... G....

    first song I listened to in 2018 bless

  91. w.... y....

    why does this song remind me of the person I like when this song isn't even about love ._.

  92. A.... ....

    i’m angry why am i just now finding out about this song

  93. h.... r....

    I feel like we can all relate to Marina's songs in many different ways or our own

  94. K.... C....

    This is definitely one of my most favorite songs by Marina

  95. p.... u....

    Night of the

  96. A.... E....

    This is literally my life

  97. M.... t....

    I love Marina. I discovered her when I was 15 in the peak of the Electra Heart era and stopped listening to her when I was 18 because I couldn't go to her concert here and listening to her was too hurtfull. Now after more than a year from that I'm finally re listening all these songs. And I think that I'm a junkie for nostalgia, I listen to old stuff all the time and I'm sad because I coudln't live them (as if that meant something), but I want to keep her as my own personal time machine, because her music is something that I HAVE lived and that is something no one will ever take from me, even though some cute rich kids with glitter make me feel like she's theirs. I'm not rich, cute or look good with glitter, but I love Marina and Electra Heart.

  98. A.... L....

    This pretty much sums up life with depression/an eating disorder.

  99. I.... ....

    Why is this not on iTunes??????????!!!!!!!!!

  100. A.... G....

    Ok but why isn't this song and "E.V.O.L" on spotify?



    GET YOUR CRAP TOGETHER SPOTIFY

    A.... G....

    she didn't release those songs in the u.s.! (if youre in the us, that is) spotify cant put it on there if she doesnt want it there unfortunately :( i wish they were on spotify too. lonely hearts club is my alltime fave song of hers i would DIE if it got put on us spotify