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Some people you don’t want to look at when they’re alive, let alone dead. Forget all those vampires you saw in the movies, real life isn’t like that. There’s a lot of chemicals, reconstruction work, and a special line of makeup for dead people. It’s a bother. But think of the things they’ll say as they walk around your lifeless corpse, and that will get your blood boiling, for sure. To me, the lyrics to this song are the greatest book Dr. Seuss never wrote, and I’m looking forward to a They Might Be Giants cover version.

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It’s great when you lie in state
People wait, they wait behind an iron gate
When you lie in state
When you lie in state.

But the gate doesn’t open until eight
You make the people wait
When you lie in state
When you lie in state.

It’s great when you lie in state
People wait and they debate
When you lie in state
When you lie in state.

They debate whether you were great
You are the topic of debate
When you lie in state
When you lie in state.

There’s a brass plate on display
It decorates the case
Where you lie in state
Where you lie in state.

It’s great when you lie in state
Some love you, some just hate
When you lie in state
When you lie in state.

But those who hate you have to wait
To buy a ticket at the gate
For a chance to curse you when you lie in state.

It’s great when you lie in state
No one wonders about your fate
When you lie in state
When you lie in state.

How often do they powder your pate?
How often do they open that case
Where you lie in state
Where you lie in state?

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from Spooky Action at a Distance, released March 27, 2021

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