Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
New Shack
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Eric Michael Robertson
Songwriter
Catherine Renee Leavy
Songwriter
Lyrics
They say the dead inside would never see
The light of day
They said the kids would never want to kiss my
Dead lips
But if I try to be the person I would
Disobey
They’ll never kiss my dead lips
The day I died I never thought I would be
Dead inside
Just underwater with my teeth behind
Dead lips
I always think of death as something that was
Misapplied:
Discolored makeup that they put on my
Lips
And I’m wondering if I can be your
Boyfriend
And I’m thinking I can make you happy
If I tried
And I’m wondering if you could look past
Dead skin
Cuz I’m thinking I could use some new
Skin on my side
My neighbors always wonder if I’m doing
A-OK
They send me flowers because they see
I have dead lips
But they don’t realize it’s not just that my
Lips are gray
My body's slippin' underwater just like my
Lips
And I’m wondering if I can be your
Boyfriend
And I’m thinking I can make you happy
If I tried
And I’m wondering if you could look past
Dead skin
Cuz I’m thinking I could use some new
Skin on my side
No one knows
The price I pay
Is in my lungs
Not on my face
And I’m wondering if I can be your
Boyfriend
And I’m thinking I can make you happy
If I tried
And I’m wondering if you could look past
Dead skin
Cuz I’m thinking I could use some new
Skin on my side
Written by: Catherine Renee Leavy, Eric Michael Robertson
