You were laying on the carpet 
like you're satin in a coffin 
You said, "Do you believe what you're sayin'?" 
Yeah right now, but not that often 

Are you dead or are you sleepin'? 
Are you dead or are you sleepin'? 
Are you dead or are you sleepin'? 
God I sure hope you are dead 

Well you disappeared so often 
like you dissolved into coffee 
Are you here right now 
or are there probably fossils under your meat? 

Are you dead or are you sleepin'? 
Are you dead or are you sleepin'? 
Are you dead or are you sleepin'? 
God I sure hope you are dead 

Now the blow's been softened, 
since the air we breathe's our coffin 
Well now the blow's been softened, 
since the ocean is our coffin 
Often times you know our laughter 
is your coffin ever after 
And you know the blow's been softened, 
since the world is our coffin 
Well now the blow's been softened 
since we are our own damn coffins 
Well everybody's talkin' about their short lists 
Everybody's talkin' about death 

You were laying on the carpet 
like you're satin in a coffin 
You said, "Do you believe what you're sayin'?" 
Yeah right now, but not that often 

Are you dead or are you sleepin'? 
Are you dead or are you sleepin'? 
Are you dead or are you sleepin'? 
God, I sure hope you are dead