So in order that you look your best   You save your money for a funeral dress   Skipped your dinner when you got the news   Maybe now you can afford the shoes   You're alive   Each and every day you're alive   Counting every second you're alive   Knowing it'll never come again   You've never run so far from anywhere   Clutched the rail but never left the stairs   Scars are hidden by a plastic ring   Coming home may be the hardest thing   You're alive   Each and every day you're alive   Counting every second you're alive   Knowing it'll never come again.   You're feeling poorly but it's just as well   You love the fabric but you hate the smell   So in order that you look your best   You save your money for a funeral dress   You're alive   Each and every day you're alive   Counting every second you're alive   Knowing it'll never come again.