Lyrics

[Verse 1] There are more people alive now than have ever lived I read that somewhere and instantly thought it impossible But if it were to be true I wonder that If we keep living this fast, no-one will have time to die [Verse 2] I've met people whose lovers died in war And I've wondered what this helplessness could be like One minute there's a whole life entwined with yours And the next, just a space and scattered clues [Verse 3] When I watch old films in which animals appear I get sad because those animals are certainly dead now And that certainty prompts my private epitaph And I have to say it out loud "That dog is dead, that cat is dead, that horse is dead..."