Dead And Lovely (Studio) - Tom Waits

Tom Waits' "Dead And Lovely" from his 2004 studio album 'Real Gone'.

It was also featured in the opening scene of the movie "Wristcutters: A Love Story".

Tom Waits' iTunes page: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/tom-waits/id83964
Lyrics:
She was a middle class girl
She was in over her head
She thought she would
Stand up in the deep end

He had a bullet proof smile
He had money to burn
She thought she had the moon
In her pocket

But now she's dead
She's so dead
Forever dead and lovely now

I've always been told to
Remember this...
Don't let a fool kiss you
Never marry for love

He was hard to impress
He knew everyone's secrets
He wore her on his arm
Just like jewelry

He never gave but he got
He kept her on a leash
He's not the kind of wheel
You fall asleep at

But now she's dead
Forever dead
Forever dead and lovely now

Come closer, look deeper
You've fallen fast
Just like a plane on a
Stormy sea

She made up someone to be
She made up somewhere to be from
This is one business in the
World where that's no
Problem at all

Everything that is left
They will only plow under
Soon every one you knew
Will be gone

And now she's dead
Forever dead
Forever dead and lovely now

Now she's dead
Forever dead
Forever dead and lovely now

I've always been told to
Remember this...
Don't let a kiss fool you
Never marry for love

Everything has it's price
Everything has it's place
What's more romantic
Then dying in the moonlight?

Now they're all watching the sea
What's lost can never be broken
Her roots were sweet
But they were so shallow

And now she's dead
Forever dead
Forever dead and lovely now

And now she's dead
Forever dead
And she's so dead and lovely now

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Tom
• Waits
• Dead
• And
• Lovely
• Real
• Gone
• Wristcutters
• Love
• Story

[IATIKa0tiC]

Thumbs up if wrist cutters isn't where you found out about Tom waits.

[drpork07]

@IATIKa0tiC Tom Waits was the reason I watched WristCutters.

[92110Jojo]

I don't really see why it matters whether you heard the song off of wrist cutters, or if you just knew Tom Waits before. Just listen to the song. <3

[DBFLYnPHX]

I fell in love with this song when I seen WristCutters, now I feel like I found buried Treasure with Tom Waits! I love this man :)

[crazyowenproductions]

@IATIKa0tiC Who gives a shit its a good song and a good movie it does not matter where you find it you got to find some how one day

[TheAmnesiaGrrl]

@IATIKa0tiC Strangely enough I saw Wristcutters long before I knew about Tom Waits, and recently my Creative Writing teacher played his music in class so I googled him. I found it really cool to discover his music was in that movie.

[chriscutter3]

@drpork07 No kidding. I was contemplating on cancelling my Netflix subscription while I was listening to this. Not only did I find out this song played during the intro, but Tom Waits himself was a character in the movie. And best yet, it was available on Instant Play! So I watched it. <3 Great movie, great music.

[matt37862]

@mettlehedd

that's a common experience...it's very rare that you can even play his music for someone else and get a positive response

[mettlehedd]

@IATIKa0tiC What's actually funny is that I heard Tom Waits' God's Away on Business, dismissed it as shit, saw the movie not 10 minutes later, heard the intro, loved it, found out that it was Tom, and proceeded to shit my pants. I now have 5 of his albums. Dear God, was I wrong. xD

[rythmeandmelodies]

i actually watched wristcutters, loved the music but couldn't find this song. then i find Tom Waits and there this song is. score.

[JHandcock1111]

These are probably the nastiest postings I have seen on a youtube Tom Waits video. I have NEVER seen such heartless, careless, negative comments towards others and their opinions on any other TW video postings, EVER!! Why the hell did all the assholes and trolls decide to show up at this particular video? Begone from whence ye came!!!!!!! Now back to our regularily scheduled kind comments about Tom, his works, and other posters.

[lifesabeach9137]

@timbo92580 Thats so weird, I never thought of him in that role. Great call! Its a shame we'll never see it happen either. After the new batman with bane, they are rebooting again! I can just see him though, from the gods away on business video.