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The Answer (studio version)

from Almost Smiling by Halfbeak

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Studio version of the title track. Cut somewhere in dalston December 2008 with good folks Chris Skelton (bass), Alex Craig (drums and glockenspeil) and James Pratt (guitar).

Come see the highly amusing vide-clip here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hquXj7ABP2M

lyrics

The answer said; “you know you're better off dead”,
And I just smiled “you're right no yeah”
And yes i swear I never loved anyone yeah,
Not even for a while, not even for show

Not even for a while, not even for a smile not even when back when I was five the world's just all boys and girls all tryin' to be square
And I don't know why, and I don't know why,
But I'm not surprised...

Because you're better off dead,
He's better off dead,
We're all just better off dead.

Ok so this might have been brought on,
By you tearing out my heart and flushing it away,
But everyone never has any fun,
You all just get in the way,
And you're better off dead.

Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
I don't know why, I can't be surprised, I dont know why.
1, 2, 4 you know what you're good for.

They're better off dead,
We're better off dead,
You're all just better off dead.

He's better off dead
She's better off dead,
I'm going to bed

Let's leave this world for the cats and dogs,
It's animal's time now let's do the right thing,
Even if i sing and make you smile and swoon you're still a fat baboon and you're better off dead


Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
I don't know why, I can't be surprised, I dont know why.
1, 2, 3 you know where you should be,

You're better off dead,
I'm better off dead,
She's better off dead,
We're all just so better off ....
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from Almost Smiling, released July 1, 2012

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Halfbeak Melbourne, Australia

Halfbeak is the art-pop, industrial, electronica and modern classical stylings of Tim Gum.

Halfbeak's warped world of crazy is inspired as much by visual art and literature as music. Curiosity and the explorations of sounds, rhythm and ideas that follow.

Similar artists: Radiohead, Erik Satie, Steve Reich, Brian Eno, Nick Cave, The Dirty Three
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