We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Pretty When You Die

from Alcoholic Heart by Zebrana Bastard

/

about

I wrote this song when I was 19. It seems to be the crowd favorite. It's about contemplating suicide, while hoping for a brighter day and everything I was going through at the time. Love, religion, and everything else a child in her late teens feels pressured into and trying to see where they fit in the world around them.

lyrics

I see through smeared mascara cheeks
Oh how I love it when you weep
Oh yes, I love to see you cry
Because you’re pretty when you die

Mother says I’m free
But father, who am I to be?
A little girl out in the cold
Oh so young, and yet so old

Well time is money, time is spent
And the clock it never quits
Think of all the time you loan
Admit, your life is not your own

I see Jesus, I see Christ
And I see bloody sacrifice
And I see pointless waste of time
And you’ll never change my mind

If I gave my love to you
Tell me boy, what would you do?
Would you let it slip away,
As you watch my soul decay?

There’s this box I have inside
And the key is hard to find
But, if to open it, you could
Then all would well be understood

There’s so many thought that fill my head
Some are hidden, some are said
And one day it will come to be
That this little girl is free

I see through smeared mascara cheeks
Oh how I love it when you weep
Oh yes, I love to see you cry
Because you’re pretty when you die
I’ll bet you’re pretty when you die
Oh yes, I love to see you cry
Because you’re pretty when you die
I’ll bet you’re pretty when you die
You’ll be so pretty when you die

credits

from Alcoholic Heart, released December 17, 2011

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Zebrana Bastard Jefferson, Oregon

Skulls & Butterflies

It is the breaking of my heart and the triumphs you obtain when you smash through walls. Life is pain, it's suffering, but it's also beautiful because of it. Lyrics just as raw and honest as I am, maybe even more so. An intense, emotional ride. My heart on my sleeve, the baring of my soul. ... more

contact / help

Contact Zebrana Bastard

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Zebrana Bastard, you may also like: