You've learned to read the stars But you still cannot read these words Cannot read these words The palms of your hands tell the future But you were born with no hands Born with no hands You've been putting hexes on your exes And pretending to know what s** is While the children are slipping through the cracks of the system You've been trying to get some Trying to convince her While the children are slipping through the cracks of the system Slipping through the cracks of the system You've been talking to the dead You've been talking to the dead You've been talking to the dead We want to be alive I want to be alive We want to be alive You've been talking to the dead We want to be alive I want to be alive We want to be alive But you've got your lucky rabbit's foot But that lucky rabbit lost his foot Lost his foot Oh and you trust astrology, and psychology But you still can't fix yourself You can't fix yourself You've been putting hexes on your exes And pretending to know what s** is While the children are slipping through the cracks of the system You've been trying to get some Trying to convince her While the children are slipping through the cracks of the system Slipping through the cracks of the system You've been talking to the dead You've been talking to the dead You've been talking to the dead! We want to be alive I want to be alive We want to be alive You've been talking to the dead! We want to be alive I want to be alive We want to be alive For the Lord is good (very good). His mercy is everlasting and His truth endures through all generations. Hallelujah, Jah No love, no hatred, no envy (the dead can't speak) No love, no hatred, no envy You're not alive No love, no hatred, no envy (the dead can't speak) No love, no hatred, no envy The dead can't speak But you've been talking to the dead You've been talking to the dead You've been talking to the dead We want to be alive I want to be alive We want to be alive You've been talking to the dead We want to be alive I want to be alive We want to be alive