Cigarettes beyond black shades
See him, yet you'll never see his face

We used to joke about foggy mornings
When no one's around, I start talking
Guess you wanted it to be this way
And I can't say I didn't see it coming

If anyone ever died with a drink in his hand
I know you did
If anyone ever lied with a smile on his face
I guess you did

You always had the end to my means
I'd drive when you had too much drugs
I guess life doesn't mean that much
When you already know it all

If anyone ever lied with a smile on his face
I know you did
If anyone ever lied with a drink in his hand
I know you did

But there was alcohol on your last breath
Well, I don't need you anymore
If your life meant nothing to you
Your death means nothing to me
Dead hero, sleep
You were, but now you're not

There's something romantic
About the man who went down with his ship
And I can tell all my friends
About the hero who died at sea
Everybody humors, everybody laughs
When I tell about the things that you've done
There's nothing romantic
About the empty shoreline where I wait

If anyone ever lied with a smile on his face
I know you did
If anyone ever died with a drink in his hand
I know you did

But there was poison in your frozen blood
Well, I don't need you anymore
If your life meant nothing to you
Your death means nothing to me

Dead hero, sleep
You were, but now you're not

And I go to the shore and wait
I see the power of nature
I understand the nature of power
But I do not accept this loss of you
Dead hero, sleep
You live