[Verse 1] There’s a dent in the mattress where I used to sleep Dust on the windows, the floorboards still creak I pull back the curtains whenever it rains Then watch them fall back into place Portrait downstairs looks a little like me Twenty-something, maybe twenty-three They painted him smiling, dressed him in red Sometimes I forget that boy is dead [Pre-Chorus] Someone changed the locks The garden overgrew I heard somebody laughing And thought that it was you [Chorus] I keep forgetting I’m deh-eh-eh-ead Still leave room for somebody else in my bed Turn when the footsteps come down the hall Knowing damn well there’s nobody at all I keep forgetting I di-i-i-ied Still waiting for something I left outside Don’t know what I’m waiting for yet I just keep forgetting I’m dead [Verse 2] A girl came by with a book in her hand Found my name and whispered, “Damn…” Said I was young, said it was a shame I moved her hairpin—she put it back again There’s a grave by the chapel under a tree Same little birthday, same name as me Sat there awhile with my hand on the stone Funny seeing proof you’re gone [Pre-Chorus] Someone rings the bell I’m halfway down the stairs Before I remember Nobody knows I’m here [Chorus] I keep forgetting I’m deh-eh-eh-ead Still leave room for somebody else in my bed Turn when the footsteps come down the hall Knowing damn well there’s nobody at all I keep forgetting I di-i-i-ied Still waiting for something I left outside Don’t know what I’m waiting for yet I just keep forgetting I’m dead [Bridge] I don’t remember dying Just waking up alone My shoes beside the doorway Like I was coming home Maybe that’s why I’m still here Maybe I missed goodbye Maybe I closed my eyes too soon And never opened them alive [Soft Chorus] I keep forgetting I’m dead Still smooth out the other side of the bed Still hear the gate and lift up my head I keep forgetting… [Final Chorus] I keep forgetting I’m deh-eh-eh-ead Some nights I almost believe it less Someone walks past, I follow their steps Then they’re gone and I’m here again I keep forgetting I di-i-i-ied The sun comes up but it never feels right Maybe one morning I’ll know what comes next Till then… I keep forgetting I’m dead.
