I present to you a story
set upon a northern shore
the denizens of lighthouse

during times of war

the foolish things they did

the foolish things they said
im sure you will agree
they would be better off dead


lilly keeps the lighthouse
she's afraid the unknown

she's no ray of sunshine
so mostly she's alone


and no one cares about her longing
or the dreams on which she fed
and though im sad to say it

she would be better off dead

next we have a sheriff

charles is his name
hes something of a sideshow
every sheriff is the same


will he stand for justice
or something else instead

either way it hardly matters
hes better off dead


when everything is done
and everything is said
life is naught but pain

its better to be dead

release your heavy heart

rest your weary head
when all the world's at war
it's better, it's better


witness yasujiro
he hails from old japan

he searches for redemption
in this strange and foreign land


and now he works for lilly
to earn his daily bread
but the most that one can say

is that hes better off dead

please welcome young christopher

hes come here on a train
his father flew to heaven
on a fiery aeroplane


hes come to live with lilly
and hes got visions in his head

he may be our main attraction
but hes better off dead


when everything is done
and everything is said
life is naught but pain

its better to be dead

release your heavy heart

rest your weary head
when all the world's at war
it's better to be dead


everything is done
all things are said

its good to be a ghost
its better, its better to be dead


its good to be a ghost
its better to be dead