The
first official single by the
band, released only in the UK,
this song looks very seriously
at suicide. Unfortunately, like
most songs that become popular,
the meaning tends to get lost
in live performance: band members
were shocked to witness hundreds
of kids singing "I'm better
off dead" night after night.
The version found on the Drill
Ep is a demo; a much better,
clearer recording was used on
Pablo Honey.
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