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Pity The Dead
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Written by: Greg Graffin
Released in: 1995
BPM: 168
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There's a boy in crimson rags with a grimace and a spoon
And a little sullen girl face-up staring at the moon,
And there's no one around to hear their lonesome cries,
Then they pass away alone into the night.

Why do we pity the dead?
Are you churned by emotion from voices in your head?
Look at all the living and you'll ask yourself why,
Oh, why do we pity the dead?
Pity the dead!

Well, you've seen the disease, suffering and decay,
And you whisper to yourself blissfully "it's okay"
And you still refuse the possibility
That the dead are better off than we.

Why do we pity the dead?
Are you scared of the logic that swirls within your head?
Look at all the living and you'll ask yourself why,
Oh, why do we pity the dead?
Pity the dead!

Tell me what you see, tell me what you know.
Is there anyone who lives a painless life?
If there is show me so.

The destitute and famished,
Demonic and the banished,
Dejected and the ostracized,
The brainwashed and the paralyzed,
The conquered and objectified,
The few who see the other side,
Tell me what you see!
It's a mortal wretched cacophony.

In the end you may find there's no guiding subtle light,
No ancestors or friends, no judge of wrong or right,
Just eternal silence and dormancy
And a final everlasting peace...

Versions
Version Length Release Catalog ID Country Format Year
Album version
2:56 The Gray Race United States 12" 2022
2:56 The Gray Race United States 12" 2022
2:56 The Gray Race United States 12" 2022
2:56 The Gray Race Europe 12" 2021
2:56 The Gray Race United States 12" 2018
2:56 The Gray Race Europe 12" 2018
2:56 The Gray Race United States 12" 2018
2:56 The Gray Race Europe 12" 2013
2:56 The Gray Race 6996-1 Europe 12" 2013
2:56 The Gray Race Europe 12" 2013
2:56 The Gray Race 6996-1 United States 12" 2010
2:56 The Gray Race 6996-2 Europe CD 2008
2:56 The Gray Race 88697101822 Germany CD 2007
2:56 The Gray Race Japan CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 82870-4 United States MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race United States MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race DRA 483652 4 Spain MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Turkey MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Europe 12" 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 82870-1 United States 12" 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 483652 1 Europe 12" 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Europe 12" 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Canada CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Australia CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Canada CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race DRA 483652 2 Europe CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race DRA 483652 2 Europe CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 483652-2 Australia CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 82870-2 United States CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race DRA 483652 2 Europe CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race DRA 483652 2 Europe CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 483652 4 Indonesia MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Russia MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Poland MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Europe MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 483652 4 Australia MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 483652-4 Europe MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race n/a United Kingdom MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 82870-4 United States MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 483652-2 Thailand MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 623 Russia MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Russia CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race n/a Germany MC 1995
2:56 The Gray Race 3L4A3 2981063 United States CD 1995
2:56 The Gray Race 752.319/2-483652 Brazil CD 1995
Live
2:59 Tested EPIT-69952 Europe CD 2008
2:59 Tested DRA 486986 1 Germany 2x12" 1997
2:59 Tested DRA 486986 2 Germany CD 1997
2:59 Tested Esca 6658 Japan CD 1997
2:59 Tested 486986-4 Turkey MC 1997
2:59 Tested DRA 486986 4 | 485019 4 Poland MC 1997
2:59 Tested DRA 486986 4 Netherlands MC 1997
2:59 Tested Germany MC 1997
2:59 Tested Russia MC 1997
2:59 Tested Spain MC 1997
2:59 Tested DRASAMPCD39522 Germany CD 1997
2:59 Tested 486986-2 Australia CD 1997
2:59 Tested 758.329 / 2-486986 Brazil CD 1997
Live from Aragon Ballroom 1996
The Grey Race - Video EP Europe DVD 2003
Live Loreley Festival 1996
The Grey Race - Video EP Europe DVD 2003
Not specified
2:56 The Gray Race DRA 483652 9 Germany CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race A2 82870 United States CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 82870-2 | D 111751 United States CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 82870-2 United States CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race 82870-2 United States CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race DRA 483652 9 Germany CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race United States CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race United States CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race United States MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Russia MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Russia MC 1996
2:56 The Gray Race DRASAMP 3144 2 Europe CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race DRASAMP 3145 2 Europe CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Mexico CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Poland CD 1996
2:56 The Gray Race Europe CD 1996
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