Not a real happy song, but I love the moody atmosphere of this entire album.  (Whisper House)  The album is a bit of a concept album with interlocking stories throughout.  Give it a listen if you get a chance.

Lyrics (my favorite lines in bold):

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 I'm sure you will agree They would be better off dead

Lily keeps the lighthouse She's afraid of 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's fed And though I'm sad to say it She would be better off dead

Next we have a sheriff Charles is his name He's something of a sideshow Every sheriff is the same

Will he stand for justice Or something else instead? Either way it hardly matters 'Cause he's better off dead

When everything is done And everything is said Life is naught but pain It's 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 Lily To earn his daily bread But the most that one can say Is that he's better off dead

Please, welcome young Christopher He's come here on a train His father flew to heaven In a fiery aeroplane

He's come to live with Lily He's got visions in his head He may be our main attraction But he's better off dead

When everything is done And everything is said Life is naught but pain It's 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 have been said It's good to be a ghost It's better, it's better to be dead

It's good to be a ghost It's better to be dead

Audio track from the album

A live version with pretty crappy audio, but visuals