A Real Nowhere Man by The Better Nevers

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A Real Nowhere Man by The Better Nevers

is based on the original idea of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and The Beatles in their 1965 hit single Nowhere Man and embellished by the pessimist philosophy of David Benatar that takes Lennon's notion of futility a step further. 

Original music and lyrics John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Original arrangement The Beatles. 

This version's lyrics by Matti Häyry, inspired by David Benatar's seminal book Better Never to Have Been 2006, and performance by Matti Häyry. 

A REAL NOWHERE MAN 

Better never to have been 
This your parents didn’t see 
So they sent you down that road of misery 

Failed to grasp asymmetry 
Thought too much of quality 
Couldn’t see that all they had was fantasy 

Sleep is good, calm is better 
(No life)
But the best would be never 
(All right) 
To have been brought into this sadness at all 

They were blind as they could be 
With their dreams of harmony 
Pollyanna be their guide to destiny 

Sleep is good, calm is better 
(No life) 
But the best would be never 
(All right)
To have been brought into this badness at all 

Nonexistence, let me stay 
Can there be a brighter day? 
Without you and me and without anyone 

Sleep is good, calm is better 
(No life) 
But the best would be never 
(All right) 
To have been brought into this madness at all 

Better never to have been 
Quality, asymmetry 
Better never to have been at all 
Better never to have been at all 

Dedicated to Amanda Sukenick on her the-meaning-of-life-according-to-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy better-never-to-have-been anniversary.