Did Peter Hammill coin the phrase "dead inside"

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   On my last listen to the song "Lost" by VDGG, it struck me that this is such a modern phrase. I wouldn't be surprised if it originated in the 90s, and I really associate it with the 2010s. Yet there it is in a song from 1970. A quick google search didn't really help. I imagine it probably goes back further than that, but if the oldest use I can find really is Peter Hammill, that's pretty cool.

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Faul_McCartney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: October 25 2022 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote Faul_McCartney Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Did Peter Hammill coin the phrase "dead inside" Posted: 3 hours 60 minutes ago at 00:51
	On my last listen to the song "Lost" by VDGG, it struck me that this is such a modern phrase. I wouldn't be surprised if it originated in the 90s, and I really associate it with the 2010s. Yet there it is in a song from 1970. A quick google search didn't really help. I imagine it probably goes back further than that, but if the oldest use I can find really is Peter Hammill, that's pretty cool.

GuruCan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 24 2024 Location: Seattle Status: Offline Points: 898	Post Options Post Reply Quote GuruCan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 hours 34 minutes ago at 02:17
	The expressions 'dead inside' and 'to die inside' have made their way into French too, hanging around for a good couple of hundred years or so.