Dead
Washed up
Both terms in one sentence
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A similar one is "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" where a bunch of washed up (and possibly dead) movie stars are having coffee or a bite to eat at a seedy-looking diner.
Source: Nighthawks Shot - Whoever it is is clearly "a no-one nowhere washed up baby who'd look better dead".
- It's about a washed up, self-aware video game character trying to make a comeback for a new game generation, only to find out that someone on the development team wants him dead.
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