Sorry, when I said "figuratively," I meant even more figurative than it already is. That is, that a person is still actually alive, but their emotions are so dulled that they are figuratively "not really living." ^_^;< meant "lose his/her life" figuratively (how could that be literally?)
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hollaback+girl< Doesn't know what a hollaback girl is