In an interview with Pitchfork, Trevor Powers (Youth Lagoon) says that Dropla is about “the idea of watching someone close to you pass away”.
You live in a cave, one made of drapes
The hint of perfume from your personal maid
Whose scrubs make her arms look too big for her frame
For the life of me I can't remember her name
Refraining to speak, except to myself
And mostly it's prayers to keep in good health
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
I live in a thought, one that's homemade
While my physical body is turning in my grave
My spirit's working on building a new brain
But it doesn't know how
I reach my arm across the bed and hold your hand
The angel of state can't wait to seize all your land but
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You weren't there when I needed
You, I watched you going under
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die, you'll never die
You'll never die
Dropla was written by Trevor Powers.
Dropla was produced by Ben H. Allen III.
Youth Lagoon released Dropla on Wed Jan 16 2013.